Money, Dr. Deborah
Dr. Deborah Money is Professor and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is the first person in Canada formally trained in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Infectious Diseases. In 2005, she became the inaugural Executive Director of the UBC-affiliated Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre.
A clinician-scientist specializing in reproductive infectious diseases, Dr. Money leads multicentre research on the maternal and infant microbiome, HIV in pregnancy, HPV vaccination in women living with HIV, and syphilis in pregnancy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she led three national studies on its impact on pregnant women and infants and contributed to the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Internationally, she is Past Chair of the Infections in Pregnancy Committee for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Dr. Money served as Executive Vice Dean of UBC’s Faculty of Medicine from 2016 to 2021 and, in 2023, became the first woman appointed Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and received numerous honours, including appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2023.