770-1190 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K5
Phone: (604) 688-6332
Our Clinic
Pacific Gastroenterology Associates was established in 2004 with a mission to provide quality care to patients. Our Clinic has grown steadily since 2004, servicing patients, with referrals from primary care providers and other specialists.
Our team is comprised of 11 gastroenterologists, supported by a highly skilled team of medical office assistants (MOAs), and a Central Fax Intake Clerk who support the coordination of patient referrals across the continuum of care from referral to procedure and follow up to our patients.
Our team of gastroenterologists have expertise in the following areas:
- General gastroenterology
- Cancer screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease https://www.ibdcentrebc.ca/
- Liver disease
- Nutrition
- Obscure GI bleeding
- Pancreatic and Biliary Disease
Our team of gastroenterologists have expertise in the following procedures:
- Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for treatment of early cancers and achalasia
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Our clinic is centrally located in downtown Vancouver where patients are seen for consultation.
The gastroenterologists comprise the Division of Gastroenterology at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Endoscopic procedures are performed at St. Paul's Hospital and at our out of hospital endoscopy unit, the Gastrointestinal Research Institute, located at 1190 Hornby Street.
Our Mission
Collaboration
- Working together to support pooled referral, to reduce wait times, and provide the right level of care at the right time for our patients.
Leadership
- Provide provincial leadership, innovation in research, and support advancement in skills through education.
Comprehensive Care
- Services which support a range of GI related problems, including digestion, liver disease, pancreatic disease, and biliary disease.
Quality & Service Excellence
- Quality driven, continuously striving to achieve excellence in every aspect of our professional duties, service, and performance.
Our Values
Excellence
- We provide expert, quality care, holding ourselves to the highest standard of excellence.
Innovation
- We are leaders in Gastroenterology. We want to foster better care and improve the lives of our patients.
- Our quest is the continual pursuit of advancing our skills, increasing our knowledge and innovation in GI care.
Research & Continuing Education
- We value lifelong learning including peer coaching, mentoring and disseminating knowledge.
- We are active investigators within the Gastrointestinal Research Group, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia and BC Cancer, as well as in collaboration with national and international investigators.