Podcasts Other #ElderWisdom | Stories from the Green Bench Dr. Rea Brown - McGill University student, professor & athlete, remarkable medical career and surgeon during the Montreal massacre

Dr. Rea Brown - McGill University student, professor & athlete, remarkable medical career and surgeon during the Montreal massacre

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Episode #29 -\\xa0Dr. Rea Brown shares his story from the green bench of a career nothing short of remarkable, from growing up with a critically ill brother to finding himself in the world of medicine surrounded by pro athletes and on December 6, 1989 in Montreal saving the lives of several women after the \\xc9cole Polytechnique Tragedy (Montreal Massacre). Dr. Brown joins us from his home at The Village of Humber Heights in Etobicoke.\\n\\nErin Davis is joined by our guest co-host Doug Reed (Episode # 9) at The Village of Arbour Trails in Guelph while Lloyd takes the rest he needs.\\n\\nDr. Brown shares the story about his brother\\u2018s illness after having pneumonia - learning about a new antibody that was coming available now that the war coming to an end - Penicillin was the drug spoken of which helped him within a week at the Montreal Western Hospital.\\n\\n\\u201dMy first successful surgery was on a cob of corn.\\u201d -Dr. Rea Brown'