Marjorie Davis

Marjorie Ileen Davis (February 13, 1912 – May 18, 2002) was a Canadian physician and surgeon. Davis became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1947 and was the Chief of Surgery at Toronto’s Women's College Hospital from 1965 to 1976. She then began an internship at St Michael’s Hospital and the following year she joined Women’s College Hospital (WCH) as a Junior Interne. From 1937 to 1939, Davis travelled to New York City to complete an assistant residency in surgery at Bellevue Hospital. When she returned to Toronto, she became a surgical resident at Women's College Hospital until 1940. a program inspired by William Edward Gallie that was a post-graduate training course in surgery and is still active today as the Gallie Course in General Surgery. In 1945, Davis received her certification in surgery and in 1947 she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada.

Career Davis joined the staff of Women’s College Hospital in 1945. Prior to that, she worked for two years at Toronto General Hospital as a clinical teacher. she was Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.

Recognitions and memberships When she received her fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1947, she became the second woman in Canada to receive a fellowship in general surgery.

During her time at Women’s College Hospital, she became a member of the hospital’s Medical Advisory Committee.