David A Cabral

MBBS, FRCPC

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Dr Cabral is the co-founder and current director of the young adult rheumatic disease (YARD) clinic with Mary Pack Arthritis Program of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. He has an interest in characterising the processes and difficulties that young adults have in transitioning from the child health care delivery system to the adult system. He is actively involved in clinical and translation research focused on the paediatric rheumatic diseases including chronic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis. He is participating in, and involved in the development of, national and international networks and patient registries to facilitate this research.