Dr. Kevin Elwood graduated in Medicine from University College Dublin in 1970, completed his Internal Medicine training in Ireland and came to British Columbia in 1978. He completed a Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine followed by 2 years of research training in St. Paul’s Hospital. He joined the BC Center for Disease Control in 1982, eventually becoming Director of the Division of TB Control. He was a member of the Osler Society from 1988-2000, Secretary and President on two separate occasions. He was a previous President of the BC Thoracic Society and the North American Region of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease from 2007-2009. He is currently Clinical Professor of Medicine and semi-retired.