Waugh, Douglas Oliver William

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Waugh, Douglas Oliver William

1918-1997

Douglas Oliver William Waugh, pathologist, was born in 1918 in Hove, Sussex, England. His parents emigrated to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Dr Waugh entered the University of Manitoba in 1935 and graduated three years later with his B.A. In 1938 he entered McGill University where he received his M.D., C.M. (1942); his M.SC. in Pathology (1948); and his Ph.D. in Pathology (1950).During World War II, Douglas Waugh served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Following the war he held various academic appointments at a number of universities including McGill (1946-1950), University of Alberta (1950-1958), Dalhousie (1964-1970) and Queen's (1958-1964, 1970-1975). In 1975 he resigned to take up the position of Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, located in Ottawa. He remained as Director until his retirement in 1983. After his retirement he devoted himself to writing and for a number of years carried on a popular column in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. He died in 1997.

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