Guy Breton

Guy Breton

Guy Breton CM (born April 1, 1950, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec[1]) is a radiologist and academic administrator. In 2010, he was named rector of the Université de Montréal.[2][3]

Breton received a B.A. from the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, and a M.D. in medicine in 1974 from Sherbrooke University.[1] After serving a residency in diagnostic radiology at McGill University, he joined the Department of Radiology, Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Montréal in 1979, was promoted to full professor in 1994, and became head of the department in 1996.[1][3] He has also served as president of the Association des radiologistes du Québec from 1987 to 1997 and in 2009 was awarded their Albert Jutras Prize.[1][4] In 2010 he was appointed as the rector of the Université de Montréal.

In 2014, Breton was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Guy Breton biography, Université de Montréal, retrieved 2010-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Université de Montréal names Breton as Rector", Montreal Gazette, February 24, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Guy Breton named Université de Montréal rector", UdeMNouvelles (Université de Montréal), February 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ Jutras Prize award statement (in French), Association des radiologistes du Québec, retrieved 2010-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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