Georges Pelletier

Georges Pelletier (1939 – 16 January 2022) was a Canadian medical doctor, researcher, and academic. He was a professor at Université Laval and specialized in endocrinology. Pelletier died in Quebec City on 16 January 2022, at the age of 82. Doctorate honoris causa from the University of Rouen Normandy (1986) Professor emeritus of Université Laval (2011)

While at Université Laval Georges Pelletier researched neuroendocrinology, with a focus on how neuropeptides impacted male and female reproduction. Androgens in women are essentially made from DHEA in each peripheral tissue according to intracrinology, 2017, co-authored with Labrie, Fernand & Martel, Celine & Belanger, Alain Is vulvovaginal atrophy due to a lack of both estrogens and androgens? 2016, co-authored with Labrie, Fernand & Martel, Celine