Alina Gerrie

Hematologist
Degrees / Designations 

MD, MPH, FRCPC

Email Address 
agerrie@bccancer.bc.ca
Phone 
604-875-4863
Fax 
604-875-4763
Mailing Address 
Division of Hematology, 10th Floor 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9

Biography

Academic Appointment 
Assistant Professor
Body Locations and Systems 
Leukemia
Immune System
Disorders and Conditions 
Cancers
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Lymphoma
Genetics
Diagnosis and Therapy 
Rehabilitation Intervention
Organ Transplantation
Other Areas of Research 
quality of life

Dr. Alina Gerrie is a hematologist and Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.  She joined the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of BC and the Lymphoma Tumour Group at the BC Cancer Agency in January 2013.  Dr. Gerrie completed her medical degree and internal medicine training at the University of Toronto, followed by hematology residency at the University of BC.  She undertook a fellowship through the Royal College Clinical Investigator Program from 2010-2012 and earned a Master’s of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, where her research interests included investigating the impact of genetic abnormalities on population-level outcomes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients.  Other academic interests include the investigation of novel therapeutics for CLL and lymphoma, the role of stem cell transplantation for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and improving long-term outcomes for bone marrow transplant survivors.

Current Projects 

2016 Award: TD Grants in Medical Excellence - VCHRI Mentored Clinician Scientist
Study Title: Evaluating the effects on quality of life of a partially supervised exercise program following allogeneic stem cell transplantation

2014 Award: VCHRI Team Grant Award
Study Title: How can bone marrow transplant patients be introduced into exercise safely post-transplant?

Publications