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Born in [[Toronto]], he studied medicine at the [[University of Toronto]]. He interned at the [[Toronto General Hospital]] and returned to graduate studies in the [[neuropathology]] division at the University of Toronto, completing an [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[PhD]] and continuing his training in [[neurosurgery]]. In 1969, Tator became a fellow in the [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]] in Neurosurgery. In the same year, he became an assistant professor at the university and he became a Professor in 1980. He was head of the neurosurgery division at [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]] and served as director of the Toronto Hospital Neurosciences Centre from 1983 to 1988. From 1990 to 1999, he was associate director of the Playfair Neuroscience Unit at the Toronto Hospital and he was chairman of the neurosurgery division at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 1999.<ref name="spine">{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=4803&t=12&ln=Tator|title=Charles Haskell Tator, O.C.|last=|first=|date=|work=Governor General of Canada|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Nov. 11, 2017}}</ref> |
Born in [[Toronto]], he studied medicine at the [[University of Toronto]]. He interned at the [[Toronto General Hospital]] and returned to graduate studies in the [[neuropathology]] division at the University of Toronto, completing an [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[PhD]] and continuing his training in [[neurosurgery]]. In 1969, Tator became a fellow in the [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]] in Neurosurgery. In the same year, he became an assistant professor at the university and he became a Professor in 1980. He was head of the neurosurgery division at [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]] and served as director of the Toronto Hospital Neurosciences Centre from 1983 to 1988. From 1990 to 1999, he was associate director of the Playfair Neuroscience Unit at the Toronto Hospital and he was chairman of the neurosurgery division at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 1999.<ref name="spine">{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=4803&t=12&ln=Tator|title=Charles Haskell Tator, O.C.|last=|first=|date=|work=Governor General of Canada|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Nov. 11, 2017}}</ref> |
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Tator's primary area of research was [[spinal cord injury]], including injury prevention, especially in sports and recreation, and treatment. He founded Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord, an injury prevention foundation, and served as its president.<ref name=fame/><ref name=spine/> In 2013, he published ''Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/11/975 |title=Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention |last=Tator |first=Charles H |publisher=Canadian Medical Association |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |volume=185 |number=11 |date=August 6, 2013}}</ref> |
Tator's primary area of research was [[spinal cord injury]], including injury prevention, especially in sports and recreation, and treatment. He founded Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord, an injury prevention foundation, and served as its president.<ref name=fame/><ref name=spine/> In July 2012, Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord was united with Safe Communities Canada, Safe Kids Canada and SMARTRISK to form the national, charitable organization Parachute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parachutecanada.org/corporate/topic/C261|title=Parachute - Our History|last=|first=|date=|website=www.parachutecanada.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-11-17}}</ref> 2013, he published ''Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/11/975 |title=Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention |last=Tator |first=Charles H |publisher=Canadian Medical Association |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |volume=185 |number=11 |date=August 6, 2013}}</ref> |
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Tator was awarded on October 21, 1999 and invested on April 26, 2000 as a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref name="spine" /> He was awarded on November 18, 2016 with a promotion within the order, to Officer of the [[Order of Canada]]. He was named to the [[Canadian Medical Hall of Fame]] in 2009. In 2003, he was inducted into the [[Terry Fox Hall of Fame]].<ref name=fame>{{cite web |url=http://cdnmedhall.org/dr-charles-h-tator |title=Dr. Charles H. Tator |work=Canadian Medical Hall of Fame |year=2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155502/http://cdnmedhall.org/dr-charles-h-tator |archivedate=2014-02-02 |df= }}</ref> |
Tator was awarded on October 21, 1999 and invested on April 26, 2000 as a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref name="spine" /> He was awarded on November 18, 2016 with a promotion within the order, to Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref name="spine" /> He was named to the [[Canadian Medical Hall of Fame]] in 2009. In 2003, he was inducted into the [[Terry Fox Hall of Fame]].<ref name=fame>{{cite web |url=http://cdnmedhall.org/dr-charles-h-tator |title=Dr. Charles H. Tator |work=Canadian Medical Hall of Fame |year=2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155502/http://cdnmedhall.org/dr-charles-h-tator |archivedate=2014-02-02 |df= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:15, 17 November 2017
Doctor Charles H. Tator (born August 24, 1936) is a Canadian physician.[1]
Born in Toronto, he studied medicine at the University of Toronto. He interned at the Toronto General Hospital and returned to graduate studies in the neuropathology division at the University of Toronto, completing an MA and PhD and continuing his training in neurosurgery. In 1969, Tator became a fellow in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Neurosurgery. In the same year, he became an assistant professor at the university and he became a Professor in 1980. He was head of the neurosurgery division at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and served as director of the Toronto Hospital Neurosciences Centre from 1983 to 1988. From 1990 to 1999, he was associate director of the Playfair Neuroscience Unit at the Toronto Hospital and he was chairman of the neurosurgery division at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 1999.[2]
Tator's primary area of research was spinal cord injury, including injury prevention, especially in sports and recreation, and treatment. He founded Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord, an injury prevention foundation, and served as its president.[1][2] In July 2012, Think First Canada/Penser d'Abord was united with Safe Communities Canada, Safe Kids Canada and SMARTRISK to form the national, charitable organization Parachute.[3] 2013, he published Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention.[4]
Tator was awarded on October 21, 1999 and invested on April 26, 2000 as a Member of the Order of Canada.[2] He was awarded on November 18, 2016 with a promotion within the order, to Officer of the Order of Canada.[2] He was named to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2003, he was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. Charles H. Tator". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Charles Haskell Tator, O.C." Governor General of Canada. Retrieved Nov. 11, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Parachute - Our History". www.parachutecanada.org. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Tator, Charles H (August 6, 2013). "Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 185 (11). Canadian Medical Association.
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