Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 5, 2006
• Invested on: October 26, 2007

A pediatric orthopedic surgeon and high-profile sports medicine specialist, Norgrove Penny has helped change the lives of countless children with disabilities. Leaving a thriving practice, he set up the first orthopedic rehabilitation program in Uganda. He created a 50-bed rehabilitation unit and provided free surgery to children suffering from the effects of polio, club foot, bone infections and severe burns. He also trained other doctors and created community-based rehabilitation centres and surgical satellites. The model has been replicated throughout the developing world. Now back in Canada, he continues to help the World Health Organization and other agencies prevent childhood disabilities in developing nations.