Dr. Vince Lurie was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.  He graduated with distinction in computer science from the University of South Africa in 1978, and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1987, settling first in Toronto.   In 1996, he attended York University to obtain the necessary prerequisite pre-med courses and the following year, followed a lifelong dream and attended the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, to do his post graduate studies in Naturopathic Medicine.  After graduating in 2000, he followed his daughters to Vancouver, where they had attended University of British Columbia, and started a practice in downtown Vancouver eventually moving to his current location in Kitsilano in January 2001.

Dr. Lurie is a member of the B.C. Naturopathic Association (BCNA), the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND), and is licensed by the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C. (CNPBC).

His interests include nature conservation, photography, classical music, hiking and cycling.

He is married with three daughters.  His wife Gillian teaches nutritional cooking in the UBC area.