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Phil Gold
Phil Gold (born September 17, 1936), CC, OQ, MD, PhD, FRS(C), FRCP(C), MACP is a Canadian physician, scientist, and professor.
He received his BSc (1957), MSc (1961) and PhD (1965) from McGill University.
In 1968, he discovered, with Samuel Freedman, the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a blood test used in the diagnosis and management of people with cancer.
He is the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Physiology and Oncology, at McGill University. He was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at McGill and Physician-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital .
In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and promoted to Companion in 1985.
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
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