Dr. Phil Gold, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate

This video about McGill's Phil Gold, laureate of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, was produced by the CMHF.

A brilliant mind with a distinguished record of scientific achievement in immunology and cancer, Dr. Gold is known to many as a caring physician, humanitarian, gifted teacher and inspirational leader. He represents all that is good in Canadian medicine.

In 1965, Dr. Gold and his colleague Dr. Samuel Freedman published a seminal paper on their groundbreaking discovery of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), the first clinically-useful human tumour marker and one that is found in 70% of cancer patients. It was a concept-shifting discovery and helped shape the modern era of cancer immunology and tumour markers.

The impact of the CEA discovery, along with other work in the division of clinical immunology and allergy at the Montreal General Hospital, led to the establishment of the McGill Cancer Centre (MCC) in 1974. Thirty-five years later, Dr. Gold's original dream of creating a first-rate cancer centre by centralizing the efforts of McGill University and its affiliated hospitals has been realized. The MCC is one of the top cancer research institutes in the country.

Perhaps Dr. Gold's most outstanding quality is related to what he loves best: teaching. Dr. Gold cares deeply about his students and residents. He has been instrumental in establishing national programs aimed at inspiring the next generation of clinican-scientists, and has raised extraordinary sums of money for the medical community.

Dr. Gold has been the recipient of numerous international awards and has been elected to many prestigious scientific organizations. He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada (1986), an Officer of l'Ordre nationale du Québec (1990), and a member of the Academy of Great Montrealers (1986). He has also received the Gairdner Foundation International Award (with Dr. Freedman, 1978) and the F.N.G. Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association (1986).

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Coming from a past student, I can say that this guy is unbelievably inspiring and kind. He is the best teacher I have EVER had. I just wish I could be as much of a remarkable person as he is, or even 1/10 of that. Thanks Dr.Gold for helping us undergrads believe in ourselves and giving us the boost to shoot for the stars.