Gustave Gingras
Canadian physician
Gustave Gingras (January 18, 1918 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949.2
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Born Jan 18, 1918, died May 9, 1996.1
About
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied medicine at the Université de Montréal following the completion of his BA at College Bourget in Rigaud, Quebec. In 1942, he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and served overseas during World War II. There, he studied neurosurgery as an intern at the Canadian Neurosurgical and Plastic Surgery Hospital in Basingstoke, England. Upon his return to Canada, he was inspired by Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon in Montreal, to focus on helping paraplegic and quadriplegic veterans of the war. As an expert in rehabilitation of disabled people, he served as a consultant to the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the Canadian Red Cross and the Canadian International Development Agency. He was president of the Canadian Medical Association from 1972 to 1973. He was Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1974 to 1982.
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Companies
- Canadian Medical AssociationChair 1972 to 197313
Early life and education
- 1943Université de Montréal3
Career
Occupation: physician, neurosurgeon.6
- 1972 to 1973President, Canadian Medical Association4
- 1972 to 1973Chair, Canadian Medical Association5
Personal life
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