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Information - Dr John V Fowles COA Member Appointed to the Order of Canada |
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COA Member Appointed to the Order of Canada
Dr. John V. Fowles
It is our pleasure to announce that John V. Fowles, M.B., B.S. (Lond.), FRCSC of Knowlton, QC was recently appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, our Country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement in important fields of human endeavour. He joins an outstanding group of orthopaedic colleagues, all members of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, who have received this esteemed award in the past: Companion: Dr. Robert B. Salter; Officers: Dr. Richard L. Cruess, Dr. Robert W. Jackson, and Dr. Carroll A. Laurin; Members: Dr. Gordon W.D. Armstrong (see COA Bulletin #58, p. 16, August/September 2002)and Dr. Frank Gunston (see COA Bulletin # 40, p. 21, February/March, 1998).
John Fowles graduated from Toronto in 1968 and spent much of the 1970’s as an orthopaedic surgeon, teacher and clinical researcher with CARE-Medico in Tunisia, Jordan, Afghanistan and Uganda. He continued his academic career at the University of Montreal where he was Director of Orthopaedic Training, Chief of Service at the University Hospital and founder of the Orthopaedic Imagery Research Laboratory (LIO). He was editor of the COA Bulletin and was editor and co-author of the COA “Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Orthopaedic Surgery”. He also chaired Orthopaedics Overseas Canada. In 1993, he was the RI Harris guest speaker for the COA AGM in Montreal.
Dr. Fowles was decorated with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee medal in 1977 and was appointed Officer of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia in 1987. He also received several awards from the COA and the Quebec Orthopaedic Association.
John Fowles is now pursuing his second career as an artist in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
We offer our congratulations to Dr. Fowles for this well-deserved recognition and honour.
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Dernière mise à jour : ( 09-03-2007 )
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