Our Team

Alan Andrew

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Nuclear Medicine, PET

Neuroradiology

Island Health Leadership Roles Department Head, Radiology, Island Health Subspecialty Interests Nuclear Medicine and Neuroradiology. Medical

James Curtis

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Nuclear Medicine, PET

Cardiac Imaging

Leadership Roles: Modality Lead for Nuclear Medicine, Island Health VRCI Executive- Governing Council Member

Kevin Forkheim

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Nuclear Medicine, PET

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests Cancer Imaging, MSK, Neuroradiology, thyroid imaging, bone density Leadership Roles Site Lead –

Vamshi Kotha

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

Cardiac Imaging

Medical Lead of Interventional Radiology, Island Health Subspecialty Interests Cardiac Imaging (SCMR level III),

Brent Lee

Radiologist

Breast Imaging

General Radiology

Island Health Leadership Roles Physician Lead for Mammography and Breast Imaging – Island

Jeff Hu

Radiologist

Musculoskeletal Radiology

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests MSK, Neuroradiology, Informatics Island Health Leadership Roles IHealth (Informatics) Physician Lead for Medical

George Yakemchuk

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine

General Radiology

Leadership Roles VRCI Executive – Governing Council member Subspecialty Interests Nuclear Medicine Medical School U of Calgary Residency Internship

Ning Su

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Nuclear Medicine, PET

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests Oncologic and functional imaging. Chest radiology Medical School Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2015 Residency Diagnostic

Paul Sobkin

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

Breast Imaging

Subspecialty Interests Interventional Oncology Medical School UBC 1992 Residency Oregon Health and Science University Radiology 2006 Fellowship(s) University of

Stuart Silver

VRCI President, Radiologist

Breast Imaging

Cardiac Imaging

Subspecialty Interests Body, cardiac and breast imaging Leadership Roles Medical director for West Coast Medical

Derek Chu

Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Nuclear Medicine, PET

General Radiology

Dr. Chu is an emeritus member of VRCI. While he recently retired from

John Mathieson

Radiologist

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests Body Imaging Previous Island Health Leadership Roles Department Head / Medical Director 2005

Jonathan Hickle

Radiologist

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Breast Imaging

Medical Modality Lead for CT- Island Health Subspecialty Interests MSK, Pain and Palliative Interventions Medical

Richard Eddy

Radiologist

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Breast Imaging

Dr. Eddy is a current partner and has been a Radiologist with

Rick Smith

Radiologist

General Radiology

Giang Nguyen

Radiologist

Chest Radiology

Cardiac Imaging

Island Health Leadership Roles MRI Modality Lead, South Island Lung Cancer Screening

Grayson Hall

Radiologist

Musculoskeletal Radiology

General Radiology

Island Health Leadership Roles Xray and Fluoroscopy Medical Lead VRCI leadership roles Governing Council member Dr.

Alex Koculym

Radiologist

General Radiology

Body Imaging

Subspecialty Interests Abdominal Imaging, Ultrasound, CT, MRI Dr. Koculym is one of our newest

Anvita Pauranik

Radiologist

Pediatric Neuroradiology

Neuroradiology

VRCI preferred contractor since 2023. Dr. Anvita Pauranik has completed fellowships in both

Ashwin Hegde

Radiologist

Pediatric Radiology

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests Pediatric radiology Emergency radiology Pain intervention Medical School St. Louis University School of Medicine 2009 Residency University

Chris King

Radiologist

Breast Imaging

Head and Neck Imaging

Island Health Leadership Roles Ultrasound modality lead VRCI leadership roles Treasurer Subspecialty Interests Head and Neck/neuro. Dr. King

Coby Kritzinger

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

General Radiology

Interventional Radiologist Subspecialty Interests Interventional Radiology Neuroradiology General Radiology Medical School University of Stellenbosch 2006 Residency UBC Radiology 2013 Fellowship(s) Interventional Radiology,

Dave Thomas

Radiologist

General Radiology

Body Imaging

Subspecialty Interests Abdominal Imaging General Radiology Medical School UBC 2015 Residency UBC Radiology 2020 Fellowship(s) Body Diagnostic and intervention. St

Doug Connell

Radiologist

Musculoskeletal Radiology

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests MSK Radiology, Emergency Radiology, Interventional Radiology Leadership roles Member – Quality Assurance Comittee Medical

Ian Weir

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests General Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Interventional Radiology Medical School University of Alberta, 1986 Residency University of

Melina Warren

Radiologist

Neuroradiology

General Radiology

Subspecialty Interests Diagnostic Neuroradiology Medical School University of Calgary Residency University of British Columbia Fellowship(s) New York University Board Certifications FRCPC Dr

Michael Huk

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

General Radiology

Group Scheduler

Nicola Finn

Radiologist

Body Imaging

General Radiology

South Island Medical Imaging Quality Assurance Lead – Island Health Subspecialty Interests Abdominal Imaging,

Robert Koopmans

Radiologist

General Radiology

Shane Greek

Interventional Radiologist

Interventional Radiology

Cardiac Imaging

Island Health Leadership Roles Assistant Department Head Subspecialty Interests Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Radiology,

Vanessa Van Raalte

Radiologist

General Radiology

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