Melissa Lem

@drmelissalem.bsky.social

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Family doctor | Clinical assistant prof, UBC Medicine | Past President, @cape-acme.bsky.social | #PaRx Co-Founder | Medical columnist, CBC News Vancouver | Salzburg Global Fellow | Opinions mine www.parkprescriptions.ca

Screenshot of Melissa doing an interview from her home office about the health impacts of wildfire smoke for CBC's The National
Melissa's son's final Social Studies project: a cardboard topographic map of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territories
A father and child surrounded by other dancers wearing brilliant regalia smile in the circle at the Squamish Nation Youth Pow-Wow
Melissa speaking in studio about tick-borne illnesses with CBC Vancouver News at 6 host Dan Burritt
Melissa and her son walking away from Rideau Hall in Ottawa after the honours ceremony on June 25
Melissa with standing behind a stack of paper fans at a press conference with nurse Aggie Black, Dr. Jay Slater, writer and patient Cindy MacDougall, medical student Emilie Wang, paramedic David Hollingworth, Dr. Robert Stowe, New Westminster City Councillor Nadine Nakagawa and Dr. Tim Takaro at the UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre in Vancouver
A view of blue sky with clouds, a grassy field and lake from a section of trail Melissa walked in Winnipeg, MB
Melissa onstage delivering the opening keynote address at Trans Canada Trail's first Canadian Trail Summit in Winnipeg, MB
Melissa in Musez Radoboj with fellow ForestFest speakers and hosts, including Lorena Basa, Dijana Hrsak, Darija Cvikl, Won Sop Shin, Dinko Kaliterna, Mayor Anđelko Topolovec, Snaga Šume and ForestFest leader Jasna Vukas and Maurizio Droli
Melissa with Professor Won Sop Shin and Darija Cvikl before their talks at Musez Radoboj at Snaga Šume's annual ForestFest in Radoboj, Croatia
Melissa with CAPE NB colleagues Dr. Renée Turcotte and Dr. Chris Arsenault on Minister's Island
Melissa doing an interview in the Kingsbrae Gardens amphitheatre with organizer Bridget Oland
Melissa onstage at Vancouver Summit 2026 with co-panellists including actors Stephen Huszar and Katie Cassidy, Design Equity CEO Abe Roy, former MLA Doug Donaldson and moderator Martin Bloem
Melissa jumping into the air with other board members of the World Forum on Forest Therapy at the Bulamsan Forest Therapy Center near Seoul, Korea
Melissa speaking in studio with CBC Vancouver News at 6 host Michelle Ghoussoub about how to stay safe from viruses while travelling during peak season
Melissa and Steven Guilbeault at the launch of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy in Vancouver, BC
Melissa with Dr. Suzanne Simard holding her latest book, When the Forest Breathes, at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver, BC
After party at Chambar with friends and allies
Melissa on set with Global News Morning host Sonia Sunger talking about the benefits of nature prescribing for the show's Wellness Wednesday segment
Home page of the World Forum on Forest Therapy
Melissa with Dr. Maura Brown's friends and family on the red carpet at the YWCA BC Women of Distinction Awards gala
Melissa filming This is Vancolour with Mo Amir in downtown Vancouver
Melissa in a zoom room at Pegasus Institute's annual conference with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Dr. Courtney Howard and Dr. Neil Arya
Melissa laughing with the A-maze-ing Laughter sculptures by Yue Minjun of China in Morton Park, Vancouver, from Vancouver Biennale's 2009-2011 edition
Melissa speaking in a panel at the Beyond Wellness event on the Granville Island Stage with host Sonia Sunger and fellow panellists Dr. Renee Fernandez, Sonja Foley and Dr. Mark Sherman
Melissa with Dr. Bonnie Henry and Shelagh Rogers at the National Retreat for Women in Victoria, BC
Melissa speaking in studio with CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Dan Burritt about B.C. marking the 10th anniversary of the toxic-drug public health emergency
Melissa smiling with Rick Hansen at the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society's annual Conservation Celebration
Screenshot of Sarah Cox's story in the Tyee "When a Public Park Is Open for Private Business" about one company's application for exclusive rights to park of a park near Victoria that has resulted in backlash, misinformation and anti-immigrant sentiments
Melissa with Kookai Chaimahawong, Executive Director of the Centre for Climate and Business Solutions at UBC Sauder School of Business, surrounded by totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Melissa with her son enjoying the panoramic views from the North Summit atop Mount Gardner, Bowen Island, BC
Page 1 of Melissa's contribution in David's book Lessons From a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism
Melissa with Dr. David Suzuki and her copy of his book Lessons From a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and Activism
Melissa smiling with Raffi and Luna by his baby grand piano on Salt Spring Island, BC
Melissa speaking virtually with CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Dan Burritt from Galiano Island, BC about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Melissa with her son and his friend flying the kite he got for Christmas at Kits Beach in Vancouver, BC in front of blue sky, clouds and mountains
Melissa with Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk at UBC Forest Sciences Centre before his 3-30-300 talk
Melissa with YWCA BC CEO Erin Seeley at the launch of the YWCA BC Women of Distinction Alumni Network in Vancouver
Melissa speaking in studio with CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Dan Burritt about the mental health impacts of perimenopause
Melissa with Chinese Canadian Museum CEO Melissa Lee and UBC professor Lennon Mhishi smiling among the glamorous costumes of the Dream Factory: Cantopop Mandopop 1980s–2000 exhibition
Melissa speaking in studio with CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Dan Burritt about new Canadian Institute for Health Research showing a spike in pneumonia hospitalization during the 2024-2025 flu season
Melissa hiking in the snow atop Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, BC
Women climate leaders in downtown Vancouver for the first Women Leading on Climate convening in Canada of 2026
Panellist flyer featuring Tahltan forester Garry Merkel, Melissa and Nature Conservancy of Canada's West Coast Program Director Steven Godfrey atop a green NCC buff
Melissa smiling and holding a bouquet of flowers
A graphic showing 21 of the speakers at the May 2026 PEGASUS Institute Conference on Interconnected Futures: Pathways to Justice in Global Health, Peace, and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Waterloo
Melissa speaking in studio with CBC Vancouver News at 6 anchor Lien Yeung about if it's now easier to find a family doctor in BC
Melissa with BC Premier David Eby and his wife Dr. Cailey Lynch at Doctors of BC's annual President's Dinner and Awards Gala in Vancouver
Screenshot of CBC Radio's Ontario Today show featuring a discussion about Nature as medicine
Melissa's son and friend in studio watching Melissa and Dan film with a teleprompter and monitors
Melissa speaking on set with CBC Vancouver News at 6 host Dan Burritt about why Health Canada recently doubled mandatory Vitamin D supplementation in milk and margarine
Melissa hiking among snow trees along the Snowshoe Grind on Grouse Mountain
Melissa speaking on set with CBC Vancouver News at 6 host Baneet Braich about the health harms of Ultra-processed foods
Melissa starting her First Day Hike on the BCMC Trail at the base of Grouse Mountain
Homemade wreath on Melissa's front door with locally foraged greenery, cones and berries
Melissa with Nature Conservancy of Canada's BC Regional Vice-president Nancy Newhouse
Rick Hansen with Melissa and her family and the 126-cm Pacific White Sturgeon they just reeled in together from the Fraser River, on the deck of the Everyone, Everywhere boat