Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital
- 2211 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5
- ubcsleepdisordersclinic@vch.ca
- Fax: 604-822-9744
About
The UBC Sleep Disorder Program is a multi-disciplinary program including specialists in psychiatry, respirology, neurology, and internal medicine.
We treat a broad range of sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs, parasomnias, narcolepsy, complex sleep disordered breathing, and REM sleep behaviour disorder.
New patients
Your initial clinic visit will be with a sleep physician. It will include a comprehensive consultation to gain as much information about your sleep complaints as possible.
You may receive a sleep diary approximately one month before your sleep clinic appointment, which may be used to gather information about your daily sleep patterns.
Intake questionnaire
If this is your first time coming to the sleep clinic for a sleep medicine consultation, you may be asked to complete a questionnaire before your appointment.
Existing patients - preparing for your sleep test
If you have seen a sleep specialist at the clinic and have been ordered a diagnostic test, please click below for more information.
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Overnight Sleep Study (Polysomnogram)
A sleep study (also called a polysomnogram) is a detailed test that helps you a…
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Home Sleep Apnea Test (HSAT)
The Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital offers Home…
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Actigraphy
The Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital offers acti…
UBC Hospital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Our CBT-I Program is administered virtually by sleep specialists with expertise in this area. It is only offered to patients already registered in the Program, and requires an internal referral from the sleep physician.
Our team
Meet the team behind the Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital.
Dr. Najib Ayas
Dr. Ayas is the Medical Director of the Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital, and a Professor of Medicine at UBC. He graduated from the University of Alberta Medical School (1988-1992), followed by training in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic (1993-1996), and Respiratory/Critical Care/Sleep training at Harvard Medical School (1996-2000) where he was on staff and earned a Master’s in Public Health (2000-2002). Dr. Ayas has been engaged in sleep research since 1996, with over 260 publications focusing on sleep apnea and sleep deprivation. He is recognized as one of Canada's top experts in sleep apnea.
Dr. Jason Valerio
Dr Jason Valerio completed his neurology residency at the University of British Columbia (UBC), a fellowship in sleep medicine at Stanford University (2014) and a second fellowship in movement disorders at UBC (2015). He is a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, assistant director at the UBC sleep Disorders clinic and clinical faculty at the UBC movement disorders clinic. Dr. Valerio is involved in education both in the neurology residency program and sleep medicine program. He is a member of the Neurology Residency Program Committee and the UBC sleep fellowship committee. He was involved in the development of the Areas of Focused Competency (AFC) in sleep medicine across Canada and is currently a member of the Royal College AFC committee in sleep medicine. Dr. Valerio developed the first dedicated REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder clinic in Canada and his research involves the use of early biomarkers in the study of REM sleep behaviour disorder along with early Parkinson’s Disease.
Dr. John Fleetham
Dr. John Fleetham is a UBC Professor and clinical scientist with an active practice in both respiratory and sleep disorder medicine. He has an extensive publication record and his service, clinical care and research has been acknowledged by a variety of international and national awards including the Canadian Sleep Society Distinguished Scientist award and Order of Canada.
Dr. Iqbal Ahmed
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Gord Kirkpatrick
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Rachel Jen
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Edgar Lau
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Jeremy Road
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Frank Ryan
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Adit Shah
Specialty: Respirology
Dr. Sherri Caswell
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Dr. Anna Borowska
Specialty: Psychiatry
Dr. Colleen Froese
Specialty: Psychiatry
Dr. Gurinder Grewal
Specialty: Psychiatry
Dr. Ram Randhawa
Specialty: Psychiatry
Dr. Anthony Yeung
Specialty: Psychiatry
UBC Sleep Medicine Fellowship program
The Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders is one of the main sleep disorder clinics accredited by the BC Ministry of Health and College of Physicians to provide care for patients with sleep disorders in Vancouver Coastal.
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