Donald W. Baxter (August 24, 1926 – July 24, 2012) was a Canadian neurologist Emeritus Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and former Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.[1] He graduated from Queen's University and trained at McGill University Health Centre, Kingston General Hospital[2] and Boston City Hospital.[3] In 1962, he became Associate Professor of Neurology at McGill University and was later chairman of the institute's Neurology and Neurosurgery Departments. Between 1984 and 1992 he was MNI Director;[4] a role he continued in the capacity of Interim Director from 2000-2002. In 1996 he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.[5]
Baxter was President of the Canadian Neurological Association[6] (1969–1970) and an Officer, Order of Canada (1995).[1]
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- ^ Hanaway, Joseph; Burgess, John H. (May 1, 2016). The General: A History of the Montreal General Hospital. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773598645.