Update 2024: Treating Tobacco Use Disorder

Dr. Milan Khara joined Vancouver Coastal Health in 2003, having previously worked as an Addiction Medicine Consultant at CAMH in Toronto. Certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, his current work primarily focuses on treating tobacco use disorder but also extends into other areas of tobacco control.

Clinical commitments include leading the St. Paul’s Hospital Smoking Cessation Clinic. Dr. Khara has also been involved in the training of health care professionals to optimally treat tobacco use disorder including supporting the CAMH TEACH project. More recently, he has been involved in initiatives to combat the rise in electronic cigarette use in high schools, speaking with legislators, educators, students and parents. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.

Research interests have mainly focused on “hard to treat” populations and have been published in medical journals. Dr. Khara has also been involved in many areas of tobacco control advocacy including providing testimony in challenges to smoke-free legislation. He has also appeared as an expert witness before the Standing Committee on Health to contribute to the development of a federal regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes.