Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)
Canadian neurosurgeon
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Claude Bertrand CC (March 28, 1917 – August 7, 2014) was a Canadian neurosurgeon.[1]
BornMarch 28, 1917
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 7, 2014 (aged 97)
Montreal, Quebec
KnownforNeurosurgeon
AwardsOrder of Canada
Claude Bertrand | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1917 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 7, 2014 (aged 97) Montreal, Quebec |
| Known for | Neurosurgeon |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1934 and a Doctor of Medicine from Université de Montréal in 1940. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1940, he went to Oxford in 1946, to work under Professor LeGros Clarke and Professor Graham Weddell.[citation needed]
In 1971, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his research work and his contribution to the advancement of neurosurgery".[2]
He died on August 7, 2014.[3] He was 97 years old.