Sisvan William Aram Gunn (February 10, 1926 – November 1, 2022) was a Canadian surgeon,[1][2][3] author, involved with various international health organizations.[4]

Sisvan William Aram Gunn[5][6][7] was born on February 10, 1926, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He completed his medical studies in Geneva.[8]

Prior to joining the World Health Organization, Gunn was a lecturer in History of Medicine and Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.[9] Formerly head of Emergency Relief Operations of the WHO.[10] Later, Scientific director vice president of the European Center for Disaster Medicine; founder[8] and president of the Medical Society of the World Health Organization[11] and president of the board of the International Association for Humanitarian Medicine (IAHM).[12][9][13]

Gunn authored and co-authored over 300 professional publications and 20 mono-graphs.[8][14][15]

Gunn was awarded the honorary doctorate of Palermo University.[1]

Gunn died on November 1, 2022, at the age of 96.[16][17]

References

  1. 1 2 Global Perspectives In Health - Vol. II - Disasters and Conflicts - S.W.A. Gunn May 14, 2005. Medical and Health Sciences - Volume VII. O. O. P. Hanninen; M. Atalay; B.P. Mansourian; A. Wojtezak; S.M. Mahfouz; H. Majewski; E. Elisabetsky; N. L. Etkin; R. Kirby; T.G. Downing and M.I. El Gohary. EOLSS Publications, Oct 12, 2010. p.316.
  2. ↑ Griswold, Dylan Paul; Makoka, Mwai H; Gunn, S William A; Johnson, Walter D (2018-09-06). "Essential surgery as a key component of primary health care: reflections on the 40th anniversary of Alma-Ata". BMJ Global Health. 3 (Suppl 3): e000705. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000705. ISSN 2059-7908. PMC 6135443. PMID 30233836.
  3. ↑ The Medical Directory ...: London, Provinces, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Abroad, Navy, Army & Air Force. J. & A. Churchill, Limited. 1963. p. 926.
  4. ↑ Gunn, S. William A. (2012-12-06). Multilingual Dictionary Of Disaster Medicine And International Relief: English, Français, Español. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 9. ISBN 978-94-009-2486-4.
  5. ↑ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. ↑ "inauthor:"Sisvan William Aram Gunn" - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. ↑ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. 1 2 3 Leo Klein, Professor S.W.A. Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSc (Hon), dr. h. c. A 90th Birthday Tribute Med. Sci. Lett. (Voj. Zdrav. Listy) 2016, vol. 85(1), p. 44-46. ISSN 0372-7025 PDF
  9. 1 2 SWA Gunn, Chisholm, WHO and the pursuit of the public's health. CMAJ, Jun 9, 2009
  10. ↑ Masellis, M.; Gunn, S. William A. (2007-07-23). The Management of Mass Burn Casualties and Fire Disasters: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Burns and Fire Disasters. Springer. ISBN 978-0-585-33973-3.
  11. ↑ Ho, Kendall; Jarvis-Selinger, Sandra; Lauscher, Helen Novak; Cordeiro, Jennifer; Scott, Richard (2012-06-12). Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth: Principles and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4614-3495-5.
  12. ↑ Associates, Union of International (2009-07-31). Yearbook of International Organizations 2009 2010: Guide to Global and Civil Society Networks. De Gruyter. p. 1528. ISBN 978-3-598-24648-7.
  13. ↑ Directory of Geneva Global Health Actors - Graduate Institute. (Updated 2018).
  14. ↑ Gunn, S. William. Overview at WorldCat
  15. ↑ "S. William Gunn". find.library.unisa.edu.au. University of South Australia. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  16. ↑ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters. December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "In Memoriam: Prof. William Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSC (Hon), dr h c (10. 2. 1926 – 1. 11. 2022)" (PDF). ACP. Retrieved 4 April 2023.


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