Svetlana Kishchenko
Clinical Associate Professor
Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Canada
Biography
Dr. Svetlana Kishchenko is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health. She has substantial and diverse experience in international health and public health. Her background involves experience working with the United Nations, WHO office in 2003 and 2005. She has completed several international postdoctoral fellowships and graduate fellowship at Boston University. Dr. Kishchenko has had extensive experience and leadership in Medical Cooperation in Northeast Asia and the Russian Far East and records of achievement of established international partnerships in Asia – Pacific region. Her background has also included primary health care strategic planning, consulting to WHO, government, health services and public health organizations.
Research Interest
Surveillance and monitoring in Public Health, epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and prevention strategies, primary care research infrastructure and model teaching practice in family medicine, role of Global Health Diplomacy, health policy and planning.
