Dr. Daniel Vigo
Principal Investigator | Department of Psychiatry | UBC Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Vigo is a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and public health specialist, originally from Argentina. In addition to being an Assistant Professor at UBC, he serves as the BC Chief Scientific Advisor for Psychiatry, Toxic Drugs & Concurrent Disorders, a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, an Advisor to PAHO and WHO, and the Chair of the Services and Policy Workgroup of the WHO-World Mental Health Surveys Initiative. He has worked in a plethora of clinical, research, teaching, and leadership positions across both the public and private sector. In these roles, he has published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports on public health, health systems, global mental health, psychiatric epidemiology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and e-mental health. Dr. Vigo also leads several projects in BC and globally, including on E-Mental Health for University Students, and Needs-Based Planning for Mental and Substance Use Disorder Services.