Respiratory Medicine

We offer respiratory consultation as well as a pulmonary laboratory, polysomnography and flexible bronchoscopy services.

About

Respiratory Medicine Outpatient Clinic Consultation Services:

Respiratory Consult Clinic (provide referral by fax and a clear reason for consultation)
Sleep Clinic (referral form)
Asthma Program (referral form, further information on the Asthma site)

Chronic Disease Management Clinics:

These clinics do not accept external referrals

Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic
Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Home Tracheostomy and Ventilation Clinic
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Clinic
Severe Asthma Clinic

Diagnostic Services:

Pulmonary Function Laboratory (referral form)
Sleep Laboratory (referral form)
Flexible bronchoscopies are performed on inpatients and as day care procedures. (Flexible bronchoscopy information for families)

Our team

We are a group of health providers, care coordinators, researchers and trainees dedicated to improving the respiratory health of children and youth in British Columbia.

Physicians

Dr. Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCPC, ATSF
Division Head
Director of the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Clinic

Dr. David Wensley, BSc, MBBS, FRCPC
Director of the Pulmonary Function and Polysomnography Laboratories

Dr. Mark Chilvers, MB ChB, MD MRCP, MRCPCH,
Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

Dr. Connie Yang, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Director of the Asthma Clinic and the Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Pediatric Respirology Training Program Director

Dr. Jonathan Rayment, MDCM MSc FRCPC

Dr. Marie Wright, MB, MRCPCH
Director of the Home Tracheostomy and Ventilation Clinic

Dr. Lena Xiao, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Linda Colombini, MD, FRCPC

Staff

Respiratory Therapists

Jasneet Dhillon RRT
Elyse Yaremco RRT
Tammy Bishop RRT

Administrative Secretary

Aaron Yang

Our Mission and Vision

Vision:

Better Breathing for Kids, for Life!

Mission:

We CARE for children and youth with breathing disorders by integrating all aspects of family-centered CARE into our work, including:

• Clinical Practice - State-of-the-art pediatric respiratory diagnostics, and world-leading, specialized clinical care for children and youth with severe, complex, or rare breathing disorders.

• Advocacy – Support for quality, accessible, equitable care.

• Research – Clinically impactful research that will improve the lives of people with breathing disorders worldwide.

• Education – Training and mentorship for the next generation of pediatric respiratory health specialists. We disseminate knowledge to health providers, researchers, caregivers, and patients.

Affiliated University Programs

University of British Columbia, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine

Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) program description

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