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Dr. David Montoya, of the Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Unit, likes challenges of emergency diagnosis.
Dr. David Montoya, of the Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Unit, likes challenges of emergency diagnosis.

Dr. David Montoya, of the Sunnybrook Medical Centre Trauma Unit, likes challenges of emergency diagnosis.

Date8/15/1983
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Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
Treating the trauma: Dr. James Murray, head of Sunnybrook Medical Centre's hand unit straps a finger manipluator onto the palm of 23-year-old John Boothby of Orilla. Boothby's right hand was smashed in an car accident in June, 1982. There were 23 different pieces of bone. Says Murray: . . . the hand is such an important part of the body, not just physically but aesthetically.
1/1/1984
Dr. Philip Hall, an obstetrician-gynecologist with Toronto General Hospital's Ante-Natal Diagnosis Clinic, says Canadian doctors would also refuse to perform an amniocentesis to determine sex alone.
Dr. Philip Hall, an obstetrician-gynecologist with Toronto General Hospital's Ante-Natal Diagnosis Clinic, says Canadian doctors would also refuse to perform an amniocentesis to determine sex alone.
9/7/1979
Medical progress: Dr. Clive Mortimer demonstrates the scanner with the help of nurse Katherine Thomas. The scanner may be a big aid in diagnosis
Medical progress: Dr. Clive Mortimer demonstrates the scanner with the help of nurse Katherine Thomas. The scanner may be a big aid in diagnosis
2/2/1984
Scalpel, please: The ribbon is cut on the new emergency unit at Scarborough Centenary by Dr. Paul Truscott, acting chief of staff (left), and Dr. Edmund Urovitz, head of the medical staff society.
Scalpel, please: The ribbon is cut on the new emergency unit at Scarborough Centenary by Dr. Paul Truscott, acting chief of staff (left), and Dr. Edmund Urovitz, head of the medical staff society.
6/25/1986
Friendly exchange: Deng Pufang, in wheelchair right, shakes hands with Dr. David Houlden of Sunnybrook Medical Centre who created machine to diagnose extent of spinal cord injuries. Deng, founder and director of the China Fund for the Handicapped, is on North American tour.
Friendly exchange: Deng Pufang, in wheelchair right, shakes hands with Dr. David Houlden of Sunnybrook Medical Centre who created machine to diagnose extent of spinal cord injuries. Deng, founder and director of the China Fund for the Handicapped, is on North American tour.
9/28/1987
Diagnosis: Depart. Dr. Robert Cooper of O'Connor Dr. was contravening zoning regulations by having his offie in his home. The neighbors objected and the doctor now is on the move
Diagnosis: Depart. Dr. Robert Cooper of O'Connor Dr. was contravening zoning regulations by having his offie in his home. The neighbors objected and the doctor now is on the move
11/2/1972
Step three: Dr. Leo Mahoney, director of St. Michael's breast diagnosis clinic, operates a $29,000 infra red, closed circuit TV camera called a thermo(...)
Step three: Dr. Leo Mahoney, director of St. Michael's breast diagnosis clinic, operates a $29,000 infra red, closed circuit TV camera called a thermo(...)
9/17/1973
Step four: Colored pictures, developed in one minute are examined by Dr. Mahoney. He also checks x-rays and if the diagnosis is favorable he will tell(...)
Step four: Colored pictures, developed in one minute are examined by Dr. Mahoney. He also checks x-rays and if the diagnosis is favorable he will tell(...)
9/17/1973
Seeks cure: Dr. Umberto de Boni has researched Alzheimer's disease for 12 years. But he says a sure diagnosis still can't be made until the brain is e(...)
Seeks cure: Dr. Umberto de Boni has researched Alzheimer's disease for 12 years. But he says a sure diagnosis still can't be made until the brain is e(...)
8/12/1983
Step one: Volunteer at St. Michael's Hospital breast diagnosis centre brings coffee to a woman about to take the examination for breast cancer
Step one: Volunteer at St. Michael's Hospital breast diagnosis centre brings coffee to a woman about to take the examination for breast cancer
9/18/1973
Dr. Barry McLellan manned the radio at Sunnybrook medical Centre, directing paramedic operations at the crash scene.
Dr. Barry McLellan manned the radio at Sunnybrook medical Centre, directing paramedic operations at the crash scene.
4/11/1989
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
Job well done:L Dr. Marvin Tile, head of orthopedic surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, talks to 19-year-old Kevin Hansen, a student from Lowa, after an operation on Kevin's smashed hip socket that likely saved him from life in a wheelchair. Tile is one of North America's leading authorities on hip-socket surgery, performed at only a few hospitals in North America.
11/18/1983