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Jacques Genest

Canadian physician and hypertension researcher (1919-2018) · Canada · Doctors · Died at 98

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2018Died5 January 20181996Prix Armand-FrappierAwardPrix Michel-SarrazinAward1994Canadian Medical Hall of FameAward1991Grand Officer of the National Order of QuebecAward1988Honorary Doctorate from University of Montpellier-IAward1982F.N.G. Starr AwardAward1977Prix Marie-VictorinAward1973Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1968Flavelle MedalAward1965Acfas Urgel-Archambeault AwardAward1963Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1919Born29 May 1919

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Awards

Prix Armand-Frappier1996

Prix Michel-Sarrazin1996

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame1994

Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec1991

Honorary Doctorate from University of Montpellier-I1988

F.N.G. Starr Award1982

Prix Marie-Victorin1977

Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1973

Flavelle Medal1968

Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award1965

Canada Gairdner International Award1963

Companion of the Order of Canada

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

About this person

Jacques Genest was a Canadian physician and scientist. He founded the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and was an emeritus professor at Université de Montréal and a professor at McGill University. Genest was best known for founding and leading several organizations related to clinical research in Québec and for his work on arterial hypertension.

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