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Sean Barbour

Scientist, MD, M.SC., FRCPC

Dr. Sean Barbour completed his internal medicine and nephrology training at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2010 and subsequently did a two-year Glomerulonephritis fellowship and Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto.

Research Interests

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Clinical trials
  • Health outcomes
  • Health services
  • Clinical epidemiology
  • Administrative data
  • Prediction modelling

Currently, he is an Assistant Professor with the UBC Division of Nephrology, with a clinical and research focus on glomerular diseases.

He is the Medical Lead of the B.C. Provincial Renal Agency: Glomerulonephritis Network and Registry, and Chair of the B.C. Glomerulonephritis Network Steering Committee. Dr. Barbour is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar, and his research focus is on clinical trials, prediction modelling, health outcomes, and health services delivery in glomerulonephritis.