Gold-en Hall of Fame
Dr. Phil Gold聽made Canadian medical history in 1965鈥攁nd now it鈥檚 official. Forty-five years after he and his colleague Dr. Samuel Freedman discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)鈥攚hich, as the first clinically useful human tumour marker, revolutionized the diagnosis and management of cancer鈥擥old is being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He is professor of medicine, physiology and oncology in 看片视频鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine, and executive director of the Clinical Research Centre at the Montreal General Hospital.
鈥淭he relevance of Dr. Gold鈥檚 discovery over four decades ago stands today as an indelible testament to the value of research,鈥� says Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, Director of the Research Institute (RI) at the MUHC. 鈥淗e is a trusted friend to his colleagues, an invaluable contributor to many RI committees and a role model for young investigators.鈥