Chau, Anton

MD, MMSc, FRCPC

Anton Chau

Associate Research Director, PHC Department of Anesthesiology | Physician Lead, Obstetric Anesthesia | Director of Obstetric Anesthesia | Clinical Associate Professor, UBC

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Primary research interests

Anesthesiology

Biography

Dr. Chau is an Obstetric Anesthesiologist and Physician-Scientist with joint appointments at St. Paul’s and BC Women's Hospitals. Following his Anesthesiology Residency at UBC, he pursued a combined Clinical and Research Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Tsen, MD, completed the UBC Clinician Investigator Program and obtained a Masters of Medical Sciences degree in Clinical and Translational Research at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chau conducts clinical and translational investigations with a focus on the impact of anesthesia on maternal and fetal outcomes. His research interests include neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia techniques, obstetric general anesthesia, peri-delivery optimization and patient safety.