Charles Tator

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Charles H. Tator OC (born August 24, 1936) is a Canadian physician.[1]

Born in

PhD and continuing his training in neurosurgery. In 1969, Tator became a fellow in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Neurosurgery. In the same year, he became an assistant professor at the university and he became a Professor in 1980. He was head of the neurosurgery division at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
and served as director of the Toronto Hospital Neurosciences Centre from 1983 to 1988. From 1990 to 1999, he was associate director of the Playfair Neuroscience Unit at the Toronto Hospital and he was chairman of the neurosurgery division at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 1999.

Tator's primary area of research was spinal cord injury, including injury prevention, especially in sports and recreation, and treatment. In 1992 he founded Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord, an injury prevention foundation, and served as its president until 2007.[2] In July 2012, Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord was amalgamated with three other organizations (Safe Communities Canada, Safe Kids Canada and SMARTRISK), to form Parachute, a national, charitable organization.[3] Tator has been a member of Parachute's Board of Directors since its inception.[2] 2013, he published Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention.[4]

Tator was awarded on October 21, 1999 and invested on April 26, 2000 as a Member of the

Terry Fox Hall of Fame.[1] On November 9, 2017, Tator was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[6] He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2020.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Charles H. Tator". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "Parachute - Board of Directors". www.parachutecanada.org. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  3. ^ "Parachute - Our History". www.parachutecanada.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
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  5. ^ a b "Charles Haskell Tator, O.C." Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame welcomes newest members". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  7. ^ "Class of 2020 unveiled for Order of Hockey in Canada". Hockey Canada. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.


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