Faisal Khosa, MD, MBA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia. He is also the Head of Grants and International Collaboration at the UBC Emergency & Trauma Radiology program.
Dr. Khosa has been a faculty speaker at the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Emergency Radiology, Royal College in UK and The Arab Health Congress in UAE, and an invited speaker at universities all over the world. He is passionate about giving back through coaching and mentoring students and his mentoring has benefited students all over the world.
Education
Dr. Khosa has completed extensive training in radiology, including a residency in Diagnostic Radiology in Ireland. He completed the IMG Alternate Pathway – Diagnostic Radiology Certification which included: clinical fellowships in Oncoradiology, Cardiovascular Imaging, Emergency Radiology, Body MRI and Neuroradiology at ‘Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School’ in Boston. He also completed an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Awards and Honours
Dr. Khosa is the recipient of numerous awards, including:
- Michael Smith Foundation Health Professional Investigator Award
- Michael Smith Foundation Patient, Public and Community Engagement Fund Award
- Don Rix Physician Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award
- Radiology Department Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
- NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics third place in the competition for Best Article of the Year 2023
- Vancouver Medical, Dental & Allied Staff Association – Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award
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UBC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Distinguished Achievement Award
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – McLaughlin-Gallie Visiting Professor
- Global Humanitarian Award – American College of Radiology
- Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2020 & 2021)
- Dudley Pennell Award of Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- May Cohen Equity, Diversity, and Gender Award – Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
- The Humanitarian Award – Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
- Rising Star Exchange Program Award – French Society of Radiology
- Young Investigator Award – Canadian Association of Radiologists
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Healthcare Hero Award
- Education & Mentoring Award by Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
- People First Leadership Award by Vancouver Coastal Health
- Canadian Association of Radiology/Canadian Radiology Foundation Leadership Scholarship
- American Roentgen Ray Society Scholarship
- The One in One Hundred Mentoring Award and the Outstanding Young Investigator Award in USA
- Medal of Excellence (Tamgha-i-Imtiaz) from the government of Pakistan
- The College of Physicians and Surgeons Award for 15 years of “Outstanding Service to Medicine” in Pakistan.
- Outstanding Support Award – Vancouver General Hospital Trauma Program.
- Mentoring Awards from The Middle East including UAE and Bahrain.
Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, and Visiting Professorships:
2024
Boston University Medical Center USA
Current Status & Importance of Equity & Inclusion
Tufts University USA
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Sisyphean Undertaking or Achievable Reality
Association of Pakistani Physicians of New England
Life Lessons: Stumbling Blocks & Stepping Stones
Women in Radiology
Vancouver Imaging Symposium on Women’s Day
2023
Interior Health
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Workshop
University Hospitals USA
Introduction to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Physician Wellness Network
EDI and Wellness
Emory University Radiology Grand Rounds
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Physician Wellness Network
EDI and Wellness
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SOUTH ASIANS CONFERENCE
Racism, antiracism and health care in South Asians in Canada
Head to Toe Vancouver Imaging Review
EDI Talk
American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting
Health Equity: Practical Ways to Reduce Health Disparities
Royal Columbian Hospital: Fraser Health
Tackling Bias
Women in Medicine
Vancouver Imaging Symposium on Women’s Day
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Maternal Fetal Medicine
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OyJAVdROvrxb
American College of Radiology: Diverse Stories
https://twitter.com/radiologyacr/status/1638671943313547265?s=61&t=5IeTu4wj2Vzf2c71y1YXjQ
Careers in Radiology
Armed Forces Institute of Radiological Sciences
Career Counselling Lectures
Wah Medical College in Pakistan
2022
Doctors of BC Roundtable Vodcast on Racism
Strategic Sectors Research Centre; Suleman Dawood School of Business; Lahore University of Management Sciences
American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting
Practical Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Women in Radiology
Vancouver Imaging Symposium on Women’s Day
Engineering Panel Discussion
EDI in Engineering
PM&R University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
EDI Journal Club
Head to Toe Vancouver Imaging Review
EDI Talk
International Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference Gaza Strip
Career Counselling
Black Physicians of BC
MED SCHOOLS 101:
EDI workshop: Elusive Dream or Achievable Reality
Doctors of BC
EDI: Sisyphean Undertaking or Achievable Reality
University of Wisconsin
EDI: Sisyphean Undertaking or Achievable Reality
McGill University
EDI workshop
Canadian Association of Radiologists
EDI: Sisyphean Undertaking or Achievable Reality
University of British Columbia
EDI: Sisyphean Undertaking or Achievable Reality
Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program
2021
Why EDI in Radiology Matters?
