Dr. Philip Gordon honoured for a lifetime of excellence in colorectal surgery

Dr. Philip Gordon, former JGH Chief of Colorectal Surgery, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology at McGill University. The award recognizes excellence in research, teaching and patient care.

Dr. Philip Gordon (centre) receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from Dr. David Eidelman (left), Dean of McGill’s Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Eduardo Franco, the James McGill Professor and Linda de Gunzburg Chair of McGill’s Bronfman Department of Oncology.

The presentation was made on October 23 at McGill to Dr. Gordon, who remains active in the JGH Division of Colorectal Surgery, and also serves at McGill as Professor of Surgery and Oncology, and as Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

This is the latest of many awards and leadership roles for Dr. Gordon, who was the Founding President of the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and co-author of a comprehensive textbook that is considered the authoritative reference work on colorectal surgery.

Dr. Gordon is also the only non-American to have served as President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (which named him a Master in Colorectal Surgery) and as President of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.