Dr. Dimitrios GIANNOULIS Memorial Prize for Overseas Rotation Research Project in Anesthesia

Award descriptionPrizes totalling $25,000 have been endowed by family, friends and colleagues in the Department of Anesthesia, Vancouver Acute Health Services (VGH and UBCH) in memory of Dr. Dimitrios Giannoulis for UBC Anesthesia Residents in Training, to support travel abroad to provide educational and clinical services or to complete a research project abroad. Dr. Giannoulis brought expertise, energy and enthusiasm to his anesthetic practice at VAHS as well as to the advancement of the study of anesthesiology at UBC. His tenure as Director of Anesthesia Undergraduate Training had a significant impact on many UBC medical students and their decision to pursue specialty training in anesthesia. In 2004, Dr. Giannoulis completed post-fellowship training in ultra-sound guided regional anesthesia at the Toronto Western Hospital. He was key in establishing the Division of Regional Anesthesia at VAHS, becoming the first head of that division. Dr. Giannoulis passed at the age of 38 on March 23, 2008 and will be greatly missed by all who knew him; he was a man whose presence brightened a room and made all things seem possible. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Anesthesia, Pharmacology and Therapeutics in consultation with the Faculty of Medicine.