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Marvin Leo Kwitko, FACS, FICS, FRCS, KStJ (March 3, 1931 - August 20, 2002) was a Canadian ophthalmologist who pioneered in cataract surgery and laser eye surgery.〔 "Canadian recalls bringing cataract surgery home", ''Medical Post'', October 7, 1997, by Marvin Ross 〕 He is one of Canada’s most distinguished ophthalmologic writers and surgeons. Kwitko was the first doctor in Canada to insert intraocular lens implants during cataract surgery (1967)〔 and the first doctor in Canada to perform radial keratotomy surgery (1979).〔 "Reshaping vision", ''Maclean's'', March 11, 1991, by John Gault〕 He was associate professor of ophthalmology at McGill University in Montreal as well as Chief of Ophthalmology at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal. In 2002 he was made a knight, when The Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, on the recommendation of the Grand Prior, appointed him to the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Kwitko also served on the Advisory Committee on the Eximer Laser for Health and Welfare Canada. Most notable, he was the founder and 20 year president of the Canadian Implant Society.〔(Birth of the Intraocular Lens - Edited by Herve Byron, MD )〕 Kwitko was born to Louis Kwitko and Rose Gomberg in New York, NY. He had two sisters, Phyllis Kantor and Sandra Mula. A few years after his birth, the family moved to Brantford, Ontario. Kwitko went to Brantford Collegiate High School. After graduating, Kwitko attended the University of Western Ontario and received a B.A in English (1955), M.D. (1956) and his Masters degree in Pharmacology (1958). He was a resident and Fellow in ophthalmology at the Washington D.C. Hospital Center. In 2002 Kwitko died in Montreal, Canada. He was survived by his wife Alicja Zakrzewski, four children, and four grandchildren. == Books == Kwitko was author of six books, including ''Glaucoma in Infants and Children''; ''Pseudophakia: Current Trends and Concepts''; ''Surgery of the Infant Eye''; ''Geriatric Ophthalmology''; ''Eyes''〔 and ''The History of Modern Cataract Surgery''. His textbook ''Pseudophakia: Current Trends and Concepts''; published in 1980, was one of the first formal textbooks on the technology of intraocular lens implantation in the cataract patient. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marvin Kwitko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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