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Christopher Nguan, MD

Dr Christopher Nguan is a kidney transplant urologist at Vancouver General Hospital and co-founder of COSMIC Medical.

L-R: Mr Justin Chan, Ms Louise Chen, and Ms Kate Koh. The snorkel mask can be used as an alternate form of PPE for health care providers and for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for patients. Photo courtesy of Lydia Nagai Photography.

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Creating access to low-cost respiratory support equipment for disaster relief

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, I found myself with unexpected time on my hands as surgeries were cancelled to augment capacity at Vancouver General Hospital in... Read More

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