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null Another honour for Dr. Phil Gold

Dr. Phil Gold recently received the McGill Medal

Dr. Phil Gold receives the McGill Medal from Angela Campbell, co-Acting Provost and Assistant Provost. Credit: Owen Egan / Joni Dufour
Dr. Phil Gold receives the McGill Medal from Angela Campbell, co-Acting Provost and Assistant Provost. Credit: Owen Egan / Joni Dufour

Congratulations to Dr. Phil Gold, who received the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement on October 26, 2022. The McGill Medal, as it’s known, acknowledges the outstanding contributions of “retired members of McGill University’s academic staff who are uniquely deserving in light of their exceptional contributions to their discipline, to the University and to society at large.”

A caring physician – and former Physician-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital – Dr. Gold is also known as a humanitarian, a gifted teacher and an inspiring leader. He has had tremendous scientific achievements in immunology and cancer research, including the discovery of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) along with Dr. Samuel Freedman, which led to the development of the CEA blood test, which was the first blood test approved, internationally, for the detection and management of human cancer.

Recipient of numerous international awards and a host of honours, Dr. Gold has been elected to many prestigious scientific organizations. He was named a Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Québec (2019), a Companion of the Order of Canada (1986), an Officer of the Ordre national du Québec (1990) and a member of the Academy of Great Montrealers (1986).

The McGill Medal is another laurel added to his long list of distinctions.

Read the McGill Reporter article

November 24, 2022