Administrative Directory

Core Faculty and Staff
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Core Administrative Faculty

Dr. Robert Petrella

Head, Department of Family Practice (on leave)
robert.petrella@ubc.ca

Core Administrative Staff

Vicky Yau

Director of Administration
vicky.yau@ubc.ca

Jordan Christmas

Administrative Coordinator & Executive Assistant to Department Head
jordan.christmas@ubc.ca
dept.head@familymed.ubc.ca

Adrian Whitehead

Human Resources Assistant
604 827 4163
adrian.whitehead@familymed.ubc.ca

Maria Jurado

Human Resources Manager
maria.jurado@ubc.ca

Ara Silva

Clinical Faculty Coordinator
604 827 1797
ara.silva@familymed.ubc.ca
clin-fac@familymed.ubc.ca

Hiresh Gindwani

Research Coordinator

dfp.research@ubc.ca

Brook Xiang

Communications Manager

dfp.comms@ubc.ca

Education

Dr. Joshua Greggain

Post Graduate Program Director
josh.greggain@ubc.ca

Dr. Margaret Manville

Undergraduate Program Director
margaret.manville@ubc.ca

Dr. Cecilia Jevitt

Midwifery Program Director
cecilia.jevitt@ubc.ca

Postgrad Faculty Leads, Site Directors, and Staff
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Undergrad Faculty Leads and Site Directors
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Provincial

Dr. Margaret Manville

Family Practice Undergraduate Program Director
margaret.manville@ubc.ca

Dr. Alison Bennett

Year 1-2 Provincial Lead
alison.bennett@ubc.ca

Dr. Barra O’Briain

Year 4 Family Practice Electives Director
bobriain@cw.bc.ca

Dr. Shaun van Zyl

Year 3 Rural Family Practice Clerkship Director
svanzyl@ekdivision.ca

Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP)

Dr. Alison Bennett

Year 1-2 Family Practice Co-Director VFMP

alison.bennett@ubc.ca

Dr. Dedeshya Holowenko

Year 1-2 Family Practice Co-Director VFMP

dedeshya.holowenko@ubc.ca

Dr. Jennifer Phillips

Year 3-4 Site Co-Lead VFMP Program (Rural)
jennifer.phillips@ubc.ca

Island Medical Program

Dr. Ryan Heron

Year 3-4 Site Lead IMP
ryanhero@uvic.ca

Dr. Vikki Qi

Year 1-2 Family Practice Director IMP
vqi@uvic.ca

Northern Medical Program

Bron Finkelstein

Year 3-4 Site Lead Northeast NMP
bron.finkelstein@northernhealth.ca

Dr. Gerrard Prigmore

Year 1-2 Family Practice Director NMP
gerrardprigmore@me.com

Southern Medical Program

Dr. Marjorie Docherty

Year 1-2 Family Practice Director SMP & Year 3 Site Lead
mdochert@mail.ubc.ca

Undergrad Admin Staff
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Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP)

Sophia Lam

Year 1 Program Coordinator
fmpr.y1@ubc.ca

Vera Maesen

Years 1 &2 Program Manager
vera.maesen@ubc.ca

Prabhjot Singh

Year 3-4 Family Practice Program Coordinator
Year 3: undergrad@familymed.ubc.ca
Year 4: fpelectives@familymed.ubc.ca

Ruth Nnamani

Year 2 Program Coordinator
fmpr.y2@ubc.ca

Island Medical Program

Lynne Fisher

Senior Manager, Clinical Education and Administration

llfisher@uvic.ca

Eleanor Good

Senior Manager, MD Student, Patient and Physician Education Programs

egood@uvic.ca

Sarah Petreny

Family Medicine & Volunteer Patient Program Administrator, Years 1-2

fp.vp@uvic.ca

Kristen Stanbridge

Year 1-2 Curriculum Manager

kristens@uvic.ca

Northern Medical Program

Suzanne Evans

Rural Clinic Years Coordinator
Suzanne.Evans@unbc.ca

Chrissy Ingram

Year 1-2 Course Manager
Chrissy.Ingram@unbc.ca

Amelia Kaiser

Senior Manager, Medical Education
amelia.kaiser@unbc.ca

Amber Rushton

Clinical Years Supervisor
amber.rushton@unbc.ca

Jenny Shawara

Year 1-2 Program Coordinator
Jenny.Shawara@unbc.ca

Southern Medical Program

Janet Halbasch

Rural Family Practice and Year 3 Program Coordinator

janet.halbasch@interiorhealth.ca

Allison Gilbert

Year 1-2 Course Manager

allison.gilbert@ubc.ca

Sara Theriault

Year 1-2 Coordinator

smp.familypractice@ubc.ca

Elaine Sykes

Year 3-4 Program Manager

elaine.sykes@interiorhealth.ca

Academic Health Clinics
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Dr. Navin Prasad

