Address

Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
St. Paul’s Hospital
Rm 166 – 1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver British Columbia V6Z 1Y6
Canada

Contact Information

Call: 604-682-2344 extension: 63929

Email: liam.brunham@ubc.ca

Dr. Liam Robert Brunham

Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
St. Paul’s Hospital
Rm 166 – 1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver British Columbia V6Z 1Y6
Canada

User Profile

Disciplines Trained In: Genetics, Internal Medicine
Research Disciplines: Genetics
Areas of Research: Cardiovascular Diseases, Drug Metabolism, Genetic Diseases, Genomics, Lipid Disorders,
Molecular Genetics, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Toxicology
Fields of Application: Biomedical Aspects of Human Health, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases
Research Specialization Keywords: Cardiovascular, Genetics, Genome editing, HDL, Lipids, Lipoproteins,
Pharmacogenomics, Pluripotent stem cells

Degrees

2012/7 – 2015/2 Post-doctorate, Clinician Investigator Program, Genomics, National University of Singapore
Degree Status: Completed
2011/7 – 2013/6 Diploma, Clinical Fellowship in General Internal Medicine, General Internal Medicine,University of British Columbia
Degree Status: Completed
2009/1 – 2011/10 Post-doctorate, Post-doctoral Fellowship with Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety, Pharmacogenomics, University of British Columbia
Degree Status: Completed
2008/7 – 2011/6 Certificate, Internal Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia
Degree Status: Completed
2001/9 – 2008/5 Doctorate, PhD, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
Degree Status: Completed
Supervisors: Michael R. Hayden
2001/9 – 2008/5 Doctorate, MD, Medicine, University of British Columbia
Degree Status: Completed
1997/9 – 2001/4 Bachelor’s, BSc with distinction, Science, The University of Manitoba
Degree Status: Completed

Credentials

2021/1 Fellow of the National Lipid Association (FNLA), National Lipid Association
2016/1 Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), American College of Physicians
2014/5 Board Certification in Clinical Lipidology, American Board of Clinical Lipidology Research Disciplines: Internal Medicine
2012/7 Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia
2012/7 Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2012/1 Full Active License, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2011/1 Board Certification Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
2009/12 Licentiate, Medical Council of Canada
2010/12 – 2011/6 Chief Medical Resident, Vancouver General Hospital

