S. Evelyn Stewart

Dr. Evelyn Stewart is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and is the founding director of the Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Research Program (POP) at BC Children and Women’s Health Centre, as well as the Congdon Family Hospital Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health Research at BC Children’s Hospital. She is a clinical, genetic and neuroscience researcher, as well as a child and adult psychiatrist. Her research focuses on genomic, phenotypic, and treatment aspects of childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Dr. Stewart has authored over 150 original papers, reviews and chapters on genetic, clinical, and treatment aspects of OCD, Tourette’s Disorder, and related illnesses. She sits on the International OCD Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board; the Tourette Syndrome Association’s Medical Advisory Board; and is co-director of the International OCD Foundation Genetics Collaborative. She is also the Chair in the Research and Scientific Program Committee for the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.