George Medvedev, MD

I am a neurologist in the Fraser Health region and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, practising at Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby Hospital and Eagle Ridge Hospital. My clinical work focuses on migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. My research interests include clinical electrophysiology and EEG, artificial intelligence, software biomarkers, and brain protection after stroke and cardiac arrest. I welcome collaboration with colleagues and organizations on clinical trials and consulting.

Clinical Care

Migraine and Headache

Assessment and management of migraine and other headache disorders, including preventive and acute treatment strategies and access to clinical trials.

Multiple Sclerosis

Diagnosis and long-term management of multiple sclerosis and related demyelinating conditions.

Stroke

Evaluation, secondary prevention and follow-up after stroke and transient ischemic attack.

Patients are seen by referral from a family physician or nurse practitioner. This website is not for medical emergencies: call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Research and Innovation

• Clinical electrophysiology and EEG, including applications of artificial intelligence
• Software biomarkers and digital tools for neurological care
• Stroke, cardiac arrest and brain protection
• Headache management and therapeutic trials

For Colleagues and Organizations

• Investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials
• Scientific and clinical consulting
• Collaboration on medical software and device development
• Clinical education and teaching at the University of British Columbia

Office

303-233 Nelson Crescent
New Westminster, BC V3L 0E4
Canada

Phone: 604-759-2140
Fax: 604-909-1827

Appointments and Inquiries

For appointments, referrals, research collaboration or consulting inquiries, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page, or contact the office by phone or fax. Please do not send urgent clinical information through the website.

Finding the Office

303-233 Nelson Crescent, New Westminster, BC V3L 0E4. Select the map to open directions in your map application.

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Parking and Transit

• Parking is available in the building. Please use the North Tower elevators to reach Suite 303.
• Sapperton SkyTrain Station (Expo Line) is nearby, and several TransLink bus routes serve Columbia Street.
• Please allow extra time to park and to find the office, and arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for a first visit.
• If you need accessible parking or mobility assistance, please call the office before your visit.

Contact

Use the form below for appointment, referral, research and consulting inquiries. Your message goes directly to the office and no email address is shown on this site. For urgent matters call 604-759-2140. In an emergency call 911.

Preparing for Your First Visit

Please bring

• BC Services Card (Personal Health Number) and a second piece of photo identification
• Your referral letter, or the name and contact details of the referring physician or nurse practitioner
• A list of all medications with doses and how often you take them, including over-the-counter products, vitamins and supplements, or the containers themselves
• Allergies and any past reactions to medications
• Previous neurology and specialist reports, hospital discharge summaries, EEG and laboratory results
• Brain or spine imaging (CT, MRI) reports, and the discs if the scans were done outside the Fraser Health or BC imaging network
• For headache: a diary covering at least 4 weeks (dates, duration, severity, triggers, medications used and their effect)
• For multiple sclerosis: dates of past attacks, earlier MRI reports and a list of treatments tried
• For stroke or transient symptoms: hospital records, imaging, and any heart rhythm or blood pressure monitoring results
• Glasses and hearing aids, and a family member or friend if you would like help giving your history. Please tell the office in advance if you need an interpreter or mobility assistance.

Information that helps the first neurological evaluation

• Your main concern in your own words, when it started, and whether it is constant, worsening or comes in episodes
• Where in the body symptoms occur, how long they last, what brings them on or relieves them, and what you notice just before and after
• Weakness, numbness, vision or speech changes, dizziness, memory or concentration problems, loss of consciousness, seizures, tremor, balance or walking problems
• For headache: location, quality, severity, nausea, light or sound sensitivity, aura, number of headache days per month, and medication use days
• Past medical and surgical history, including head injury, stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer
• Family history of neurological conditions such as migraine, MS, stroke, epilepsy or dementia
• Work, driving, sleep, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use, and how symptoms affect daily life
• Your goals for the visit and the questions you would like answered

A printable first-visit questionnaire is available on request from the office. Please complete it before your appointment and bring it with you or fax it to 604-909-1827. Please do not email completed health questionnaires, because standard email is not secure.

Seek emergency care immediately (call 911) for sudden severe headache, new weakness or numbness on one side, facial droop, difficulty speaking, sudden vision loss, seizure, or loss of consciousness.

Privacy and AI-Assisted Documentation

This notice explains how artificial intelligence (AI) and call recording may be used in this practice. It supplements, and does not replace, the discussion and consent you will be offered at your visit or call.

AI scribe during appointments

Your consent comes first. I will ask for your permission before an AI scribe is used. You may say no, or withdraw consent at any time, including during the visit, and your care will not change. I will then take notes myself. Anyone accompanying you will also be asked for permission.

How it works. The tool SCRIBERRY listens to the conversation and drafts a note. I review and correct every note before it is added to your record. The tool does not make clinical decisions. I remain responsible for your record and your care.

Risks. Digital processing carries privacy risks. AI can also make mistakes, such as missing details or mishearing names, medications and diagnoses. This is why every note is reviewed by me.

Audio and storage. Audio is deleted after the note is created. Data is stored in Canada. Your information is not sold, and is not used to train AI models.

Telephone calls

Calls to the office may be recorded or transcribed using the RingCentral cloud phone system for accuracy of messages and records. You will be told at the start of the call. Please say so if you prefer not to be recorded, and the call can continue without recording or you can visit the office instead.

RingCentral processes call data on behalf of this office. Its privacy notice states that it may use AI technology to produce summaries from recordings and that information may be processed in other countries.

Text messages from the office

Consent. The office texts only patients who have given consent, for example by providing a mobile number and agreeing to be contacted by text, or by texting the office first. Consent is recorded in your chart. Text messages are used for: appointment reminders and scheduling only, not for advertising.

Opting out. Reply STOP (or UNSUBSCRIBE) to any text to stop receiving messages from the office number. This applies to that number, and you can opt back in by texting START. You can also tell the office by phone or in person, and your care will not change.

Security. Standard text messages are not encrypted and may pass through your mobile carrier and the RingCentral messaging service. Please do not send symptoms, test results or other health information by text, and do not use text for urgent matters. In an emergency call 911.

Delivery. Wireless carriers can filter or block messages, so a text may not arrive. Please do not rely on text messages alone for appointment times, and call the office if you are unsure.

Records. Message content and phone numbers are handled under the same privacy rules as the rest of your record. RingCentral states that it does not share phone numbers with third parties so that they can send text messages.

Your privacy rights

Personal health information is handled under British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). You may ask to see or correct your records, decline or withdraw consent, and raise a concern with this office or with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC. Records are kept only as long as needed and are securely destroyed afterward. The physician acts as the privacy officer for this practice; please use the contact form or call the office.

Standards followed

This approach reflects guidance from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia on artificial intelligence, the Canadian Medical Protective Association on AI scribes, the OIPC BC guidance on AI scribes, and the Doctors of BC Physician Privacy Toolkit.

Website information

This website provides general information only. It is not medical advice and does not create a physician-patient relationship. Email and web forms are not secure, so please do not send detailed health information through this site.