a result of the punches or was simply unaware of a current appendicitis prior, and Whitehead was never charged. Notable faculty and alumni Bernard Nathanson M.D., C.M. 1949 — obstetrician/gynecologist Victor Dzau M.D., C.M. 1972 — president of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, former president and CEO of Duke University Medical Center Daniel Borsuk O.Q., B.Sc. 2000, M.D., C.M. 2006, M.B.A. 2006 — performed first face transplant in Canada Thomas Chang O.C., M.D., C.M., Ph.D., FRCP(C), FRS(C) — pioneer in biomedical engineering, “Father of Artificial Cells” Robert Thirsk O.C., O.B.C., M.D., C.M., M.S., M.B.A. — Canadian engineer and physician, astronaut, and chancellor emeritus University of Calgary. Joannie Rochette M.D., C.M. 2020 — medal-winning Olympic figure skater E. Fuller Torrey M.D., C.M. 1963 — psychiatrist and schizophrenia researcher, founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center Maurice Brodie M.D., C.M. 1928 — polio researcher, who developed the polio vaccine in 1935 Jack Wright M.D., C.M. 1928, — internationally top-ranked tennis star, winner of three Canadian Open men's singles titles and four doubles titles Mark Cohen M.D., C.M. 1992 — ophthalmologist, laser eye surgeon and co-founder of LASIK MD Avi Wallerstein — ophthalmologist, laser eye surgeon and co-founder of LASIK MD Charles Scriver M.D., C.M. 1955 — Canadian pediatrician and biochemical geneticist Dafydd Williams O.C., O.Ont., M.D., C.M. 1983, M.S., M.B.A. — a Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author and multi-mission astronaut. David R. Boyd M.D., C.M. 1963, — trauma surgeon, and developer of Regional Trauma Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Charles R. Drew M.D., C.M. 1933 — father of modern blood-banking; namesake of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; founding medical director of the Red Cross Blood Bank in the United States Richard Goldbloom O.C., O.N.S., M.D., C.M. 1949 — pediatrician, chancellor of Dalhousie University 1986-2004 Paul Bruce Beeson M.D., C.M. 1933 — professor of medicine, specializing in infectious diseases; discoverer of interleukin-1 Ian Stevenson M.D., C.M. 1943 — Canadian-born U.S. psychiatrist Ken Evoy M.D., C.M. 1979 — Emergency physician, entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the board of SiteSell William Wright M.D., C.M. 1848 — first person of colour to earn a medical degree in North America Laurent Duvernay-Tardif M.D., C.M. 2018 — offensive guard for the NFL's New York Jets Phil Gold, B.Sc. 1957, M.Sc. 1961, M.D., C.M. 1961, Ph.D. 1965 — physician, scientist, and professor, discoverer of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), the first biomarker for cancer