About me
Juan Ruiz BSc MD FRCPC
Dr. Juan Ruiz graduated from the Allergy and Immunology program at the University of British Columbia. His clinical interests include immunology, drug allergies, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, and peri-operative anaphylaxis. He is the director of the Peri-Operative Anaphylaxis Clinic (POAC) at Vancouver General Hospital. Recently, he joined St. Paul's Hospital and started a multidisciplinary clinic with ENT to serve patients with aspirin allergy and nasal polyposis.
He completed a Bachelor of Science with honors in Cell Biology at the University of Alberta. After, he completed medical school and internal medicine residency at the University Calgary. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Research
Mar 2021
Abstract: Ruiz JC, et al. Retrospective case series of patients with Peri‐Operative Anaphylaxis (POA) at a major Canadian teaching hospital. Accepted for presentation at CSACI 2020 Annual Meeting.
Apr 2020
Abstract: Ruiz JC, Vostretsova K,Dutz J, Chen L, Carruthers R, Mattman A, Nevil T, Phillips P, Cross H, Pourshahnazari P, Biggs C. Looking through the kaleidoscope of GATA2 haploinsufficiency: a novel case presenting with cytopenias, splenomegaly, leukoencephalomyelopathy, granulomatous uveitis, and recurrent fungal infections. Accepted for presentation at the CIS 2020 Annual Meeting.
Sep 2019
Abstract: Ruiz JC, Kanani A. Cashew food allergy causing anaphylaxis and pancreatitis in a young Japanese man. In press. Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical immunology.
Aug 2019
Manuscript: Stokes W, Parkins MD, Parfitt ECT, Ruiz JC, Mugford G, Gregson DB. Incidence and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria: A population-based Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Aug 30;96(6):963-969. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1000.
Feb 2018
Abstract: Ruiz JC, Zotova V, Ben-Shoshan M, Tariq H, Sheppard T, Asai Y, Adatia A, Yanishevsky Y, Chan ES, Shand G, Chin R, Clarke A. Cross Canada Anaphylaxis Registry (CCARE): Comparing rates, triggers, and management of anaphylaxis in a single centre emergency department (ED) over 4 years. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, ISSN: 0091-6749, Vol: 141, Issue: 2, Page: AB155
Mar 2018
Abstract: Ruiz JC, Zotova V, Ben-Shoshan M, Asai Y, Adatia A, Yanishevsky Y, Chan ES, Shand G, Delaney S, Clarke A. Cross Canada Anaphylaxis Registry (CCARE): Comparing the epidemiology and management of anaphylaxis in Calgary and Montreal. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018, 14(Suppl 1):A46
Mar 2018
Abstract: Ruiz JC, Cheuk S, Clarke A. Omalizumab treatment leading to excessive weight gain. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018, 14(Suppl 1):A99
Oct 2016
Abstract: Stokes W, Ruiz JC, Parkins M, Gregson D. Incidence and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria: A population-based study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016; 3 (suppl_1): 1320. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.1023
May 2014
Abstract: Nguyen TP, Tam VC, Lester RE, Ruiz JC, Bouchard-Fortier A, Card C, Krzyzanowska MK, Chan KK, Wallace JE, Tang PA. Burnout among Canadian Oncologists and Oncology Residents. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2014. 32 (No 15): 6549
Apr 2014
Publication: Ruiz JC. Masquerade Ball: an intergenerational dance connecting seniors and future physicians through dance. National Geriatrics Interest Group (NGIG) publication, p 21-22, Volume 2 Issue 1 2014
Feb 2014
Publication: Ruiz JC. Pathogenesis and clinical findings of Huntington’s disease. Calgary Guide of Understanding Disease. 2014.
Feb 2014
Publication: Ruiz JC. Basal Ganglia changes in Huntington’s disease. Calgary Guide of Understanding Disease. 2014.
Media Appearances
Dec 2022
An Aspirin a day keeps the polyps at bay
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