The UBC Tropical and Travel Acquired Diseases Clinic is dedicated to the diagnosis and management of illness in returned travelers, immigrants and refugees as well as parasitic infections in those who have not traveled.
The clinic is located in Vancouver General Hospital and there is a clinic in Surrey Memorial Hospital.
The clinic is supported by the Parasitology Laboratory and the Zoonotic and Emerging Pathogens Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
Please note, for the Tropical and Travel Acquired Diseases Clinic, patients must have a referral from a physician (family doctor or specialist).
For pre-travel consultation, please book an appointment at the VCH Travel Clinic travelclinic.vch.ca
Tropical and Travel Acquired Diseases Clinic location addresses:
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Vancouver Clinic Location
Vancouver General Hospital – Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
Floor 3, Desk 5
2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
Tel: 604-875-4588
For consultation, please fax a physician referral note:
Fax: 604-875-4013 (Vancouver General Hospital)
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Surrey Clinic Location
Jim Pattison Outpatient & Surgical Centre – Rapid Access Infectious Diseases Clinic
Faculty of Medicine – University of British Columbia
Floor 3, Desk 8
9750 140th Street
Surrey, BC V3T 0G9
Tel: 604-953-9722
Fax: 604-953-9701 (Jim Pattison Outpatient Centre)
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For children:
BC Children’s Hospital Infectious Diseases Clinic
4480 Oak Street
Clinic 7, Ambulatory Care Building
Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4
Tel: 604-875-2302
Fax: 604-875-3076
