Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Associate Director, WHRI, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Affiliate Scientist, BC Cancer
Senior Public Health Scientist, BC Centre for Disease Control
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Positions
Biography
Gina Ogilvie, MD MSc FCFP DrPH is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV related diseases and prevention, and Professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Population and Public Health. She is also the Associate Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute.
Dr. Ogilvie is currently principal investigator on over $13-million in research grants and she has received funding from PHAC, CIHR, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Canadian Foundation for Innovation and private foundations including BC Women’s Hospital Foundation among others.
Her research is focused on both the public health and clinical aspects of reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, HPV screening and the HPV vaccine, and her findings have been highly influential in setting and directing health policy both in Canada and globally.
She has published over 200 peer reviewed manuscripts and has provided advice and consultation to national and global institutions, including the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Public Health Agency of Canada, the World Health Organization and Ministries of Health globally on STI, HIV and HPV vaccine policy and programming.
She speaks widely at international and national research and education conferences, and has supervised medical students, residents, and graduate students throughout her career.
Areas of Interest
Public Health
Reproductive Health
Cervical Cancer
HPV Screening and Vaccines
Healthy Living
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Access to care for marginalized populations
Policy Translation
Awards
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer
Royal Society of Canada Fellow (2024)
BC Cancer Excellence Award in Innovation in Discovery & Action (2022)
American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA) Achievement Award (2020 & 2021)
UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize (2020)
Michael S. O’Malley Alumni Award for Publication Excellence (2019)
YWCA Women of Distinction (2018)
President’s Award, Children and Women’s Health Centre of BC (2018); Options for Sexual Health Sexual Health Champion of the Year (2018)
Provincial Health Officer’s Award for Excellence in Public Health (2015)
Researcher of the Year, College of Family Physicians of Canada (2014)
YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee (2014)
Distinguished Achievement in Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (2014)