Dr Verchere practises pediatric plastic surgery at BC Children’s Hospital, and is a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia. In addition to her affiliation with BC Children’s, Dr Verchere is a member of the consultative staff at Vancouver General Hospital (UBC). Dr Verchere’s special medical interests include cleft lip and palate; brachial plexus injuries; pediatric burns; congenital hand, pediatric hand, and facial trauma; and pediatric microsurgery. In her free time Dr Verchere enjoys spending time with her family of boys, gardening, reading, stiltwalking, and sewing.
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Cynthia Verchere, MD
It feels to me as though the world is becoming more and more openly callous and harsh. We have terrorists blowing up picnicking families because they were of the wrong faith in the wrong country. We have American... Read More
I would guess that most of us who practise medicine feel as though we are pretty independent, self-motivated, and self-reliant. We work hard, we have made sacrifices to get here, and we feel pride in our autonomy. I... Read More
Several of my friends have had battles with biology over the past few years. It occurred to me that we doctors--who should know the most about biology--are often the ones who think we can outsmart it or that it doesn't... Read More
A friend of mine spent some time at our hospital with his child who required medical and surgical care. The child was eventually discharged after successful treatment, but my nonmedical friend hinted to me that there... Read More
The Surgeon’s Wife By William H. Coles. 2011. ISBN 13: 978-1-45676-254-4. Hardcover, AuthorHouse.com, 212 pgs. $24.65. This fictional story at its base is about an adulterous affair between a surgeon and the young... Read More
My Leaky Body By Julie Devaney. Fredericton: Goose Lane, 2012. ISBN 13: 978-0-86492-754-5 e. Paperback, 344 pages. $22.95. A young, intelligent, politically conscious woman takes us through her experience of the... Read More
One of my very good friends, who is brilliant, committed, and immensely capable, was given the honor several years ago of being made head of his hospital clinical group. It appears likely that when he resigns there will... Read More
In days gone by, there were few people in the world who had the wherewithal or education to actually make any educational choices in their lives. To learn medicine, for instance, would require years of sacrifice and... Read More
One of the privileges of working with young people is that the course of their lives is still so flexible and unshaped. I work at a pediatric hospital, and it’s been my distinct pleasure to meet children of all ages,... Read More
Dr Verchere is a pediatric plastic surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia, and a member of the consultative staff at Vancouver General Hospital (UBC... Read More