Roger Hayward Rogers
Roger Hayward Rogers (February 6, 1928 – November 22, 2011)[1] was a Canadian medical doctor and co-founder of the Centre for Integrated Healing (now known as InspireHealth) in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2][3] Rogers specialized in exploring alternative treatment possibilities for people with cancer who had not responded to conventional treatment.[4][5] He worked in family practice for over thirty years and taught medical students as a Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia.[5] In 2001, Dr. Rogers was appointed to the Order of British Columbia for his pioneering work in alternative and complementary cancer care.[6][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Rogers was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a graduate of the University of British Columbia (UBC) where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and psychology, a Bachelor degree in Social Work, and a Doctorate of Medicine in 1959.[5]
Career[edit]
Rogers opened his medical practice in East Vancouver in 1960.[6] After attending a conference of the American Holistic Medicine Association, in the 1970s he opened a centre for holistic medicine with Robert Boese in an apartment near Vancouver General Hospital.[7] This was later registered as a non-profit society, the Thera Wellness Centre.[6]
In 1969, he was invited to join the Faculty of Medicine at UBC where he taught for the next 23 years.[6] During that time he developed a model of integrated cancer care and treatment which was later adopted as standard practice by the province of British Columbia.[8]
Legacy[edit]
Every two years the $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize is presented in his name to a researcher or provider of complementary medicine.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Roger Hayward Rogers". McCall Gardens. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Hill, Tom (July 11, 2012). "Complementary medicine the legacy of Dr. Rogers". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Dr Roger Hayward Rogers". British Columbia Medical Journal, Vol. 54, No. 8, October 2012, page 413 . Obituaries. by Winona Rowat, MD
- ^ "U of T dean of pharmacy wins $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize". Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun 09.26.2015
- ^ a b c MacDonald, Kate (Feb 2012). "Roger Hayward Rogers, MD, In Memoriam 1928-2011 Integrative Medicine Physician, Pioneer, and Champion". Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal. 11 (1, Feb/Mar).
- ^ a b c d Niosi, Goody (2002). Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives: Recipients of the Order of British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing. pp. 286. ISBN 9781894384520.
- ^ "Alternative medicine Prize Shared by Two MDs.. Vancouver Sun, Sep 26, 2009
- ^ "Integrative Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine and Health Round-up #50". Healthy.net, December 2011
- ^ "Cutting-edge genetics circles back to traditional medicine, says expert". Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun 09.24.2015