James C. Hogg

Doctor James C. Hogg (born December 3, 1935) is a Canadian physician.[1]

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] Hogg studied medicine at the University of Manitoba and McGill University. He completed his residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McGill.[2] Hogg became an assistant professor in pathology at McGill in 1971 and moved to the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1977.[3] He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1974 and of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992.[2] He is the principal investigator at the UBC James Hogg Research Centre at St. Paul's Hospital and professor emeritus in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at UBC.[4]

Hogg has been recognized for his research into Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He received the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award in 2013.[4]

He became an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and was named to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. James C. Hogg". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2010.
  2. 1 2 "James C. Hogg MD, PhD". St. Paul's Hospital UBC.
  3. ↑ "James C. Hogg". Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
  4. 1 2 "Dr. James Hogg given national award for leadership in medicine". University of British Columbia.


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