Canadian Wide Medical Student & Resident, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Radiology
Careers in Radiology
UBC Medical Students
Equity Diversity & Inclusion: Workshop
Vancouver Physician Staff Association
Equity Diversity & Inclusion
Vancouver Imaging Annual Review
Prime Time: Cardiac Imaging
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
Stepping Stones & Stumbling Blocks of Research
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
Career Counseling Sessions
Muslim Community Services
Mindful Management Workshop Series
Simon Fraser University
Success Made Ridiculously Simple
ResearchAthon
Mentor-Mentee Equation
ResearchAthon
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Workshop
Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership
Life Lessons: Steppingstones & Stumbling Blocks
Research Council of Pakistan
Creating a Win-win
Nishter Research Council Seminar
Dual Energy CT in Trauma
Combined Spring Meeting at the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland
Art & Science of Leadership
Management in Imaging Meeting at the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland
Career Counselling Lectures
Research Council of Pakistan
2020
Dual Energy Computed Tomography in Trauma Imaging
Radiological Society of Pakistan: Meet the Expert
Road of Residency in COVID-Era
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
Women Leaders in South Asia: Price & Promise
South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest at Simon Fraser University
Road to Medical School
Operation Med School 2020 conference in Vancouver
Advances in Imaging Lectures
College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan
Career Counselling Lectures
Medical Universities across Pakistan
Equity, diversity, and inclusion: Knowledge Dissemination Initiative
Vancouver Physician Staff Association
Art & Science of Leadership
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Equity, diversity, and inclusion: The Actionable Knowledge Dissemination Initiative
Canadian Physician Leadership Conference
Power balances and the challenges of EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) in a mentorship program and individual relationships
Canadian Organization of Medical Physics annual scientific meeting
Art & Science of Leadership talk
Future Global Leaders Program at UBC
Essentials of Leadership
Langara College
2019
Career Counselling
University of British Columbia
Art & Science of Leadership
French Congress of Radiology
Art & Science of Leadership
Crofton House School
Career Counselling
Combined Military Hospital Medical and Dental School
MRI of Liver Lesions
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center
Career Counselling and Radiology Lectures
Zayed Military Hospital UAE
Art & Science of Leadership
Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute
2018
Art & Science of Leadership
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Updates in Cardiac Imaging
University of Washington
Leadership Essentials
Head 2 Toe Course
Unique Lives in Medicine
Vancouver Physician Staff Association
State of the Art in Acute Care Imaging
College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
DOW University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
Art & Science of Leadership
Strategic Sectors Research Centre; Suleman Dawood School of Business; Lahore University of Management Sciences
Career Counselling Seminars
Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
Career Counselling Seminars
CMH Lahore, Pakistan
Emergency Radiology Updates Course
United Arab Emirates
2017
Leadership Grand Rounds
University of British Columbia
Radiology Course
Head to Toe Conference in Vancouver
Emergency Radiology Course
American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting
Emergency Radiology Course
University of Toronto
Emergency Radiology Course
University of Washington, Seattle
Emergency Radiology Course
Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Meeting
Career Counselling Course
Vancouver General Hospital
Rules of Leadership
Strategic Sectors Research Centre; Suleman Dawood School of Business; Lahore University of Management Sciences
Career Counselling Lectures
Research Council of Pakistan
2016
Guest Speaker at CT-MRI/Ultrasound Society of the Philippines Joint Annual Convention
Invited to speak on Radiology and Leadership
Guest Speaker at the Young Physicians Coaching Seminar
The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
Guest Lecturer at APPNA MERIT
The lecture was televised live to Medical Schools in Pakistan and Middle East
Guest Lecturer Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles USA
