The Honourable Dr. Garth Alfred Taylor, OJ, Ph.D. (29 April 1944 – 19 November 2005) was a Jamaican ophthalmologist, professor, and humanitarian.
Born in Montego Bay, Taylor was a Queen's Scout in his youth. [1] He received his education at Cornwall College in Jamaica and Queen's University in Ontario. [1] He later became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the latter institution, [1] as well as chief of ophthalmology at Cornwall Community Hospital in Canada. [1]
Taylor was also the vice-president of ORBIS Canada, [1] a charity devoted to preventing and correcting avoidable cases of blindness in the developing world, and the co-founder of Canadian Surgical Eye Expeditions (CANSEE), [2] another charitable organization devoted to the same purpose. Working out of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane converted into a mobile field hospital, [1] he performed more than 1,000 charitable eye operations in more than 60 different countries, [1] during more than 100 separate surgical missions. [3] Taylor also provided on-site training for local doctors in cornea, cataract and refractive procedures. [1] For his efforts, he was honored with the Order of Jamaica in 2005. [4]
Taylor and his wife Beverly had two children: a daughter, Leanne, and a son, Gregory. [1] He died unexpectedly on 19 November 2005, as the result of an aortic aneurysm. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hallsworth, Alan. " Obituary: Garth Taylor", The Guardian, 7 December 2005.
- ^ Jamaica Information Service. " Late Dr. Garth Taylor Exceptional – High Commissioner to Canada Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine", 28 November 2005.
- ^ Hawaleshka, Danylo. " Garth Taylor Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Maclean's, 1 July 2004.
- ^ Lalah, Robert. " HONOURED – Ninety-seven to get National Awards Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Jamaica Gleaner, 6 August 2005.
- ^ Pincock, Stephen. " Garth Alfred Taylor", The Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9506, Page 204, published January 21, 2006.
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The Honourable Dr. Garth Alfred Taylor, OJ, Ph.D. (29 April 1944 – 19 November 2005) was a Jamaican ophthalmologist, professor, and humanitarian.
Born in Montego Bay, Taylor was a Queen's Scout in his youth. [1] He received his education at Cornwall College in Jamaica and Queen's University in Ontario. [1] He later became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the latter institution, [1] as well as chief of ophthalmology at Cornwall Community Hospital in Canada. [1]
Taylor was also the vice-president of ORBIS Canada, [1] a charity devoted to preventing and correcting avoidable cases of blindness in the developing world, and the co-founder of Canadian Surgical Eye Expeditions (CANSEE), [2] another charitable organization devoted to the same purpose. Working out of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane converted into a mobile field hospital, [1] he performed more than 1,000 charitable eye operations in more than 60 different countries, [1] during more than 100 separate surgical missions. [3] Taylor also provided on-site training for local doctors in cornea, cataract and refractive procedures. [1] For his efforts, he was honored with the Order of Jamaica in 2005. [4]
Taylor and his wife Beverly had two children: a daughter, Leanne, and a son, Gregory. [1] He died unexpectedly on 19 November 2005, as the result of an aortic aneurysm. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hallsworth, Alan. " Obituary: Garth Taylor", The Guardian, 7 December 2005.
- ^ Jamaica Information Service. " Late Dr. Garth Taylor Exceptional – High Commissioner to Canada Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine", 28 November 2005.
- ^ Hawaleshka, Danylo. " Garth Taylor Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Maclean's, 1 July 2004.
- ^ Lalah, Robert. " HONOURED – Ninety-seven to get National Awards Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine", The Jamaica Gleaner, 6 August 2005.
- ^ Pincock, Stephen. " Garth Alfred Taylor", The Lancet, Volume 367, Issue 9506, Page 204, published January 21, 2006.