Recognitions

  • 2024/6 Department of Medicine Faculty Research Award University of British Columbia Honor
  • 2024/4 – 2029/3 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Precision Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (successful renewal) Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Prize / Award
  • 2022/6 – 2022/6 Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence as a Mid-career Investigator (2 prizes awarded annually for the UBC Faculty of Medicine members demonstrating outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education, and service.) University of British Columbia Prize / Award
  • 2021/1 – 2021/12 Fellow of the National Lipid Association National Lipid Association Prize / Award
  • 2020/4 – 2020/4 American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician Scientist Award – 500 (Canadian dollar) American Society for Clinical Investigation Prize / Award
  • 2019/4 – 2024/3 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Precision Cardiovascular Disease Prevention – 500,000 (Canadian dollar) Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Prize / Award
  • 2019/1 – 2019/12 Young Investigators Award, second place National Lipid Association Prize / Award
  • 2019/1 – 2019/12 Abstract Competition, third place National Lipid Association Prize / Award
  • 2018/10 – 2018/10 Young Investigator Award Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Prize / Award
  • 2018/1 – 2018/12 New Investigator Award Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Prize / Award
  • 2017/8 – 2017/8 Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence as an Early Career Investigator University of British Columbia Prize / Award
  • 2017/7 – 2022/6 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Prize / Award
  • 2017/1 – 2017/12 Canada’s Top 40 under 40 Award Caldwell Partners Distinction
  • 2016/7 – 2020/6 National New Investigator Award – 260,000 (Canadian dollar) Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Prize / Award
  • 2015/6 – 2015/6 Best Oral Presentation, UBC Clinician Investigator Program Research Day University of British Columbia Distinction
  • 2011/5 – 2011/5 John H. Dirks Research Prize (1 prize awarded annually for best research presentation at Department of Medicine resident research day) University of British Columbia Distinction Research Disciplines: Internal Medicine
  • 2011/5 – 2011/5 G.B. John Mancini Resident Research Achievement Award (1 award given annually for the most outstanding research achievement of the more than 200 residents and clinical fellows in the Department of Medicine) University of British Columbia Distinction Research Disciplines: Internal Medicine
  • 2010/6 – 2010/6 Gold Medal, Canadian Institute of Health Research National Poster Competition (1 award provided for most outstanding poster at annual competition of more than 450 graduate students) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Distinction Research Disciplines: Genetics
  • 2010/5 – 2010/5 Outstanding Clinical Teaching by a PGY-2 University of British Columbia Distinction
  • 2010/5 – 2010/5 John H. Dirks Research Prize (1 prize awarded annually for best research presentation at Department of Medicine resident research day) University of British Columbia Distinction
  • 2010/4 – 2010/4 John H. Dirks Research Prize for Best Research Presentation University of British Columbia Prize / Award
  • 2010/4 – 2010/4 National Associates Poster Competition Winner, Basic Research (Prize for best poster at annual meeting of American College of Physicians) American College of Physicians Distinction
  • 2009/12 – 2009/12 Providence Health Care Award for Best Teamwork University of British Columbia Prize / Award
  • 2008/5 – 2008/5 Governor General’s Gold Medal (1 prize awarded annually for the most outstanding academic record among ~300 graduating doctoral students in all fields of study. Presented on behalf of the Governor General of Canada.) University of British Columbia Distinction
  • 2007/6 – 2007/6 Outstanding Accomplishment by a Doctoral Trainee BC Research Institute for Children’s and Women’s Health Distinction
  • 2006/5 – 2007/8 Senior Graduate Student Award Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Prize / Award
  • 2005/8 – 2005/8 First Prize, Poster Competition Gordon Research Conference on Atherosclerosis Distinction
  • 2005/4 – 2005/4 Young Investigators Award Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation Prize / Award
  • 2005/4 – 2005/4 ATVB Young Investigator Award American Heart Association Distinction
  • 2004/10 – 2004/10 MD/PhD Student Travel Award – 1,000 (Canadian dollar) American Society of Human Genetics Prize / Award
  • 2004/8 – 2004/8 Outstanding Poster Award Gordon Research Conference on Lipoprotein Metabolism Distinction
  • 2003/10 – 2003/10 Lowell Glasgow Award Western Society for Pediatric Research Distinction
  • 2003/5 – 2003/6 Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop, Scholarship Canadian Institutes of Health Research Prize / Award
  • 2003/4 – 2008/7 Doctoral Trainee Award – 85,500 (Canadian dollar) Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Prize / Award
  • 2002/9 – 2002/9 GREAT Award – 6,500 (Canadian dollar) Science Council of British Columbia Prize / Award
  • 2002/6 – 2008/5 MD/PhD Studentship Award – 123,000 (Canadian dollar) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Prize / Award
  • 2001/9 – 2003/8 Pacific Blue Cross Medical Entrance Scholarship – 2,000 (Canadian dollar) University of British Columbia Prize / Award

Employment

  • 2020/7 Medical Lead Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital
  • 2020/7 Associate Professor Medicine, Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • 2019/7 Associate Director of MD/PhD Program Medicine, MD/PhD Program, University of British Columbia
  • 2015/3 Principal Investigator Research, St. Paul’s Hospital, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation 
  • 2015/3 – 2020/7 Assistant Professor Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Affiliations

The primary affiliation is denoted by (*)
  • (*) 2020/7 Associate Professor, Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • 2015/3 – 2020/6 Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of British Columbia