Davide Cina

I grew up in Toronto, and completed my undergraduate studies at McMaster University with an Honors Bachelor of Arts and Science in interdisciplinary studies. While I got the chance to try many different disciplines during this time I became really hooked on the kidney and kidney research, and decided to pursue an MD-PhD at the University of Toronto. There, under the supervision of Dr. Sue Quaggin I studied the genes that regulate how the kidney filtration system works . When she was recruited to Northwestern University in Chicago to chair their department of nephrology, I decided to follow her there to complete both my PhD work and the remainder of my MD. While the kidney was my first love, during clerkship I was completely taken in by the excitement and pace of surgical specialties and Urology was the perfect way to bring both these interests together! Of course I wanted to come back home to Canada, and when it came time for choosing where to go, the program here at UBC seemed to be a perfect fit with a strong emphasis on excellent surgical training backed up by a world renowned research center. Outside of work I enjoy distance paddle board racing, hiking, making sourdough bread, brewing beer and of course going on adventures with my dog Finnegan! I’m very excited to be here in Vancouver for the next stage of my training!