Guy Breton

Guy Breton (born April 1, 1950, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec ) is a Canadian radiologist and academic administrator. From 2010 to 2020, he was rector of the Université de Montréal in Quebec, Canada.

Early life and education Breton received a Bachelor of Arts from the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, as well as a medical degree (M.D.) in 1974 from Université de Sherbrooke.

Career In 1979, he joined the Department of Radiology, Radio-Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Université de Montréal, where he was promoted to full professor in 1994, and became head of the department in 1996.

In 2014, Breton was named a Member of the Order of Canada and, in 2020, and officer of National Order of Quebec.