Dr Israel Mordecai Rabinowitch

I.M. Rabinowitch Fellowship Established in 2006 by a bequest from William J. Prager, to honour the career of Israel Mordecai Rabinowitch, M.D., C.M, 1917, D.Sc. 1932 (1890-1983), described as the father of clinical chemistry in Canada. Dr. Rabinowitch joined the McGill Faculty of Medicine in 1922, and helped build the Metabolism and Toxicology Department at Montreal General Hospital. He was one of the first medical scientists to test insulin, and by the 1930s, his diabetic clinic was the second largest in North America. He also organized and commanded Canada’s Chemical Warfare Defense Laboratory during World War II, and developed educational materials directed at protecting civilians from chemical warfare agents.

RABINOWITCH, Dr Israel Mordechai - aged 92 (formerly of Montreal) Passed away on Wed Nov 2, 1983. Beloved brother of Mrs Sarah Prager and Mrs Lena Kandell (sic)

At birth listed as January 4, 1892