Jean-Claude Fouron

He has worked on many innovative projects, one of his most significant being the identification of the aortic isthmus as a single foetal aortic shunt, which has had a major influence on the improvement of infant health.

During his distinguished career, this University of Montréal Emeritus Professor trained many doctors from around the world. He also put his skills to work in his native country of Haiti to improve the health of mothers and children. A fervent ambassador of his university, his hospital and his city, this great scientist is recognized as a humanist physician and a talented pedagogue, who communicates his knowledge with humility and humour.