S. William A. Gunn is a

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surgeon,Global Perspectives In Health - Vol. II - Disasters and Conflicts - S.W.A. Gunn
May 14, 2005
''Medical and Health Sciences - Volume VII.'' O. O. P. Hanninen; M. Atalay; B.P. Mansourian; A. Wojtezak; S.M. Mahfouz; H. Majewski; E. Elisabetsky; N. L. Etkin; R. Kirby; T.G. Downing and M.I. El Gohary. EOLSS Publications, Oct 12, 2010. p.316
author, involved with various international health organizations. Sisvan William Aram Gunn (SWA) was born on February 10, 1926, in

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, Canada (or

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). Gunn completed his medical studies in

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Professor S.W.A. Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSc (Hon), dr. h. c. A 90th Birthday Tribute
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, Gunn was a lecturer in History of Medicine and Science at the

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in Vancouver.SWA Gunn,
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, Jun 9, 2009 Formerly head of Emergency Relief Operations of the

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. Later, Scientific director vice president of the European Center for

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; founder and president of the Medical Society of the World Health Organization and president of the board of the ''International Association for Humanitarian Medicine'' (IAHM). Gunn has authored, co-authored over 300 professional publications and 20 mono-graphs. Gunn was awarded the honorary doctorate of Palermo University.

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