René Simard (health professional)

René Simard
Born(1935-10-04)October 4, 1935
DiedMay 21, 2025(2025-05-21) (aged 89)
Occupationsphysician, cancer researcher and university administrator
AwardsOrder of Canada

René Simard, OC FRSC (October 4, 1935 – May 21, 2025) was a Canadian physician, cancer researcher and university administrator.

Early life and education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts from College Saint-Laurent in 1956 and a Doctor of Medicine from the Université de Montréal in 1962. He did his residency in pathology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and he received a Doctor of Science from the University of Paris in 1968.

Career

From 1993 to 1998, he was the rector of the Université de Montréal.

He is a co-author of On Being Human: Where Ethics, Medicine and Spirituality Converge.

Simard died on May 21, 2025, at the age of 89.[1]

Honours

In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

References

  1. ^ "Dr René Simard - May 21, 2025". Retrieved 2025-12-10.