Vishal Avinashi

MPH, BSc, MD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

I am interested in conditions that affect childrens' guts, particularly one which causes inflammation of the esophagus where the immune system is overreactive to certain food and environmental triggers.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Childhood Diseases

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

Grants

2010 - Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Warner Chilcott resident research training award

2010 - Nasivvik Scholarship for Graduate Students in Inuit Environment and Health Research

Honours & Awards

2015 - "Youth Friendly Award" - Youth Advisory Committee

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