Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 25, 1990
• Invested on: April 17, 1991

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.