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Stewart, R. Cameron, 1885-
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1885-
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Dr. R. Cameron Stewart was born in Montreal in 1885. He graduated in medicine at McGill University and gained high honours in his course. He took up pediatrics soon after entering practice and was appointed clinical assistant at the Royal Victoria Hospital under the late Dr. F. M. Fry. He remained a member of this department until his retirement in 1949, reaching the rank of Associate Pediatrician. Dr. Stewart belonged to the small group of physicians practicing internal medicine with a leaning towards pediatrics. His special interest was in infectious diseases, and he was on the staff of the Alexandra Hospital for Infectious Diseases for many years. Dr. Stewart was Assistant Demonstrator in Pediatrics from 1924 to 1927, and Demonstrator in Pediatrics from 1928 to 1936 and 1943 to 1949 at McGill University. He was also Assistant Physician to the Student Health Service from 1946 to 1949.
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Revised on July 17, 2024, by Leah Louttit-Bunker
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(Canadian Medical Association Journal v. 72, pg. 59, 1955).