The CAR was formed in 1937, on January 4th and 5th, when Dr. Gordon Richards (1885-1949) invited all radiologists in Canada to a meeting at the Toronto General Hospital. At that meeting, Dr. Richards declined the presidency and it was the unanimous opinion that his founder’s role transcended the governance of the CAR.
The main officers were :
- President: Dr. William A. Jones (until 1939), from Kingston
- Vice-President: Dr. Ernest Gendreau from Montréal (became president in 1939-1941)
- Secretary: Dr. Arthur C. Singleton from Toronto (became president in 1948)
Overview
From the outset there was broad representation by regional councillors. By 1938, the object of the association was to promote the interests of radiology with special reference to the following aspects: clinical, educational, ethical and economic.
Founder of the CAR
In January 1945, the association contained 148 members and by 1952, the membership had increased to 297 radiologists. In 1948, the national headquarters of the CAR was established in Montreal and the association incorporated. By 1959, there were 516 members in all categories and by 1968, 733 members.
First President of the CAR
From the earliest times, Canadian radiologists have played a role in continental organizations. Dr. G.P. Girdwood (1832-1917) of Montreal, referred to as the father of radiology in Canada, was a founding member of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) and served as its president in 1902. Dr. Girdwood had been in the audience when Professor Owen Cox (1851-1923) showed the first clinical radiograph made in Canada, in Montreal, on February 8, 1896. He was to become the first radiologist at the Montreal General Hospital.
By August 1962, the CAR found itself hosting the 10th International Congress of Radiology in Montreal under the presidency of Dr. Arthur Singleton, one of our founders back in 1937. Fifty-five countries were represented at the Congress. Canada had 51 speakers, but radiologists coming from as far afield as Argentina, India, Israel, Japan, Peru, Turkey, USSR and Yugoslavia must have created a truly international sense. At this meeting, the distinguished Canadian radiologist, Dr. Singleton, received the American College of Radiology’s Gold Medal.
The CAR, through its partnerships with international societies, has continued to play a role in world radiological affairs. As the national specialty society for radiology, the CAR is recognized both within and outside the medical profession as the official voice of Canadian radiology.
List of Past Presidents 1937-2023
2023 Ania Kielar
2021 Gilles Soulez
2019 Michael Barry
2017 Emil Lee
2015 William Miller
2013 Jacques Lévesque
2011 James Fraser
2009 Edward A. (Ted) Lyons, O.C.
2007 David B. Vickar
2005 Robert Miller
2003 Lawrence A. Stein
2001 D. Ian Hammond
1999 John W. Radomsky
1997 Brian C. Lentle
1995 William F. Mason
1994 J.B. (Ian) Sutherland
1993 Stephanie R. Wilson
1992 Guy C. Hébert
1991 Barry B. Hobbs
1990 Carl J. Zylak
1989 Jacques Sylvestre
1988 James Knickerbocker
1987 Walter M. Little
1986 David B. Fraser
1985 Edward L. Lansdown
1984 Gwilym H. Evans
1983 Max J. Palayew
1982 Gordon Bray
1981 Bernard J. Reilly
1980 Ross O. Hill
1979 George B. Goodman
1978 Wallace M. Roy
1977 Douglas W. MacEwan
1976 Jean-Pierre Jean
1975 D. James Sieniewicz
1974 John D. Stevenson
1973 R. Brian Holmes
1972 Maurice Dufresne
1971 Louis R. Harnick
1970 Kenneth Symington
1969 Robert G. Fraser
1968 John G. Stapleton
1967 Jean-Louis Léger
1966 Norman S. Skinner
1965 Henri Lapointe
1964 Ross A. Lobb
1963 William L. Sloan
1962 Guillaume Gill
1961 Donald A. McRae
1960 Arthur E. Childe
1959 Edwin M. Crawford
1958 Andrew R. McGee
1957 Jean Bouchard
1956 Andrew Turnbull
1955 Ronald C. Burr
1954 J.W. McKay
1953 Robert A. MacPherson
1952 Origène Dufresne
1951 F. Origène Dufresne
1950 Edward A. Petrie
1949 Earle W. Spencer
1948 Arthur C. Singleton
1947 Digby Wheeler
1946 C.W. Prowd
1945 M.C. Morrison
1944 J.E. Perron
1941 W. Herbert McGuffin
1939 Ernest Gendreau
1937 William A. Jones