Charles H. Hollenberg (September 15, 1930 – April 8, 2003) was a Canadian

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and

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. Born in

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, he received a

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in 1950 and a

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in 1955 from the

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. From 1970 to 1981, he was the Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine,

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, and Physician-in-Chief of the

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. In 1981, he was appointed

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Professor of Medical Research at the University of Toronto, and help create the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, an interdisciplinary centre for

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research. In 1983, he was appointed Vice-Provost of Health Sciences of the University of Toronto. In 1991, he became of the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation. He helped found

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where he was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 1999. In 1983, he was awarded a Mastership of the

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(MACP). In 1990, he was made an Officer of the

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for being "an acknowledged leader in

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and patient care who has exerted a considerable influence on academic institutions and

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s through his many professional appointments". In 1999, he was awarded the

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"in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Canadian medicine and medical science as a leader of the Canadian academic medical community". In 2003, he was inducted into the

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. He died of

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