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Djavad Mowafaghian donates $2 million to Vancouver General Hospital for its Stroke program.

Stroke neurologists from Vancouver General Hospital 's province wide stroke program explain the challenges they face in trying to minimize the impact of a stroke, condition in which there is a sudden loss of brain function caused by interrupted blood flow in the brain. Featured stroke neurologists; Dr Samuel Yip . Dr Oscar Benavente . Dr Negar Asdaghi. The video was shown at an event announcing a $2 million gift to the stroke program at VGH made by the Djavad Mowafaghian foundation . For more information or to make a gift visithttp://www.worldclasshealthcare.ca

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UBC start an evolution - Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health to Advance Cures for Brain Disorders

Philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian was one of those people affected by a brain disorder. He suffered a stroke, and although he fully recovered, was deeply affected by the experience. His ensuing $15 million donation to UBC's Faculty of Medicine will go directly toward the study of brain health. "The brain has been referred to as the last frontier of medicine," said Mowafaghian. "I hope that my gift will enable doctors and researchers to reach that frontier." Slated to open in 2013, the Centre for Brain Health will integrate brain research and patient care. "It will be the British Columbia headquarters for serious brain disease," says Dr. Cynader. "It will be a facility that brings together researchers, neurologists, psychiatrists and patients, who will come here for world-class help."

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UBC announces largest ever gift to Faculty of Medicine: $15M towards Centre for Brain Health

The University of British Columbia today announced a $15 million gift from Vancouver philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian for a new facility that integrates brain research and patient care. In honour of his generosity – the largest gift to date to the UBC Faculty of Medicine – the facility will be named the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health.