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Dyment, Paul George

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Title Lieutenant (MED) (RCN(R))
Official Number U-22510; O-21528
 
Birth 00/00/1935 Death 14/07/2014
Place Ottawa Place Topham
Area ON Area ME
Country Canada Country USA
 
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Biography
He graduated from McGill University (Canada), M.D., C.M., in 1960. He did his residency and post-graduate training at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal), Montreal Children's Hospital, and Los Angeles Children's Hospital respectively. He was board certified in pediatrics and sub-board certified in pediatric hematology- oncology. After discharge from the U.S. Army, he moved his pediatric practice to the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, where he expanded into the specialty treatment of children's cancer. He had served as chairman of the Department of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic; also assistant and then full clinical professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Moving to Portland, he was chairman, the Department of Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center, with a professorship in pediatrics with the University of Vermont. Dr. Dyment later moved to New Orleans to become director of the Student Health Service at Tulane University and professor of pediatrics at Tulane University Medical Center. He also served as vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Tulane University Medical Center. Dr. Dyment published over 100 medical papers and research articles, principally in adolescent medicine, sports medicine, and pediatric oncology. He was author of Cancer Answers, a national distributed weekly column on cancer prevention; was the invited speaker at over 60 regional and national meetings. His medical honors include election as Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, election to the American Pediatric Society, where he served on the Society's Sports Medicine, and Residency Review Committees. He was designated 'Master Clinician' by Contemporary Pediatrics medical journal in 1991. He served on the editorial boards of Pediatric Annals, the Physician and Sports Medicine, and Pediatric Exercise Science. - See more at: http://obituaries.pressherald.com/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=paul-george-dyment-cm&pid=172164018&#sthash.LvOqIb4q.dpuf
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1953. In 1953-1956 he served in HMCS Cataraqui for UNTD. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (MED) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1956). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (MED) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1956). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (MED) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1958). In 1958 he served in HMCS Donnacona on the Retitired List). (He was released.) He had service with US Army Medical Corps as as assistant chief, Pediatric Service, William Beaumont Army General Hospital, El Paso, Texas, from 1969-1971.
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://obituaries.pressherald.com/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=paul-george-dyment-cm&pid=172164018&;
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