Donald Brian Calne

Medicine

Neurologist who first used synthetic dopamine to treat Parkinson's disease.

Birthplace
London, England

Family Members

    Title
    Director , Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre

    Office
    Vancouver Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

    Status
    Working

    Degrees
    • MA, Oxford U
    • BM, Oxford U
    • DM, Oxford U

    Awards
    • British Columbia Science and Engineering Gold Medal, 1988
    • Adele and Robert Blank Award (New York University)
    • Professor Jacob Biety Faculty Research Prize (UBC)
    • Officer, Order of Canada, 1998
    • FGN Starr Gold Medal (Canadian Medical Association), 2000
    • Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science, 2001

    Last Updated
    June 12, 2011

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