Paxton Bach MD, MSc, ABIM, FRCPC, FASAM 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 also serves as the Co-Medical Director for the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, and is the Director of the BCCSU Clinical Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program.
In addition to his other roles, Dr. Bach is a clinician-scientist at the BCCSU with research interests including harm reduction, overdose prevention, and clinical trials in addiction medicine. He is a current Principle Investigator for numerous clinical trials focusing on the development of novel treatment approaches for opioid and stimulant use disorders, and is the clinical research co-lead for the Road to Recovery Program. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Addiction, and is involved in a number of ongoing research collaborations within Canada and the United States.
Dr. Bach is certified as a specialist in General Internal Medicine through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and an Addiction Medicine specialist through the International Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Preventative Medicine. He is supported by a Health Professional-Investigator Award from Michael Smith Health Research BC.