Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1990-10-25
Invested on: 1991-04-17
He is a well-known clinical endocrinologist whose research in the area of thyroid physiology and pathology has contributed to improved health care in Canada, especially for newborn infants. The former Director of the Thyroid Research Laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital, he continues his work as a teacher and research scientist as Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.