Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)

Claude Bertrand
Born(1917-03-28)March 28, 1917
DiedAugust 7, 2014(2014-08-07) (aged 97)
Montreal, Quebec
Known forNeurosurgeon
AwardsOrder of Canada

Claude Bertrand CC (March 28, 1917 – August 7, 2014) was a Canadian neurosurgeon.[1]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Claude Bertrand, MD". Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
  2. ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2010
  3. ^ "Claude BERTRAND obituary". Legacy.com.