Oluwakayode (Kay) Fagbuyi

Oluwakayode (Kay) Fagbuyi

Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry

Email: kay.fagbuyi@fraserhealth.ca

Robert Nathan

Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry

Email: robert.nathan@islandhealth.ca

Chandra Merry

Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry

Email: cmerry@providencehealth.bc.ca

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Vigo, promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Vigo, who has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure!

Dr. Vigo has been a member of the Department since 2017, having first been offered a two-year clinical fellowship. In 2019, following his clinical fellowship, Dr. Vigo was recruited to the UBC Department of Psychiatry at the rank of Assistant Professor (Term), then appointed as an Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, jointly with the UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) in 2020. He holds a Lic. in Clinical Psychology (Bachelor’s/Master’s degree equivalent) and Medical Degree from the University of Buenos Aires and completed his Doctor of Public Health at Harvard University. Prior to joining UBC as a full-time faculty member, he held academic faculty positions as a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, and as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University from 2017 to 2019.

Dr. Vigo is a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and public health specialist. Besides his role at UBC, he is a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, an Advisor to PAHO and WHO, as well as the Chair of the Services and Policy Workgroup of the WHO-World Mental Health Surveys Initiative. He is also the Regional Lead Psychiatrist for Assertive Community Treatment for the Province of BC and the incoming Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mental Health Systems. In June of this year, he was also appointed as BC’s Chief Scientific Advisor for Psychiatry, Toxic Drugs & Concurrent Disorders by BC Premiere David Eby.

He has worked in clinical, research, teaching, and leadership positions across both the public and private sector. In these roles, he has published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports on public health, health systems, global mental health, psychiatric epidemiology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and e-mental health. Dr. Vigo also leads several projects in BC and globally, including on E-Mental Health, prediction of risk of adverse mental health and substance use outcomes, and needs-based planning for mental and substance use disorder services. More information can be found at Dr. Vigo’s Mental Health Systems and Services Laboratory webpage.

Please join us in warmly congratulating Dr. Vigo on his well-deserved promotion!

IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Karen Trueman, Clinical Instructor

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Vigo, promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Congratulations to Drs. Chakrabarty, Coelho, and Vila-Rodriguez, recipients of Michael Smith Health Research BC awards!

Congratulations to Dr. Trisha Chakrabarty (PI) and Dr. Jennifer Coelho(PI) recipients of Convening and Collaborating (C2) Awards and to Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez (PI) recipient of a Reach Award from Michael Smith Health Research BC!

Trisha Chakrabarty

Announcement of Leadership Reappointments: Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, Head, Department of Psychiatry and Dr. Lynn Raymond, Co-Director, DMCBH

Congratulations once again to Dr. Yatham and Dr. Raymond on their leadership reappointments.

Congratulations Drs. Chakrabarty, Coelho, and Vila-Rodriguez, recipients of 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC awards!

Congratulations to Dr. Raymond Lam and Dr. Steven Taylor, selected as Highly Cited Researchers in 2024!

Dr. Raymond Lam
Professor Dr. Raymond Lam
Dr. Steven Taylor
Professor Dr. Steven Taylor

Each year, Clarivate™ identifies the small fraction of the global research scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and comprehensive analysis, the selected researchers have made exceptional and community-wide contributions that shape the future of science, technology and academia globally.

Congratulations to UBC Department of Psychiatry Professor Dr. Raymond Lam and Professor Dr. Steven Taylor, who have both been selected as one of the 6,636 highly cited researchers! Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science™ over the past decade. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. A preliminary list based on citation activity is then refined using qualitative analysis and expert judgement.

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers™ are 1 in 1,000.

Congratulations once again to Dr. Lam and Dr. Taylor on this amazing and well-deserved recognition!