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Report says UBC researcher fabricated data, gave patients ‘false hope.' The public was not alerted

Aziz Ghahary ‘abandoned his scholarly integrity’ in clinical trial for patented treatment, investigation found

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterMichelle Ghoussoub
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Michelle Ghoussoub

15 Oct 2025 • 11 min read

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Aziz Ghahary, an older Persian man, stands in a lab wearing a lab coat and holding a model of a cross-section of human skin.
Aziz Ghahary, then a scientist in UBC’s plastic surgery department, appears in a 2015 video to promote his research on burn healing. (WorkSafeBC/YouTube)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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