REEBYE, Rajiv

Title(s): Professor, Consultant Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director of New Westminster Rehabilitation Medicine.

Current Position/Designation: Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Institutional Affiliation: University of British Columbia, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine

Active Email Address: rajiv.reebye@vch.ca

Telephone Number (WhatsApp): 1 604 765 1949

Professor Rajiv Reebye, MD, FRCPC

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) Physician and Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
  • Program director of the neurorehabilitation and spasticity fellowship program at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
  • Special interest in neurorehabilitation and spasticity curriculum design at the national and international levels.

Relevant Professional Skills/Experiences

  • Attending physician: inpatient acquired brain injury and neuro-musculoskeletal programs at GF Strong Rehabilitation Center, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Consulting physician: UBC Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and the Children’s Hospital Spinal Cord Clinic.
  • Clinical and research interests: multimodal spasticity management; ultrasound use in monitoring spastic muscle changes, health promotion, and systems research.
  • Clinical teaching of medical students, residents and physicians at UBC.

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Vice-chair of the Specialty Committee for the discipline of PMR at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
  • Chair of the Special Interest Group for ISPRM (International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation).
  • 2022 Meredith Marks Award for Education, the highest education award by the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Excellence in Education.
  • University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine prize for innovation for continuing education and continuing professional development in 2021.
  • Awarded as co-director of CANOSC—the 2022 Haim Ring Award by the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ISPRM) for excellence in International educational exchanges and collaboration.