Robert Dupuis

Major-General Robert Dupuis (21 November 1928 – 28 January 2019) was the 28th Canadian Surgeon General.

Biography Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Robert was educated at Université Laval in Quebec City, where he graduated with a Medical Degree in 1951. He also completed post-graduate studies in 1961, 1964 and 1965 at the Montréal Military Hospital (Queen Mary's Hospital) and the Notre-Dame Hospital (both in Montreal, Quebec).

Dupuis joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) in 1956 and was posted to 3rd Battalion, the Canadian Guards, and was sent to Germany in 1957. He returned to Canada in 1961 and began post-graduate studies. However, in 1963 he halted his studies and went on a 6-month tour as medical officer with the 57th Canadian Signal Unit in the Congo – an experience that he greatly enjoyed.