ICORD Administration

ICORD is a research centre of both the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.

As a component of UBC, ICORD is associated with the University’s Faculty of Medicine, which provides innovative programs in the health and life sciences, teaching students at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, and generating more than $200 million in research funding each year.

ICORD is also a research centre within the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.  VCHRI is the research body of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, which includes BC’s largest academic and teaching health sciences centres: VGH, the UBC Hospital, and the G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre. In academic partnership with the University of British Columbia, VCH Research Institute brings innovation and discovery to patient care, advancing healthier lives in healthy communities across British Columbia, Canada, and beyond.

ICORD’s Executive is responsible for the management of ICORD. The Executive, through the Director, reports to UBC and VCHRI and receives advice and guidance from ICORD’s Advisory Bodies.

ICORD’s Administrative Personnel

Interim Director: Dr. Tom Oxland toxland@icord.org 604-675-8834
Program Coordinator: Mr. Jeremy Green jgreen@icord.org 604-675-8810
Operations Manager: Dr. Lowell McPhail mcphail@icord.org 604-675-8811
Administrative Manager: Ms. Cheryl Niamath niamath@icord.org 604-675-8844

Associate Directors

Clinical Research: Dr. Marcel Dvorak marcel.dvorak@vch.ca 604-875-5859
Rehabilitation Research: Dr. Andrei Krassioukov krassiuokov@icord.org 604-675-8826
Discovery Science: Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff tetzlaff@icord.org 604-675-8848
Education: Dr. Tania Lam tania.lam@ubc.ca 604-675-8807