UBC Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic Director, Division of Sports Medicine
604 822 3614
nprasad@mail.ubc.ca

Julianna Shipanoff

Senior Clinic Manager
julianna.shipanoff@ubc.ca

Geeta Kalha

Clinic Manager
604 822 0425
geeta.kalha@familymed.ubc.ca

Spomenka Majstoric

Clinic Receptionist
604 827 4092
spomenka.majstoric@familymed.ubc.ca

Rowena Molo

Billing Clerk / Clinic Receptionist
604 822 8198

Kathy McAran

Clinical Office Assistant
604 827 4205

Special Interest
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Dr. Launette Rieb

Addictions
604 263 4998
launette.rieb@ubc.ca

Dr. Margaret McGregor

Geriatrics
604 875 4111 ext. 61871
mrgret@mail.ubc.ca

Dr. Videsh Kapoor

Global Health
604 827 4168
videshkapoor@hotmail.com

Dr. Farah Shroff

Maternal and Newborn Health
604 682 3269
farah.shroff@ubc.ca

Dr. David Kuhl

Men’s Health Research
Co-Principle Investigator, Project 4
Tel 604 806 8411
david.kuhl@ubc.ca

Research
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Dr. Wendy Norman

Director
604 761 7767
wendy.norman@ubc.ca

Sarah Munro

Postdoctoral Fellow
CART
sarah.munro@ubc.ca

Dr. Andrew Noel Livingstone Buskard

Site Coordinator, Hockey Fans in Training
andrew.buskard@ubc.ca

Affiliated Organizations
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Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

Dr. Sabrina Wong
Director
604 827 5584
sabrina.wong@nursing.ubc.ca

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility

Dr. Pierre Guy
Co-Director
Tel 604 875 5809
pierre.guy@ubc.ca

Centre for Rural Health Research (CRHR)

Dr. Stefan Grzybowski
Co-Director
604 827 2544
sgrzybow@mail.ubc.ca

Dr. Jude Kornelsen
Co-Director
604 827 2544
jude.kornelsen@familymed.ubc.ca

Contraception Access Research Team

Dr. Wendy V. Norman
604 761 7767
wendy.norman@ubc.ca

Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc)

Dr. Ray Markham
Executive Director
604 738 8222
rmarkham@rccbc.ca

Dr. Granger Avery
Associate Director
604 822 1906
gavery.rccbc@familymed.ubc.ca

Dr. Robert Woollard
Associate Director
604 827 4753
woollard@familymed.ubc.ca

Leslie Carty
Executive Manager
604 822 1906
leslie.carty@familymed.ubc.ca

Parvaneh Rahbar
Rural eMentoring BC, Senior Administrative Coordinator
604 822 4753
parvaneh.r@ubc.ca

Paul Kendal
Project Coordinator
604 827 4192
pkendal.rccbc@familymed.ubc.ca

Elisa Chow
Specified Projects Manager
echow@rccbc.ca

Rural Education Action Place (REAP)

Dr. John Pawlovich
Director
604 853 6687
jpawlovich@csfs.org

Lisa Hetu
Administrative Manager
604 827 4188
lisa.hetu@familymed.ubc.ca

Hillary Kovach
REAP Senior Program Assistant
604 827 1504
hillary.kovach@familymed.ubc.ca

Sydney Phan
REAP Program Assistant
604 822 2675
sydney.phan@familymed.ubc.ca

Rural Health Services Planning Research Network of BC (RHSRNbc)

Dr. Stefan Grzybowski
Director
604 827 2194
sgrzybow@mail.ubc.ca

Arlin Cherian
Research Coordinator
604 827 2194
arlin.cherian@ubc.ca

Providence Health Care (St. Paul’s Hospital)

Dr. Nardia Strydom
Head, Department of Family & Community Medicine
604 806 8444
nstrydom@providencehealth.bc.ca

Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI)

Dr. Lori Brotto
Executive Director
604 875 2424 ext. 4873
lori.brotto@cw.bc.ca