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Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCPC
From left to right: Drs Morad Hameed, Richard Simons, Alison Harris, Robert McGraw, Bassam Masri, Jerilynn Prior, Marshall Dahl, Celine Bergeron, Chris Carlsten, Penny Ballem, and Eric Yoshida. The fourth... Read More
Endocrine therapy is used to change the body’s physical characteristics to reduce gender dysphoria or incongruence. Its use can be considered when a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or incongruence has been made, and the... Read More
Dr Victoria Bernstein, Dr Anthony W. Chow, Dr Allan D. McKenzie, Dr Frank P. Patterson, and Dr Gordon L. Phillips Five doctors, all pioneers in their specialties, have been inducted... Read More
The second-annual induction ceremony of the Vancouver Medical Staff Hall of Honour was held on 31 January 2019 at Vancouver General Hospital. The ceremony was well attended by the inductees’ families, friends, and... Read More
A 54-year-old female was being assessed for thyroid dysfunction following self-reported symptoms of weight gain and lethargy. The patient had no neck tenderness and exhibited no symptoms of goiter. Past medical history... Read More
The Vancouver Medical Staff Hall of Honour of Vancouver Coastal Health was created, with the approval of the hospital administration, to commemorate both the 110th anniversary of the Vancouver General Hospital (2016),... Read More
Case 1 data In January 2007, a 62-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle collision secondary to a sudden loss of consciousness following a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Investigations found low... Read More
Dr Dahl is a clinical associate professor in endocrinology at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital. He served as president of the BCMA from 2000 to 2001. What profession might... Read More
Why are we not supporting our colleagues in naturopathy? They have clearly done good work. Over my 22 years in medical practice I have witnessed an almost complete disappearance of formerly serious and prevalent... Read More
What are we to make of the ACCORD study? This is a large, multicentre, randomized study to determine if aggressive treatment of cardiac risk factors will improve outcomes in a subset of higher-risk people with type 2... Read More