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Glasgow University Medical School 1965 - 1971
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Les Owen
 

 

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Career
After Housejobs at Ruchill and Eastern District,  JHO, Registrar in Anaesthesia at the Royal, off to Prince Albert Saskatchewan for 4yrs. of anaesthesia , emergency and family medicine.  1yr Medical Resident in Saskatoon then on to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. 25yrs. with the Algoma District Medical Group starting out Anaesthesia and Critical care with gradual move to Chronic Pain Management then Sleep Disorder Medicine. I ran a Pain and Sleep Disorders Clinic for many years starting before most thought there was any connection. Lectured in various places on Pain Sleep Interactions including Moscow just after the fall of the USSR and later Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  An interesting if different career.  Left Sault ste. Marie for Hamilton ON for 2yrs. of Full Time Sleep Medicine but didn't take to Southern Ontario so semi retired back to the Soo. Last 3-4yrs. Emergency Medicine about 20hrs. a week. Still enjoying it for now.
Personal Details
Married Elaine in 72. Identical Twin daughters Diana and Carolyn born in Prince Albert in 75.  Diana now full time Emergency Physician working in the French Language Hospital (The Montfort) in Ottawa.  Carolyn is an Assistant Professor in Haematology/Oncology at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary.  Diana married Dave an Ottawa Firefighter in 2009 and we have 1 grandchild Graham. Carolyn is planning a destination wedding to Griff (actually Daffyd Griffith) in Dalkeith and Melville Castle one week after our Reunion, so we will be busy. We live a quiet life in the Soo with quite frequent trips to Scotland and we are into cruising with Princess!! Looking forward to seeing those who make Dunblane.
 
 
 
 
Les with Diana
Family photo
Submitted 4/4/11
 
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