Guy Breton | |
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![]() Breton in 2010 | |
11th Rector of the Université de Montréal | |
In office June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Luc Vinet |
Succeeded by | Daniel Jutras |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada | April 1, 1950
Alma mater |
Université de Sherbrooke (BA) McGill University (MD) |
Occupation | Radiologist |
Guy Breton CM OQ (born April 1, 1950, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec [1]) is a Canadian radiologist and academic administrator. From 2010 to 2020, he was rector of the Université de Montréal in Quebec, Canada. [2] [3] [4]
Breton received a Bachelor of Arts from the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, as well as a medical degree (M.D.) in 1974 from Université de Sherbrooke. [1] After completing a residency in diagnostic radiology at McGill University, he complemented his training with a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital. [5]
In 1979, he joined the Department of Radiology, Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Université de Montréal, where he was promoted to full professor in 1994, and became head of the department in 1996. [1] [3] [5] He has also served as president of the Association des radiologistes du Québec from 1987 to 1997, where he negotiated budgets on behalf of nearly 500 radiologist members. [5] In 2010, he was appointed as the rector of the Université de Montréal. [5]
In 2009, he was awarded the Albert Jutras Prize from the Association des radiologistes du Québec. [1] [6]
In 2014, Breton was named a Member of the Order of Canada and, in 2020, and officer of National Order of Quebec. [7] [8]
Guy Breton | |
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![]() Breton in 2010 | |
11th Rector of the Université de Montréal | |
In office June 1, 2010 – May 31, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Luc Vinet |
Succeeded by | Daniel Jutras |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada | April 1, 1950
Alma mater |
Université de Sherbrooke (BA) McGill University (MD) |
Occupation | Radiologist |
Guy Breton CM OQ (born April 1, 1950, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec [1]) is a Canadian radiologist and academic administrator. From 2010 to 2020, he was rector of the Université de Montréal in Quebec, Canada. [2] [3] [4]
Breton received a Bachelor of Arts from the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, as well as a medical degree (M.D.) in 1974 from Université de Sherbrooke. [1] After completing a residency in diagnostic radiology at McGill University, he complemented his training with a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital. [5]
In 1979, he joined the Department of Radiology, Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Université de Montréal, where he was promoted to full professor in 1994, and became head of the department in 1996. [1] [3] [5] He has also served as president of the Association des radiologistes du Québec from 1987 to 1997, where he negotiated budgets on behalf of nearly 500 radiologist members. [5] In 2010, he was appointed as the rector of the Université de Montréal. [5]
In 2009, he was awarded the Albert Jutras Prize from the Association des radiologistes du Québec. [1] [6]
In 2014, Breton was named a Member of the Order of Canada and, in 2020, and officer of National Order of Quebec. [7] [8]