Board of directors for the C.H.I.L.D. Foundation -
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Published on: 10/11/2009
Last Visited: 10/11/2009
Dr. Richard A. Schreiber, MD, FRCP (C),
Medical Advisor
Dr. Richard Schreiber began his medical career in 1977 with a B.Sc. degree at McGill University and in 1981 earned his MD. degree.
In 1981 he practiced internal medicine at Montreal Children's Hospital and was appointed Chief Resident in Pediatrics until 1986 when he moved to Massachusetts General Hospital and Children's Hospital in Boston, Harvard University as Essential Clinical Fellow in Pediatrics Gastroenterology and Nutrition and moved up to become Research Fellow.
While practicing in Boston , he was a Visiting Fellow at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London , England.
He returned to McGill University in 1988 as Research Fellow in Immunology at the McGill Cancer Centre until 1990.
In that year, he was Associate Member for Clinical Immunobiology and Transplant Program, Department of Pediatrics at Montreal Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics.
Following that, he was Acting Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition until 1997, when he moved to the University of Brtish Columbia and B C C hildren's Hospital.
Dr. Schreiber moved to Vancouver in 1997 to the University of British Columbia , B C C hildren's Hospital.
Since coming to Vancouver , Dr. Schreiber has taught many courses in both GI physiology and pediatric liver disease.
He is very active in the community and sits on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and the Jewish Community Centre.
Dr. Schreiber has won many awards.
In 1975 he captured the Scarlet Key Award, McGill University; 1987 won the Fellowship Award from Medical Research Council of Canada; 1998 the Fellowship Award from Wexner Heritage Foundation; 1996 he received the Ray Kroc Visiting Professorship, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario; 1998 was presented with the Rookie of the Year award, B C C hildren's Hospital, Dept. of Pediatrics; in 1995 he received the Service Award from the Federation CJA; 1999 the Recognition award for the combined Jewish Appeal, Vancouver and spearheaded Partnership 2000.
Dr. Schreiber has published many articles and presented over 70 papers on a variety of Pediatric Gastrointestinal and liver disorders, and held a variety of seminars in IBD and Pediatric Liver disease.
He has been a keynote speaker and organizer throughout North America in Pediatric diseases.