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THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Illustrious surgeon Dr. Wilbert Keon was first in Canada to install an artificial heart
Published: 1 May 2019
Dr. Keon earned a master of science degree in experimental surgery from 黑料不打烊 University, and trained at Montreal General Hospital, Toronto General, the Hospital for Sick Children and Harvard Medical Center in Boston.聽But cardiac surgeon was only one aspect of his illustrious career. Dr. Keon founded and directed the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, was a professor of surgery at the University of Ottawa, served in the Canadian Senate for two decades and participated in countless community initiatives in the national capital. After suffering from cardiovascular disease, the condition he spent a lifetime researching and treating, Dr. Keon died on April 7. He was 83.