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University of Western Ontario.
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Charles Drake
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Born in Windsor, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from The University of Western Ontario. From 1974 until 1984 he was Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Western Ontario. In 1986, he co-founded the Robarts Research Institute, which was Canada"s only independent medical research centre until its recent merger with the university.
He was the president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1971–1973), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1977), the American College of Surgeons (1984–1985), the World Federation of Neurological Societies (1977–1981), the Society of Neurological Surgeons (1980), and the American Surgical Association (1986–1987).
In 1994 he was inducted in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. There is also a metal bust of his head outside London"s University Hospital, where Drake practiced.
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