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Alice Benjamin

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Alice Benjamin OC OQ (born 9 September 1945, Piravom, India) is a Canadian specialist in fetal and maternal medicine.

Education

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She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kerala (1964) and a doctorate in medicine from the University of Delhi (1971).[1] She completed her internship at the Lady Harding Medical College Hospital in New Delhi in 1970-71 and completed her residency in ob/gyn at McGill University at the Jewish General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal including fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine in 1978.[1] [2]

Career and research

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Benjamin holds a certificate in obstetrics and gynecology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1977) and a certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec. She became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1981.[1]

A consultant with Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Ontario from 1978 to 1979, Benjamin joined the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal in 1979.[1] She belongs to the perinatal unit and is associate professor at McGill University. Benjamin established and became director of the Royal Victoria Hospital's Antenatal Day Center in 1979.[1] She focuses on high-risk pregnancies and works with a multidisciplinary team that supports treatment that avoids hospitalization, so that patients can remain with their families - a first in North America.[1]

Benjamin was one of four specialists who sued McGill University Health Centre over medical quotas.[3][4]

Benjamin pursues many philanthropic endeavours including supporting children through the World Vision child sponsorship programme, and The Salvation Army.[5]

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Alice Benjamin – Ordre national du Québec". Ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Alice Benjamin".
  3. ^ "Doctors sue MUHC over delivery quotas". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "MUHC being sued by obstetricians and gynecologists for quotas limiting deliveries". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Alice Benjamin, MD FRCS(C) FACS , - Obstetrics and Gynecology - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Obstetrics-gynecology pioneer Dr. Alice Benjamin honoured for life's work". montrealgazette.
  7. ^ "Mother's Day Launch for new fund honouring extraordinary obstetrician Dr. Alice Benjamin". The Suburban Newspaper.
  8. ^ "CityNews Montreal". CityNews Montreal.
  9. ^ "Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Rideau Hall Press Office. November 27, 2020.