8
|
Dr. Fraser was a member of many scientific organizations and served on the editorial boards of the CAR Journal, Investigative Radiology and Applied Radiology. During his career, Dr. Fraser was honoured with Fellowships by the American College of Radiology, the American College of Chest Physicians and the Royal College of Radiology of the United Kingdom. He received gold medals from the Chicago Medical and Radiological Societies, the American Roentgen Ray Society and the Radiological Society of North America. He was named a Living Legend by the American College of Radiology. He was also awarded a Doctor of Science Degree (Honoris Causa) at McGill in 1994. Bob Fraser was a superb teacher who always stressed the importance of team work with colleagues of other specialties with whom his background in pathology, physiology and clinical medicine would result in constructive and beneficial discussions conducted in a casual atmosphere, never losing sight of the seriousness of the matter. He was a leader as an educator and his informal teaching at the view box and at rounds was always most entertaining and stimulating. His formal lectures and presentations were meticulously prepared, clearly and beautifully delivered. He was an enormously popular lecturer and was invited to present no less than 27 national and international lectureships and annual orations. A tireless and productive scientific researcher, Dr. Fraser authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific articles and exhibits and participated in seven books, but he will be remembered specifically for his outstanding standard reference of pulmonary radiology multi volume text Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest initially written with Dr. J.A.P. Paré and in later editions co-authored by both of the original authors’ sons and the late Dr. George Genereux. The textbook is now translated in five languages and is a reference of most medical libraries throughout the world. ..... and he will be warmly remembered for his "joie de vivre"
..... |
|
|
THIS NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY |
|
|
Department of Radiology MUHC/MNH |
|
Volume
18–number2–Bibliothèque nationale, ISSN 1180-0844 National Library of Canada,
Production – Denis Melanson – Neurikon Inc. |
|
Bob
Fraser was active in many organizations in Canada and in the United States. He
held several key positions in the Canadian Association of Radiologists and
served as its President in 1970-1971. He was first Vice-President of the
American Roentgen Ray Society (1972-1973) and a member of the Council of the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1975-1976). He was
Consultant in Radiology at the Canadian Forces Medical Council from 1969-1976
and advisor in Radiology, Department of Veterans Affairs, Canada from 1970-1976.
He had been a member of the Advisory Committee of the Leo G. Rigler Center for
Radiology Sciences at the University of California from its inception in 1971.
He was a founder of the exclusive international and inter-disciplinary
Fleischner Society and was its first President in 1970.| çPrevious |
8
|