Emily Brigham

Dr. Emily Brigham is an associate professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia, a research scientist at the Centre for Lung Health in the Legacy for Airway Health program as well as a practicing respirologist at Vancouver General Hospital.

Dr. Brigham’s research is focused on understanding the impact of environmental exposures (with an emphasis on wildfire smoke and wood smoke) on respiratory health, identifying susceptible and vulnerable populations and working to identify, test and implement strategies to reduce exposure and promote lung health resiliency when exposure occurs.