Dr. G. Ross Langley
May 2015 Honorary Degree Recipient
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)
Dr. G. Ross Langley is a clinician, cancer expert, teacher, administrator and advisor to governments and institutions. He has travelled to every medical school in the country on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, working to improve specialty medical education. As a hematologist, Dr. Langley contributed extensively to the cancer field, caring for patients, authoring dozens of publications, and conducting research. His contributions to Â鶹´«Ã½, Atlantic Canada’s medical school, have immeasurably advanced the medical profession throughout the Atlantic provinces and Canada.
Dr. Langley has also had a tremendous influence on the compassionate care of patients. Perhaps most touching was his dedication to patient Robert Pope, a young Nova Scotia artist. After Mr. Pope’s death from Hodgkin’s Disease, Dr. Langley helped his parents create the Robert Pope Foundation and served as a director and advisor for 20 years.
Ross Langley grew up in Sydney, Cape Breton, and graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1952 and from Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical School in 1957. He trained in hematology research before joining the Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty of Medicine as a Professor in 1968. He went on to become Chief of Medicine at Camp Hill Hospital, and Head of the Departments of Medicine at Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Victoria General Hospital. Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Department of Medicine has bestowed on him the Merit Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards in Medical Education and Research. In 2002, he was named Medical Alumnus of the Year by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical Alumni Association, and was appointed Emeritus Professor of Medicine. He is a recipient of both the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.