It is with great pleasure that we share the reappointment of Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham as Head, Department of Psychiatry, effective to June 30, 2029. In his second term, Dr. Yatham will continue to strengthen the Department’s collaborative partnerships with UBC departments, schools and centres, health authorities and government to help advance psychiatry education and translational mental health research and promote evidence-based care for the benefit of patients and families here in B.C. and beyond.
In addition, we are pleased to share that UBC Department of Psychiatry Professor Dr. Lynn Raymond has been reappointed as Co-Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) for a five-year term, effective to June 30, 2029. Dr. Raymond has been Director of DMCBH since 2020 and previously served on the DMCBH Executive Committee. Dr. Raymond together with Co-Director Dr. Shernaz Bamji have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health’s vision of advancing brain health across the lifespan.
Congratulations once again to Dr. Yatham and Dr. Raymond on their leadership reappointments.