Phil Gold Explained

Phil Gold
Birth Date:17 September 1936
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec
Alma Mater:McGill University
Awards:Order of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Phil Gold (born September 17, 1936) is a Canadian physician, scientist, professor and author.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a BSc degree in 1957, a MSc degree in 1961, a MD degree in 1961,[1] and a PhD in 1965 from McGill University. He obtained his Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada fellowship certification in Internal Medicine in November 1966.

In 1965, he co-discovered with Samuel O. Freedman the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), which resulted in a blood test used in the diagnosis and management of people with cancer.[2] [3]

He is the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine,[4] and Professor of Physiology and Oncology, at McGill University. He was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at McGill and Physician-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital.

In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada[5] and promoted to Companion in 1985. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec and promoted to Grand Officer in 2019. In 1977, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1978, he was awarded the Gairdner Foundation International Award, awarded to three to six people for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal and the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal. On April 13, 2010, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McGill 1961 Yearbook, Faculty of Medicine Page 174". 1961 . 1961.
  2. Discovery of the Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA). 1965. 2138078 . Gold . P. . Freedman . S. O. . The Journal of Experimental Medicine . 122 . 3 . 467–481 . 10.1084/jem.122.3.467 . 4953873 .
  3. Web site: The Discovery of CEA . YouTube . McGill University . 25 August 2023 . 2015.
  4. Web site: Named/Endowed Chair Appointments at McGill University . Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) . McGill University . 7 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Order of Canada citation . July 4, 1978. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082805/http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=649 . 2016-03-04 .
  6. Web site: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Dr. Phil Gold 2010 Laureate . YouTube . CMHF . 25 August 2023 . 2010.
  7. Book: Gold . Phil . Gold's Rounds . April 2023 . McGill-Queen's University Press . Montreal . 978-0-2280-1758-5 . 1350839675 . 200 . 23 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada . 1977.
  9. Web site: Awards . McGill.ca . 2015.
  10. Web site: Canada Gairdner International Award . 1978.
  11. Web site: Officer of the Order of Canada . www.gg.ca . 1978.
  12. Web site: Manning Award for Development of a Cancer Blood test . 1982. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503082839/http://www.manningawards.ca/awards/winners/pgold.shtml . 2013-05-03 .
  13. Web site: Companion of the Order of Canada . www.gg.ca . 1985.
  14. Web site: Appointed Grand Officer of the Order of Quebec . 2019.
  15. Web site: Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal . www.gg.ca . 2002.
  16. Web site: AACC - Edwin F. Ullman Award . 2004.
  17. Web site: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame . 2010.
  18. Web site: Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal . www.gg.ca . 2012.
  19. Web site: Queens University Honorary Doctorate . May 24, 2018.
  20. Web site: UBC Honorary Doctorate . 2019.
  21. Web site: UBC Vancouver 2019 Honorary Degree . YouTube . UBC . 25 August 2023 . 2019.
  22. Web site: McGill Medal . October 27, 2022.