Hannah Emily Reid

Hannah Emily Reid (January 19, 1870 – May 27, 1955) was a Canadian physician. She was the Chief of Anaesthesia at Toronto's Women's College Hospital from 1926 to 1931.

Early life and education Hannah Emily Reid was born near Orangeville, Ontario on January 19, 1870. From an early age she had an interest in teaching– after completing her studies at Orangeville High School in 1891 she received her Second-Class Teacher's Certificate and began teaching at several schools in Toronto.

Career In 1912, Reid opened her own practice in Toronto, which focused on anesthesia and obstetrics. According to the hospital, “or over two decades, the two sisters could often be found working together in the operating rooms of Women's College Hospital”. During her career at Women's College Hospital, Hannah was also a member of the hospital's first Board of Directors.

Reid died in Toronto, Ontario on May 27, 1955. and her sister died in 1957.