• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Order of Canada

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 18, 2001
  • Invested on: August 31, 2002

  His Vancouver clinic attracts chronic pain patients from around the world. Founder and President of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain (ISTOP), he developed Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), a treatment method which bridges the gap between western medicine and traditional Chinese acupuncture. Also a clinical professor at the University of Washington, he is invited to lecture internationally on pain management and treatment, and his research findings have been included in numerous textbooks and journals. In addition, he is a founding director and past President of the Canadian Society of Asian Art.

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 17, 2024

  Chit Chan Gunn, O.C., O.B.C.
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  
  Chan Gunn has shared the benefits of his innovative chronic pain treatment, intramuscular stimulation (IMS), with the world. He continues to broaden its impact through increased training and research, as well as philanthropic investments in academic programs and professorships. His substantial and transformative gift to the University of British Columbia led to the establishment of the Chan Gunn Pavilion, an integrated space for exercise science and sports medicine.
  
  This is a promotion within the Order.