Dr. Keith Ahamad

Dr. Keith Ahamad, MD, is a Clinician Researcher with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Director of the Addiction Medicine Enhanced Skills Training Program at UBC, Division Lead for Addiction in the Department

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Dr. Nadia Fairbairn

Nadia Fairbairn, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, cISAM, is an Assistant Professor and holder of the Philip Owen Professorship in Addiction Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Fairbairn is a board-certified General Internal Medicine specialist and addiction medicine specialist, and practicing physician

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Dr. Seonaid Nolan

Dr. Seonaid Nolan, MD is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), a Clinician Scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use, the recipient of UBC’s Steven Diamond Professorship in Addiction Care Innovation and the Division Head for Providence Health Care’s Interdepartmental

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Paxton Bach

Dr. Paxton Bach

Paxton Bach MD, MSc, ABIM, FRCPC is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a general internist and addiction medicine physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC. He additionally serves as the Co-Medical Director for the British Columbia Centre on

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Dr. Nitasha Puri

Dr. Nitasha Puri, MD, CCFP, is a Clinician Researcher with the BC Centre on Substance Use, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Medical Lead at the Roshni Clinic in Fraser Health, and physician consultant with Vancouver Coastal Health. Her research interests broadly

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Dr. Evan Wood

Evan Wood, MD, PhD, FASAM, FRCPC, ABAM Diplomat, was the founding Executive Director of the BCCSU. He has returned to his full time role as a professor of medication and Canada Research Chair in Addiction Medicine at UBC where he remains an active collaborator. 

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