Affiliation:

Interventional Respirologist
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine, UBC
Clinician Scientist, Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute
Principle Investigator, Breathomics Lab
Medical lead, BC Cancer Provincial Smoking Cessation Program
Medical Director, Bronchoscopy, VGH

About:

Dr. Myers is an interventional respirologist at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and BC Cancer. She is the medical director of the bronchoscopy program at VGH and the medical lead for the BC Cancer Smoking Cessation Program.

She recently developed and leads the breathomics lab at the BC Cancer Research Centre. The first of its kind in Canada, the lab focuses on analysis of volatile organic compounds in breath for early detection of lung cancer and to study the lung microbiome.

Dr. Myers completed medical school, internal medicine, and a respirology fellowship at the University of Manitoba then completed a fellowship in interventional pulmonary medicine at Harvard University. She recently trained at the University of Leicester in the UK to learn about the study of volatile organic compounds in breath.

Areas of interest:

Advanced bronchoscopy; Breathomics; Early detection; Lung cancer

CLH – Clinic – Monday
Contact info:

Phone: 604-875-4122
Fax: 604-875-4695

Thoracic Clinic – Thursday
Contact info:

Phone: 604-875-5305
Fax: 778-897-3197

@renellemyers

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