Clinic: Staff

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		Dr. C. Chan Gunn, Founder and President of iSTOP, is Clinical Professor at the University of Washington Pain Center, and an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse Cambridge. Dr. Gunn received the Order of British Columbia (2001) and the Order of Canada (2002) for his pioneering work on the concept of pain following neuropathy, which marked a major shift in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. Dr Gunn has, however, retired and is no longer seeing new patients.

		Lynn Chapmann received her Diploma in Physiotherapy in Melbourne, Australia in 1972 and Bachelor of Science (Rehab) from UBC in 1983. She has been in private practice since 1978. Lynn is also an Examiner at the National Orthopedic Manual Therapy Post-Graduate Examinations, which led to a Fellowship of the Canadian Association of Manual Therapists (FCAMT). She is also iSTOP’s Director of Education.

		Joanne McBrinn graduated from the Northen Ireland School of Physiotherapy. She worked as a Senior Physiotherapist in the Neurosurgical and Trauma Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Joanne was the Senior Physiotherapist in Acute Care at Vancouver’s Saint Paul’s Hospital for seven years, during which she was also a Clinical Teacher at the University of British Columbia. She earned a Bachelor of Rehabilitative Medicine at UBC, and was certified by the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada in 1997.

		Dr. Allan C.P. Lam, iSTOP’s Clinic Director, obtained his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. He holds an advanced certificate in acupuncture from the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai, but since 1997 has adopted Intramuscular Stimulation as his primary method of treatment. Dr. Lam is also a popular IMS instructor.

		Dr. M. K. Leung earned a PhD in nuclear physics in 1972 from the University of Kentucky. He worked as a nuclear radiation physicist in Germany, Northern Ireland, and various Canadian Institutions. In 1989 Dr. Leung earned his medical degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He has over two hundred hours of acupuncture training from the AFCI.

		Kam Yan received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta in 1972, and has been in private practice in Canada for over twenty years. He learned acupuncture in Hong Kong and Canada. Kam is a registered member of the BC College of Acupuncturists, and is a certified IMS practitioner at iSTOP in Vancouver. He was a guest speaker on a paper presentation to the 7th International Congress of Physiotherapy in 1974, and also presented a paper on acupuncture to the Congress of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in 1989.
		Thomas Roundhill graduated from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine with at Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1999, and has been working in private practice ever since. Thomas has studied up to Level III in the Canadian Orthopadeic education system, and has developed a special interest in the areas of lumbar-pelvic-hip pain, postural and movement dysfunction, thoracic mechanics, and core stability from formal guidance and mentoring with international leaders. He also has a great interest in sports physiotherapy, and has worked with premier and national level soccer and rugby athletes in Vancouver, Victoria, and England. Thomas is a certified IMS practitioner at iSTOP, a consulting member of the IMS education committee and clinical assistant to the Intramuscular Stimulation education program.

		Gordon Bohlmann received his Physiotherapy degree from the University Of Stellenbosch in South africa, in 2000. Prior to that he had completed degrees in Human Movement Science and Sports Science. Gordon has been in private practice since 2000 and completed his advanced diploma in Orthopedic Manipulative Therapy in 2001. Following that, Gordon immigrated to Canada where he is curently the owner and director of Marpole Physiotherapy Clinic in Vancouver. Gordon adopted IMS in 2006 and has a special interest in treating athletes and conditions involving the spine. Gordon is a member of iSTOP's education committee.