Kristine M. Chapman

Dr. Kristine Chapman serves as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine and Director of the Neuromuscular Disease Unit at Vancouver Hospital. She actively contributes to medical education at UBC and nationally while holding key leadership positions in neurological societies.

Her educational background includes:

• Undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy
• Neurology training at UBC
• Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology Fellowship at Harvard

Dr. Chapman specializes in neuromuscular disorders with particular expertise in autoimmune nerve diseases and complex traumatic nerve injuries. Her clinical neurophysiology work focuses on advancing diagnostic protocols and treatment standards through provincial committees and national examinations.

She holds significant leadership roles including Past President of the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, board member of the Canadian Federation of Neurological Sciences, co-chair of the British Columbia Neuromuscular Task Force, and medical chair of the BC Neurodiagnostic Accreditation Committee. As an examiner for the CSCN EMG exam, she shapes national certification standards while directing clinical operations at Vancouver Hospital's Neuromuscular Disease Unit.