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{{short description|Canadian physician}}
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|alma_mater = [[Université de Montréal]]
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'''Gustave Gingras'''{{Pronunciation-needed}}, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (January 18, 1918 – May 9, 1996) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949.
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|motto = Je Sers (I Serve)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gustave Gingras |access-date=27 May 2020 |url=https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1719&ShowAll=1 |publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority}}</ref>}}
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'''Gustave Gingras'''{{Pronunciation-needed}}<ref>{{cite web|title=How to pronounce Gingras (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - PronounceNames.com|date=November 12, 2015|website=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSq6hvyS7X0}}</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (January 18, 1918 &ndash; 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|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 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.
Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], he studied medicine at the [[Université de Montréal]] following the completion of his BA at College Bourget in [[Rigaud, Quebec|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 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.


==Honours==
==Honours==
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* In 1998, he was inducted into the [[Canadian Medical Hall of Fame]].
* In 1998, he was inducted into the [[Canadian Medical Hall of Fame]].
* Knight of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]].
* Knight of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]].

==Books==
* Gustave Gingras: Combats pour la Survie. Paris: Robert Laffont / Opera mundi, 1975.

* Gustave Gingras: Feet Was I to the Lame. Translated by Joan Chapman. London: Souvenir Press, 1977.


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/physicians/030002-2200-e.html Famous Canadian Physicians: Dr. Gustave Gingras] at Library and Archives Canada
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111219214823/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/physicians/030002-2200-e.html Famous Canadian Physicians: Dr. Gustave Gingras] at Library and Archives Canada


==External links==
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[[Category:Canadian neurosurgeons]]
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[[Category:Companions of the Order of Canada]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of Canada]]
[[Category:People from Montreal]]
[[Category:Physicians from Montreal]]
[[Category:Physicians from Prince Edward Island]]
[[Category:Physicians from Prince Edward Island]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian surgeons]]
[[Category:Canadian military personnel of World War II]]
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 9 November 2024

Gustave Gingras
Born(1918-01-18)January 18, 1918
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 9, 1996(1996-05-09) (aged 78)
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Occupationphysician
AwardsOrder of Canada
Gustave Gingras
CrestA strand of maple erect Gules and in saltire a palm branch and a laurel branch proper all entwined by a serpent Vert.
ShieldQuarterly Vert and barry undy Argent and Azure two flaunches per fess counterchanged of the field over all a cross formy the finials alternating gringolee and floretty all Or.
MottoJe Sers (I Serve)[1]

Gustave Gingras[pronunciation?][2] 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 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 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.

Honours

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Books

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  • Gustave Gingras: Combats pour la Survie. Paris: Robert Laffont / Opera mundi, 1975.
  • Gustave Gingras: Feet Was I to the Lame. Translated by Joan Chapman. London: Souvenir Press, 1977.

References

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  1. ^ "Gustave Gingras". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "How to pronounce Gingras (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - PronounceNames.com". YouTube. November 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Honorary Degree Citation - Gustave Gingras* | Concordia University Archives". archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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