Dr. Osama Roshdy and Dr. Jessica Ho, a medical resident in dermatology, take a biopsy of a cancerous growth behind the right ear of Robert Bixenspanner. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
June 2025Spotlight feature

Odds of beating cancer boosted through cooperation among doctors in multiple specialties

In battling cancer, JGH physicians in various medical specialties work closely together to maximize the quality of treatment.

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Front page in 1912 of Der Kanader Adler (The Canadian Eagle), Montreal’s daily Yiddish newspaper, with a photo and article about the launch of the Herzl Dispensary. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversarySeptember 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Launch of the Herzl Dispensary, a JGH forerunner

Launched in 1912, the Herzl Dispensary provided care to Montreal’s growing Jewish population and served as a forerunner of the JGH.

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Dr. Michael Hier
July 2023Milestones

Dr. Michael Hier becomes Full Professor at McGill University

Dr. Michael Hier, JGH Chief of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, has been promoted to Full Professor at McGill University.

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Michael Douglas (centre) with Dr. Saul Frenkiel (right) and Dr. Sheldon Elman, Chairman of Medisys Health Group, at a McGill University fundraising gala co-chaired by Drs. Frenkiel and Elman.
85th Anniversary - ArchivesJuly 2019

From the archives: Michael Douglas praises JGH expertise in diagnosing his throat cancer

In May 2010, Michael Douglas offered public thanks to Dr. Saul Frenkiel, former Chief of the JGH Division of Otolaryngology, for correctly diagnosing the actor’s throat cancer after other physicians had missed it.

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