Dr. Jane Hailey is currently a Pediatrician in private practice and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. Born in Toronto, she attended Stanford University in California, and the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied psychology and earned a teaching credential.

After several years of teaching, Jane moved to England for premedical studies and then attended medical school at the University of Cambridge. After qualifying as a physician, she returned to Canada to complete her Pediatric residency at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, spending her last year as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. From 1992 – 2014, she was a member of a large group practice, and worked as a Consultant Pediatrician with children of all ages – from newborns to adolescents. Jane now works in her solo office, where she sees patients by referral.

Jane has been an examiner in Pediatrics for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Passionate about writing, she has written for Pediatric Notes, a North American weekly newsletter for the Pediatric community. She has also written and narrated a regular medical column on CBC AM RADIO, discussing a wide variety of topics in general medicine.