UBC faculty of medicine’s Drs. Karim Khan, Kathleen Martin Ginis and Julio Montaner are among 71 new Fellows elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for 2022.
Election to Fellowship in the CAHS is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.
“I would like to personally congratulate all the applicants that were elected as a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for 2022. This recognition is a reflection of their dedication and excellence in their field,” said Dr. Proton Rahman, Chair of the Fellowship Committee. “We look forward to having their expertise further enrich the work of our Academy.”
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Dr. Julio Montaner, Killam Professor, Department of Medicine
Dr. Montaner is globally recognized for his exceptional leadership, vision, and innovative contributions to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. He led the development of new drugs and therapeutic strategies to stop disease progression, premature death, and simultaneously stop HIV transmission. His Treatment as Prevention strategy inspired his 90-90-90 by 2020 and the 95-95-95 by 2025 Targets, which together provide the road map to achieve the “End of AIDS as a Pandemic by 2030”. His strategy was formally adopted by the United Nations in 2015, ratified in 2021, and is a central part of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.
In addition to his faculty position, Dr. Montaner is the executive director and physician-in-chief for the BC Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS, part of Providence Research. He holds the UBC and St. Paul’s Foundation Chair in AIDS Research and is head of the HIV/AIDS program at St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care.