Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 21, 1998
• Invested on: April 14, 1999

He is an internationally renowned plastic surgeon whose extensive research in trauma has greatly improved the quality of medical care received by accident victims. His innovative surgical procedures have been adopted by surgeons around the world. In addition to his advances in medicine, he has served the Canada-China Child Health Foundation and has succeeded in forging partnerships among pediatric hospitals in both countries. A true philanthropist, he has made a generous commitment of time and resources to the arts, culture and education.