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ABOUT
Canadian neuroscientist who developed a surgical treatment for epilepsy.He founded and became the first Director of the now world-famous Montreal Neurological Institute.Norman Bethune is another well-known Canadian physician.
BEFORE FAMEHe devised a novel way to operate on epilepsy patients, letting them remain conscious under anesthesia while he probed their brain.
PERSONAL LIFEHe operated on his sister's brain tumor, but couldn't remove all of it.
FUN FACTSDoctor Wilder Penfield were born on Monday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 3 days until Wilder Penfield next birthday.
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- 51Jan. 23 1974
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