George Karpati

George Karpati, (May 17, 1934 – February 6, 2009) was a Canadian neurologist and neuroscientist who was one of the leading experts on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders including muscular dystrophy research.

Born in Debrecen, Hungary, Karpati was a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to Canada in 1957. He was the Izaak Walton Killam Chair and Professor of Neurology at McGill University.

In 1999, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 2005, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

Karpati died on February 6, 2009, aged 74, and was buried in Montreal at the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery.