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'''Andrew Alexander Simone''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born May 12, 1938) is a Canadian physician, [[Dermatology|dermatologist]] and founder of Canadian Food for Children, a charity which collects funds and food for starving children around the world. He operates an Etobicoke (Toronto) based practice as one of the few walk-in dermatology clinics in the region. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
Latest revision as of 17:30, 19 September 2024
Andrew Simone | |
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Born | Andrew Alexander Simone May 12, 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Education | |
Occupation | Dermatologist |
Years active | 1968–present |
Known for | Canadian Food for Children (founder) |
Spouse |
Joan Simone
(m. 1960; died 2022) |
Children | 14 |
Website | Official website |
Andrew Alexander Simone, CM (born May 12, 1938) is a Canadian physician, dermatologist and founder of Canadian Food for Children, a charity which collects funds and food for starving children around the world. He operates an Etobicoke (Toronto) based practice as one of the few walk-in dermatology clinics in the region.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Toronto, he is the son of a Sicilian immigrant father and a French-Canadian mother. He graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1963 from Queen's University and became a dermatologist in 1968 after specializing at Harvard Medical School.
Personal life
He was married to Joan Simone née Hoare, an English-Canadian, with whom he had 13 children.
In 1985, after meeting Mother Teresa, he founded Canadian Food for Children.[1]
A fitness enthusiast, Simone has completed four Ironman Triathlons and the Boston Marathon twice.[1]
Achievements and honours
- 1997: Doctor of Sacred Letters, Honoris Causa, University of St. Michael's College[1]
- 1998: Christian Stewardship Award, International Catholic Stewardship Council[1]
- 2000: Order of Canada[1]
- 2002: Order of Merit, Religious and Military Order of the Knightly Order of St. Catherine with Mount Sinai[1]
- 2006: St. Anthony's International Award for Solidarity With the Poor[1]
- 2019: Humanitarian Dermatology Certificate of Appreciation, International League of Dermatological Societies[1]
- 2020: Teasdale-Corti Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada[1]
References