Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1985-12-23
Invested on: 1986-04-09
Struck by the sight of horribly maimed victims of fires and explosions during W.W. II, he developed methods of burn treatment and related reconstructive surgery which are in universal use today. During his career as a renowned surgeon, administrator and teacher, largely at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, he has made varied contributions to the field of plastic surgery and is considered to be the father of reconstructive hand surgery in Canada.