Damian Duffy

Mr. Damian Duffy is the Executive Director of the Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation at BC Children’s Hospital and has been with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia since 1994. With a passion for health equity, Damian is a member of Surgery and Society which aims to understand socioeconomic factors which influence access to surgical care for children and their families. Damian is the Program Facilitator for Brighter Smiles which provides community-centred and culturally-responsive care for children and families in partnership with the Gitga’at, Gitxaala and Lax Kw’alaams First Nations. He is a Global Impact Fellow with Unite for Sight, which aims to eliminate preventable blindness in Ghana through social entrepreneurship and service learning. In collaboration with our Ugandan colleagues, Damian facilitates the Soroti Children’s Project where Ugandan and Canadian summer medical students and interns work together on identified community health priorities. He is the Primary Care Leader and a member of Board Member of Directors of Health for Humanity.