Clinical Professor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Member, Institute of Mental Health, UBC
Director, BC Neuropsychiatry Program
Chief-of-Service, West-1 at UBC Hospital
Email: t.hurwitz@ubc.ca
Short Biography
Dr. Hurwitz completed his medical degree in Pretoria, South Africa followed by an internship in Johannesburg and a senior housemanship in Cape Town. He continued his studies in London, England and obtained certification in Internal Medicine. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in 1980 and a residency in Neurology at Boston University in 1982.
Currently Dr. Hurwitz is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. He is the Director of the B.C. Neuropsychiatry Program and Chief-of-Service of West-1 at UBC Hospital, Vancouver. Dr. Hurwitz has a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology and practices as a clinical neurologist in addition to his primary commitment to inpatient and outpatient Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Hurwitz’s work is mostly devoted to clinical practice, teaching and the promotion of the discipline of Neuropsychiatry with some research interests in the field of Neuropsychiatry.