Dr. Paula Gordon is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of British Columbia. She is Emeritus Medical Director of the Sadie Diamond Breast Program at BC Women’s Hospital.

She was among the first to pioneer ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, and to demonstrate the ability of ultrasound to detect small cancers missed on mammography.

She’s a fierce advocate for advancing physicians and other primary providers’ and women’s knowledge of breast health and screening options, including supplementary screening for women with dense breasts. Her mission is for as many breast cancers as possible, to be detected early, to give women more options for less aggressive therapy, and to reduce breast cancer mortality. She also volunteers as Medical Advisor to Dense Breasts Canada and DenseBreast-Info.org, and volunteers as Director on the Board of the Canucks for Kids fund.

In recognition of her contributions to the field of breast imaging, she was made a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. She has received a Killam Teaching Prize from the University of British Columbia, and was awarded the Honorary Medical Alumni award by the UBC Medical Alumni Association. She received a Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal, and was invested in the Order of British Columbia. She was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.