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.