Marc Dauphin

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Major Marc Dauphin (born 6 February 1953) is a retired Canadian military surgeon. He was based in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was in charge of the Role 3 Multinational Hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Major Dauphin was the basis for the character of Colonel Xavier Marks in the TV series Combat Hospital.[1]

He was born in Montreal and attended high school at Le Petit Séminaire de Québec (now Le Collège François de Laval), then studied medicine at Université Laval in Québec City.[2]

As a result of the trauma of serving in a war zone, he suffered from Posttraumatic stress disorder[3] and contemplated suicide.

Dauphin wrote "Combat Doctor" about his experiences in Afghanistan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Potter, Andrew. "The Performer. Maj. Marc Dauphin, military physician". Canadian Business. Retrieved 4 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Marc Dauphin". Retrieved 2 February 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Returning combat doctors suffering from PTSD". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 Oct 13. Retrieved 2 February 2014. 
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.ca/Combat-Doctor-Kandahars-Military-Hospital/dp/1459719263
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