Michael Graham Saunders
Michael Graham Saunders | |
|---|---|
 Michael Graham Saunders, ca. 1950 | |
| Born | 6 November 1920 London, England |
| Died | 4 March 1975 (aged 54) Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Nationality | English, Canadian |
| Citizenship | English, later Canadian |
| Spouse | Leonore Gladwell |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electroencephalography, Computer science |
Michael Graham Saunders (11 June 1920 – 3 April 1975) was a Neurophysiologist, Medical Doctor, and Medical Researcher who was fundamental in the development of the Electroencephalography, as well as a strong advocate for the advancement of computer use in medicine.
Early years
[edit]He was born in London, England, to Eric Graham Saunders and Rose Kate Gasson, and received his early education at Launceston College, Cornwall. He then attended Victoria University of Manchester, attaining a BSc in 1940 in anatomy and physiology ]; MB ChB 1944; MSc 1944 in physiology (medical electronics) and MD (by published papers) in 1964.
Career
[edit]Dr. and Mrs. Saunders left England and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba in April 1949.[1] He was appointed assistant professor of Physiology specializing in Neurophysiology at the University of Manitoba, and also Director of the Electroencephalography Departments of the Winnipeg General Hospital and Children's Hospital[2] and consultant EEG Services to the Department of Health, Province of Manitoba and to the St. Boniface General Hospital (Winnipeg).
As his wife was a graduate physiotherapist,[1] Dr. Saunders' early interests in this area led to an appointment as Director of the Electromyography department of the Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital (now the Rehabilitation Centre).[3]
In 1941 he was a founder member of the EEG Society (U.K.); a member of the Neurological Club, National Hospital, Queen's Square, London; and upon settling in Winnipeg he joined the comparable societies in Canada and the United States, being a founder member of the Canadian Society of EEG. He held executive positions in several organizations. He was an honorary member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association; the Canadian Association of EEG Technicians; a member of the University of Manitoba Committee for Safety in Experimental Deprivation; a member of the council and an examiner for the American Board of Registration of EEG technologists; examiner for the Board of Qualification, American EEG Society; secretary and later president, Canadian Society of Electroencephalographers; president and member of Council of the Central EEG Society (U.S.); president (Manitoba Chapter) and delegate (National Society) of the Computer Society of Canada. He was also Procedural Counselor, delegate-at-large, and Chairman of the Rules Committee for the Vienna meeting of the International Federation of Societies for Encephalography and Clinical Physiology (IFECN). Saunders was also a founding member of the Canadian Board of Registration of Electroencephalograph Technologists, founded in 1972.[4]
He died on April 4, 1975.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Manitoba - Libraries - Leonore Saunders fonds". Umanitoba.ca. 1957-03-30. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "An automatic device to convert electroencephalograph records into digital form". Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Gordon Goldsborough (2008-04-25). "Memorable Manitobans: Michael Graham Saunders (1920-1975)". Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "CBRET". CBRET. Retrieved 2014-02-08.