Dr. Dzung Vo is the 2021 recipient of the Dr. Judith Hall Award from the BC Pediatric Society.
Dr. Dzung Vo
The Dr. Judith Hall Award recognizes excellence in research, policy development, community involvement and improving the status of or empowering pediatricians.
Dr. Vo is a clinical associate professor and head of the UBC faculty of medicine’s division of adolescent health and medicine in the department of pediatrics.
“It’s humbling to be on the same list as prior award winners,” Dr. Vo said. “I’m accepting this award on behalf of the division of adolescent health and medicine, the RICHER social pediatrics team, and the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness as the award recognizes the inspiring work of those teams.”
“Dzung has led key initiatives that are important in pediatrics,” said Dr. Hal Siden, head and medical director, division of palliative medicine, department of pediatrics. “He has grown the division of adolescent medicine, successfully implemented a mind-body approach that helps youth and children address mental and physical health issues and been at the forefront of the social pediatrics initiative, bringing awareness of these issues to the department. These efforts began long before the pandemic, but the current stresses on youth and disadvantaged children made them all the more relevant. Dzung has also addressed the needs of his colleagues, health professionals throughout B.C., by introducing mindfulness meditation in our workplaces. I was pleased to nominate him for this award.”
Dr. Judith Hall is a professor emerita in the UBC faculty of medicine departments of pediatrics and medical genetics and former head of the department of pediatrics. Her work focuses on the genetic factors that affect children’s growth. She was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2015.
A version of this story originally appeared on the department of pediatrics website.