Dr. Jason K. Rivers, MD, FRCPC

Senior Medical Advisor — Rosacea Guide

Dr. Jason K. Rivers is a board-certified dermatologist who has practised in Vancouver since 1990. He is Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at the University of British Columbia, past President of the Canadian Dermatology Association, and the author of more than 170 peer-reviewed publications. He provides medical review for editorial content on Rosacea Guide.

Education

B.Sc. Honours (Zoology), University of Toronto, 1977. M.D. magna cum laude, University of Ottawa, 1981. Internship, Dalhousie University. Dermatology residency, University of Ottawa, 1985. Senior Registrar and Tutor, St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, England. Melanoma Fellow, New York University Skin and Cancer Unit. Melanoma Fellow, University of Sydney's Sydney Melanoma Unit, Australia.

Board certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate (1983)
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada — FRCPC (1986)
• American Board of Dermatology — Diplomate (1986)

Academic appointments

Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia (2007–present). Tenured at UBC in 1996. Program Director, UBC Dermatology Residency, 1998–2004.

Past leadership

• Past President, Canadian Dermatology Association
• Past President, Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada
• Past President, Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Past Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (the official publication of the Canadian Dermatology Association)
• Co-author, Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rosacea, J Cutan Med Surg 2016 (PubMed PMID 27207355)

Publications & research

More than 170 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters; principal investigator on more than 70 clinical trials. Areas of research interest: melanoma, pigmented lesions, skin cancer, aesthetic dermatology, lasers, injectables, and neurotoxins.

Recognition

• Canadian Dermatology Association Award of Merit (2016)
• Canada's Best Doctors (multiple years)

Current practice

Medical Director, Pacific Derm, Vancouver, BC. 200–2425 Hemlock Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 4E1, Canada.