James C. Hogg
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| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Lung disease research |
| Children | Robert S. Hogg |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, Royal Society of Canada |
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| Fields | Lung disease |
| Institutions | Centre for Heart Lung Innovation |
James C. Hogg OC (born December 3, 1935) is a Canadian physician and pulmonary pathologist.[1][2] Hogg has been recognized for his research into Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.[3][4][5][6] He received the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award in 2013.[7] He became an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and was named to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2010.[1] He also received the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.[8]
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] Hogg studied medicine at the University of Manitoba and McGill University. He completed his residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McGill.[9] Hogg became an assistant professor in pathology at McGill in 1971 and moved to the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1977.[10] He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1974 and of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992.[9] He is the principal investigator at the University of British Columbia Centre for Heart Lung InnovationatSt. Paul's Hospital and professor emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC.[7]
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