Updated: Sun, 10/06/2024 - 10:30

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

William FEINDEL, MD

Director 1972 - 1984

Nova Scotian born, William Feindel (1918-2014) studied at Acadia University and Dalhousie University before taking his medical degree at McGill University. A Rhodes Scholar, he received a D. Phil. from Oxford University in 1949. He completed his surgical residency at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He founded the Neurosurgical Department at the University Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1955. Four years later, he returned to the MNI, where he became the first William Cone Professor of Neurosurgery. He succeeded Theodore Rasmussen as MNI Director in 1972. During his twelve years as director, Feindel introduced the first CAT and MRI units in Canada and installed Canada's first PET system using a miniature cyclotron. During his tenure, the MNI expanded with new facilities to house the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre. Feindel was the official curator of the Wilder Penfield Archive and was the MNI's historian. Among his distinctions are membership in the Order of Canada, the Royal Society of Canada and the National Order of Quebec. He was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2003.

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.

 

 

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