Director, Multi Organ Transplant Program
Medical director, Kidney Transplant Service
Tom.BlydtHansen@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Blydt-Hansen is the medical director of the Solid Organ Transplant Program, and clinical director of the Kidney Transplant Service. He provides care to kidney transplant recipients and consultation for children with heart, liver and lung transplants. He has been with the MOT Program since October, 2014.
Dr. Blydt-Hansen's research page
Dr. Scott Wenderfer
Head of pediatric nephrology, Kidney Transplant Service
Scott.wenderfer@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Scott Wenderfer is the head of the division of nephrology at BC Children's Hospital and a clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. He has a PhD in molecular immunology from the University of Cincinnati and a research interest in immune-mediated kidney diseases. He joined the MOT Program in 2022. He provides care for patients before and after kidney transplantation.
Dr. Laura Kaufman
Kidney Transplant Service
Laura.Kaufman@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini
Kidney Transplant Service
mmatsuda@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini is a pediatric nephrologist at BC Children’s Hospital, and a clinical associate professor of pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. She attended medical school at McGill University and completed her specialty training in Pediatrics at Montreal Children’s Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She was a pediatric nephrologist at BC Children’s Hospital (2005-2012), then at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for ten years prior to re-joining the Division of Nephrology at BC Children’s Hospital in 2022. Dr. Matsuda-Abedini’s research focuses on improving the care of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplant, including successful transition of their care to adult colleagues.
Dr. Camille Laroche
Kidney Transplant Service
It is with great pleasure that I am joining the MOT team as a post-graduate fellow for the 2023-2024 year. I graduated from the Université de Montréal in pediatric nephrology in 2022 and then completed a one-year research fellowship in renal transplantation at the Institute of Child Health of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, UK. This experience enabled me to network in European and international pediatric transplant working groups. I am pursing a second clinical year of fellowship in pediatric transplantation at BC Children's before joining the Department of Nephrology and the transplantation team at CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, in 2024. Recently, I was elected for the trainee member of the Canadian Society of Transplantation Pediatric Group Executive Committee for the year 2023-2024.
My research interests are wide-ranging. I worked on projects regarding the immune role of lymphatic vessels in kidney rejection, rejection biomarkers and psychosocial barriers to transplant access. I am also interested in infection diseases : I worked to update the protocol for monitoring and treating CMV infection during my training in Montreal and co-lead a research project regarding clinical outcomes of pediatric kidney transplanted patients who had severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. During my time in BC Children's Hospital, I aim to work on biomarkers' projects under Dr Tom Blydt-Hansen.
I am very grateful of occupying the MOT fellow position as it is of great value for me at this stage of my career. I know I will learn a lot and work to consolidate my knowledge. I hope the team will benefit from my background, my collaborative attitude, and my enthusiasm to be involved in innovative projects regarding pediatric transplantation.
Medical director, Heart Transplant Service
Kathryn.Armstrong@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Armstrong obtained her Bachelor of Science & undergraduate medical degree (MBChB) from the University of Aberdeen in 2002. She has also been recruited to the faculty as an assistant professor of pediatrics at UBC, as a pediatric cardiologist specializing in heart function and heart transplant. Dr. Armstrong enjoys teaching and hopes to become a mentor for cardiology fellows. Her academic interests are rooted in the field of autonomic dysfunction and heart transplant.
Dr. Armstrong's research page
Heart Transplant
dhuman@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Human is the former head of the Division of Cardiology at BC Children's Hospital, and a clinical professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. He remains in active clinical practice and is the past medical director of the heart function and transplantation service, which he has been a part of since 1994.
Dr. Human's research page
Dr. Sylvie Lebel
Medical director, liver transplant and hepatology
sylvie.lebel@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Sylvie Lebel joined the MOT program in November 2021.
Liver transplant
OGuttman@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Guttman is a clinical assistant professor in the division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, as well as the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program director. She has been involved in the MOT clinic since 2009, and is involved in the care of patients after liver transplantation.
Lung transplant
MChilvers@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Chilvers is the clinic director for the BC Children's Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Program, respirologist, and clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chilvers works with the Multi Organ Transplant team to provide care and support for pre- and post-lung transplant patients.
Dr. Chilvers' research page
Lung transplant
Connie.Yang@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Yang's research page
Transplant infectious disease
Hana.Mitchell@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Mitchell completed her pediatric residency at McMaster University Children's Hospital in 2016 and Pediatrics Infectious Diseases fellowship at BC Children's Hospital in 2018. She is a researcher at the Vaccine Evaluation Centre and has a special interest in preventing infections in children with immune compromise and using research to directly inform and improve patient care. She joined the MOT program in 2020.
Transplant infectious disease
Estelle.Morin@cw.bc.ca
Dr. Morin trained at McGill University for medical school and completed her general pediatrics and pediatrics infectious diseases residencies in Edmonton. She has an interest in immunocompromised infectious diseases and immunizations. Dr. Morin joined the MOT program July of 2022.