Guest Lecturer DOGANA Retreat in New Jersey
Young Physician Coaching Seminar
Guest Lecturer at Saint Anthony’s High School, Pakistan
History and Evolution of Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan
Mentoring Symposium. Visiting Professor
The King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Visiting Professor: Radiology and Career Counseling Seminars
Visiting Professor at The Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan
Leadership and Career Counseling Seminars
2015
The DOW Medical School, Pakistan
Guest Speaker
The Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guest Speaker
Detroit Medical Center, USA
Invited Speaker
University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital
Visiting Professor: Imaging in Abdominal Trauma
2014
Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
Visiting Professor
Nishter Medical College Multan, Pakistan
Visiting Professor
The Young Physicians Coaching Seminar
The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America; Guest Speaker
Department of Radiology at University of California, San Diego
Invited Speaker
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan
Mentoring Symposium. Visiting Professor
2013
Department of Radiology Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Visiting Professor
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan
Mentoring Symposium. Visiting Professor
Allama Iqbal Medical College and University Hospital, Pakistan
Mentoring Symposium. Visiting Professor
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
Imaging in Abdominal Traums. Visiting Professor
Combined Military Hospital and Medical College, Pakistan
Residency Abroad. Visiting Professor
2012
Emory University, School of Medicine
Characterization of Liver Lesions by MRI Lecture – Grand Rounds
Tulane University New Orleans
Characterization of Liver Lesions by MRI. Visiting Professor
University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital
Imaging in Abdominal Trauma. Visiting Professor
King Edward University Hospital, Pakistan
Residency Abroad: “Do’s and Don’t’s”. Visiting Professor
Allama Iqbal Medical College and University Hospital, Pakistan
Imaging in Abdominal Trauma. Visiting Professor
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Pakistan
Imaging in Cardiac Disease. Visiting Professor
Fatima Memorial Medical College and University Hospital, Pakistan 2012
Imaging in Abdominal Trauma. Visiting Professor
2011
Nishter Medical College and Hospital, Pakistan
Characterization of Liver Lesions by MRI. Visiting Professor
King Edward University Hospital, Pakistan
Residency application “Playing a poor hand well”. Visiting Professor
Allama Iqbal Medical College and University Hospital, Pakistan
An introduction to Cardiac MDCT & MRI. Visiting Professor
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging. Visiting Professor
Agha Khan University, Pakistan
Fatima Memorial Medical College and University Hospital, Pakistan
Visiting Professor
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Pakistan
Innovations in Cancer Imaging. Visiting Professor
TUFTS Medical Center, Boston MA
Assessment of Liver disease by MRI. Visiting Professor
2010
Sunny Brook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada
Cardiac CT: Radiation dose reduction strategies. Visiting Professor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Characterization of Liver Lesions by MRI. Grand Round
2009
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Grand Round
Biphasic Contrast injection in Peripheral CTA: Comparison with conventional single-phase injection. Invited Lecture
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Grand Round
Volume CT beyond 64 MDCT: Novel Applications and Technical Challenges. Invited Lecture
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Grand Round
MRI Sequences that Most Frequently Depict Non-Cardiac Findings on CMR. Invited Lecture
2008
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cardiology: Interesting case conference. Invited Lecture
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cardiology: PE and risk stratification using non-gated CT imaging. Invited Lecture
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Radiology of Chest Trauma, Bare Bones of Chest Trauma. Workshop for Health Care Providers.
2007
Dana-Farbar Cancer Institute
Barebones of Radiology Research: Invited Lecture
2005
Royal Free Hospital in London, UK
Value of research for Radiology trainees. Invited Lecture in Radiology.
2004
Guest Speaker at the Young Physicians Coaching Seminar
The College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan