S. William A. Gunn

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Sisvan William Aram Gunn (February 10, 1926 โ€“ November 1, 2022) was a Canadian surgeon,[1][2][3] author, involved with various international health organizations.[4]

Sisvan William Aram Gunn[5][6][7] was born on February 10, 1926, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He completed his medical studies in Geneva.[8]

Prior to joining the World Health Organization, Gunn was a lecturer in History of Medicine and Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.[9] Formerly head of Emergency Relief Operations of the

WHO.[10]
Later, Scientific director vice president of the European Center for Disaster Medicine; founder[8] and president of the Medical Society of the World Health Organization[11] and president of the board of the International Association for Humanitarian Medicine (IAHM).[12][9][13]

Gunn authored and co-authored over 300 professional publications and 20 mono-graphs.[8][14][15]

Gunn was awarded the honorary doctorate of Palermo University.[1]

Gunn died on November 1, 2022, at the age of 96.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b Global Perspectives In Health - Vol. II - Disasters and Conflicts - S.W.A. Gunn May 14, 2005. Medical and Health Sciences - Volume VII. O. O. P. Hanninen; M. Atalay; B.P. Mansourian; A. Wojtezak; S.M. Mahfouz; H. Majewski; E. Elisabetsky; N. L. Etkin; R. Kirby; T.G. Downing and M.I. El Gohary. EOLSS Publications, Oct 12, 2010. p.316.
  2. PMID 30233836
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  3. ^ The Medical Directory ...: London, Provinces, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Abroad, Navy, Army & Air Force. J. & A. Churchill, Limited. 1963. p. 926.
  4. ISBN 978-94-009-2486-4
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  5. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. ^ "inauthor:"Sisvan William Aram Gunn" - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. ^ a b c Leo Klein, Professor S.W.A. Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSc (Hon), dr. h. c. A 90th Birthday Tribute Med. Sci. Lett. (Voj. Zdrav. Listy) 2016, vol. 85(1), p. 44-46. ISSN 0372-7025 PDF
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    CMAJ
    , Jun 9, 2009
  10. ISBN 978-0-585-33973-3
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  11. ISBN 978-1-4614-3495-5
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  12. ISBN 978-3-598-24648-7
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  13. ^ Directory of Geneva Global Health Actors - Graduate Institute. (Updated 2018).
  14. ^ Gunn, S. William. Overview at WorldCat
  15. ^ "S. William Gunn". find.library.unisa.edu.au. University of South Australia. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  16. ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters. December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  17. ^ "In Memoriam: Prof. William Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSC (Hon), dr h c (10. 2. 1926 โ€“ 1. 11. 2022)" (PDF). ACP. Retrieved 4 April 2023.


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