Donald Calne

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Donald Brian Calne (born 1936) is a Canadian neurologist who is a leading Parkinson's disease researcher. He was the first researcher who used synthetic dopamine to treat Parkinson's disease. He has shown that latent damage occurs in the brain even before the symptoms of Parkinson's disease appears.

Born in London, England, he received his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Oxford University.

From 1981 to 2001, he was the Director of the Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre at the University of British Columbia and a professor of neurology.

He is a member of the National Parkinson Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the World Parkinson Congress.

In 2000, he published the book, Within Reason: Rationality and Human Behavior

In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2001, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2002, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.