Meet our DASH community
DASH is featuring our members and trainees on our newsletter and website to explore the various expertise, interests, and background that each of us brings to our data science and health community.
Name:
Dr. Najib Ayas
Title and Affiliation:
Co-Lead, Data Science and Health Research Excellence Cluster
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care/Respiratory Medicine, UBC
Role in DASH:
Cluster Co-Lead
Bio:
Dr. Najib Ayas has recently assumed the role of DASH co-lead from Dr. Teresa Tsang. Dr. Ayas is a Professor in the Department of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the Mayo Clinic in 1996 and a Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine in 2000 at Harvard. In 2002, he completed a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He came to UBC in 2002 and specializes in sleep disorders. He is internationally recognized for his research in sleep disorders with over 250 publications in the field.