Former CMA president
dead at 78
Dr. Gustave Gingras, an internationally renowned rehabilitation specialist whose awards included the Order of Canada and the CMA's F.N.G. Starr Award, died May 9 at his Prince Edward Island home. He was 78. Born in Montreal, Gingras founded the Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal in 1949 and served as its executive director until 1977. His expertise in rehabilitation of the disabled was in demand around the world, and he served as a consultant to the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the Canadian Red Cross and the Canadian International Development Agency.
Gingras moved to Prince Edward Island in 1977, where he served as director of rehabilitation services for the Ministry of Health, president of the provincial hospital association and chancellor of the University of PEI. He was president of the CMA in 1972-73 and was also a leader in many of the other medical organizations in which he played a role. In a letter of condolence sent on behalf of all Canadian physicians, CMA president Dr. Jack Armstrong said Gingras "was a celebrated physician and a leader in Canadian medicine. He will be missed by the medical community."
| CMAJ June 15, 1996 (vol 154, no 12) |