The division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has Physiatry specialists practicing throughout the province of British Columbia with varied areas of specialty.
Greater Vancouver Regional District Division Members
Dr. Jennifer Yao
Division Head, UBC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialty: Brain Injury and Stroke Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Andrea Townson
Clinical Professor
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Eric Hui
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Malgorzata Sudol
Clinical Assistant Professor
Continuing Professional Development Committee Chair
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Grace Li
Clinical Instructor
Undergraduate Education Coordinator
Specialty: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography, Complex Upper Extremity Injury, Pediatric Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: Holy Family Rehabilitation Hospital, Sunny Hill Rehabilitation Centre, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Mark Adrian
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Hugh Anton
Clinical Professor
Specialty: General Neurological and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.
Clinic / Hospital: Pacific Rehabilitation Medicine. GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.
Dr. Arezoo Azadi
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital: Lions Gate Hospital
Dr. Anibal Bohorquez
Clinical Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Education Coordinator
Specialty: Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.
Dr. Tanya Cabrita
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Sports Medicine
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Lisa Caillier
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Aaron Chan
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre Lions Gate Hospital
Dr. Kshitij Chawla
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Pain and Interventional Pain Medicine
Clinic / Hospital: Canadian Pain and Regenerative Institute Vancouver
Dr. Sarah Courtice
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Acquired Brain Injury and Stroke Rehabilitation. Concussion Rehabilitation. Pediatric Rehabilitation.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Mark Crossman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Cameron Cunningham
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Derry Dance
Medical Site Lead, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.
Head, Division of PM&R, VCH Vancouver Acute
Specialty: Brain Injury and Stroke Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Andrew Dawson
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Daniel De Forge
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Anita Fan
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Neuro-rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation Medicine, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Clinic / Hospital: Holy Family Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Dr. Heather Finlayson
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialty: Sports and Exercise Medicine, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Testing, Spasticity Management, Medical Education.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Jacqueline Foley
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adolescent and Young Adult Rehabilitation, Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Amy Hanlan
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director
Specialty: EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Nicola Hahn
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre Lions Gate Hospital
Dr. Stephen Helper
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Gabriel Hirsch
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Catherine Ho
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Kaila Holtz
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Sports Medicine
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. David Koo
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov
Professor
Endowed Chair in Spinal Cord Rehabilitation, UBC
Associate Director of The International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) UBC.
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury, Management of autonomic dysfunctions; Spinal Cord Neuromodulation; Spasticity Management, Neuropathic Pain, Sexual health, Transition Medicine.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, Vancouver General Hospital
Dr. Evan Kwong
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Site Lead Holy Family Rehabilitation Hospital
Specialty: Elder Care, Post-Covid Recovery Clinic, Health Quality Improvement
Clinic / Hospital: Holy Family Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital
Dr. Herman Lau
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Geriatric Post Fracture and Joint Replacement Rehabilitation, Chronic Pain
Clinic / Hospital: Holy Family Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Dr. Najam Mian
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Sports Medicine, Multi-diciplinary & interventional Pain Medicine.
Pain Medicine
Clinic / Hospital: Canadian Pain and Regenerative Institute, Vancouver General Hospital Transitional Pain Clinic
Dr. Alvin Ip
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Russell O’Connor
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director GF Strong EMG Lab
Medical Manager Neuromuscular Program GF Strong
Specialty: Peripheral Nerve Trauma and Injury, Spasticity, Sports Medicine, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Testing, Transplant Rehabilitation.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Alder Medical Clinic
Dr. Catherine Paramonoff
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Rajiv Reebye
Clinical Professor. Director of the New Westminster Rehabilitation Medicine Spasticity Clinic.
Specialty: Spasticity management. Neuropathic Pain. Adolescent Transition Medicine.
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. New Westminster Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic. UBC Multiple Sclerosis Clinic. BC Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Gillian Simonett
Clinical Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Andrew Travlos
Clinical Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Heather Underwood
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Orthotics and Prosthetics
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Viet Vu
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Clinic / Hospital: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Dr. Kim Waspe
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Elliott Weiss
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Late Effects of Polio, Lymphedema Management, Occupational Rehabilitation, Complex Orthotics, Multiple Sclerosis, Delivery of Rehabilitation in Acute Care setting
Clinic / Hospital: Holy Family Rehabilitation Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital
Dr. Rhonda Willms
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. John le Nobel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Rui Zhang
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Interventional Pain, Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Clinic / Hospital: Kinetix Medicine Clinic.
Dr. Darren Lee
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Richard Ho
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital: Canadian Pain and Regenerative Medicine Institute.
Kinetix Medicine Clinic
Dr. Gurpreet Palak
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Audrey Chen
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Lawrence Kei
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Jacqueline Purtzki
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics, Specializes in Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation. Expertise in complex concussion, traumatic brain injury, pediatric spinal cord conditions and neuromotor conditions
Clinic / Hospital: BC Children’s Hospital, GF Strong
Dr. Jaime Guzman
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialty: Pediatrics and Rheumatic Diseases.
Clinic / Hospital: BC Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Sushil Singla
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Simran Shergill
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Testing
Clinic / Hospital: Kinetix Medicine and Canadian Pain and Regenerative Institute
Dr. Mariam Rassem
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Paul Adamiak
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: General Rehabilitation Medicine. Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Clinic / Hospital: Triumph Health – Interventional Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. Lions Gate Hospital.
Vancouver Island Division Members
Dr. Michael Berger
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Neuromuscular Disease, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction testing, Spinal Cord Injury.
Clinic / Hospital: Consulting Physiatrist for Vancouver Coastal Health and Vancouver Island Health Authority. Consultant with BC Centre for Complex Nerve Injury and Victoria Combined Spasticity and Nerve Injury Clinic.
Dr. Paul Chapman
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Ross Davidson
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: General Physiatry. Neurorehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS).
Clinic / Hospital: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Tofino General Hospital, Campbell River Hospital
Dr. Sami Zaki
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Jesse Ennis
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: General Physiatry. Neurorehabilitation, Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), Hereditary Disorders of Connective Tissue.
Clinic / Hospital: Victoria General Hospital
Dr. James Filbey
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Corrie Graboski
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Jonathan Hawkeswood
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Lynne MacKean
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Jacqueline Pierce
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Paul Winston
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director for Rehabilitation and Transitions, Island Health, Victoria BC
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Todd Yip
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Philip Motyka
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Janine Reid
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: Generalist inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation, electrodiagnostics, spasticity, chronic pain, and rural outreach.
Clinic / Hospital: Coastal Rehabilitation and Neurodiagnostics, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, North Island Hospital Campbell River, Tofino General Hospital, qathet General Hospital.
Interior Division Members
Dr. Jill Calder
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Tara Kaman
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Shawn McCann
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Sathish Rajasekaran
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Diagnostic and Interventional MSK Ultrasound, Sports Medicine, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Testing.
Clinic / Hospital: Kelowna Bone and Joint Health Clinic
Dr. Derek Krete
Clinical Instructor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital:
Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis
Professor
Specialty:
Clinic / Hospital: