Joseph Arthur Macfarlane

Background

Macfarlane, Joseph Arthur was born on April 23, 1893 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Son of Joseph and Catherine (Gemmel) MacF.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Saskatchewan, 1916, Doctor of Laws, 1949. Bachelor of Medicine, U. Toronto, 1922. Student (Rhodes Scholar), University of Oxford, 1922-1923.

Doctor of Medicine (honorary) Laval University, 1952.

Honorary Doctor’s degree U. Brazil. Doctor of Laws, University Western Ontario, 1960.

Career

1 son, Andrew. Staff Toronto General Hospital, 1926. Faculty medicine U. Toronto, 1926, dean faculty medicine, since 1946, chairman medical science advisory council, since 1961. Consultant surgeon Department Veterans Affairs, since 1945.

Achievements

• Joseph Arthur Macfarlane has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon, university official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with 11th Field Ambulance Royal Canadian Army, 1916-1918, lieutenant colonel, 15th general hospital, 1939-1941. Fellow Royal College Surgeons (Edinburgh, Canada, England), Association Surgeons Great Britain. Member American Surgical Association, Canadian Society Clinical Surgeons, Nu Sigma Nu.

Connections

Married Marguerite Walker, September 22, 1926.

Father:

Joseph MacF.

Mother:

Catherine (Gemmel) MacF.

Spouse:

Marguerite Walker