Gustave Gingras

Gustave Gingras

Gustave Gingras CC (January 18, 1918 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949.

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 over seas 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 Dr. Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon in Montreal, to focus on helping paraplegic and quadriplegic veterans of the war. As an expert in rehabilitation of the disabled, 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.

References

* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/physicians/002032-220-e.html Famous Canadian Physicians: Dr. Gustave Gingras] at Library and Archives Canada

Honours

* In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
* In 1972, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.
* In 1998, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
* date unknown knight of the [venerable order of saint john]

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0020139 Gustave Gingras] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/132-135.htm Canada's Digital Collections biography]
* [www.geocities.com/.../5126/SMOMCA_ARM2.html heraldic arms]


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