Wilder Penfield

About

Canadian neuroscientist who developed a surgical treatment for epilepsy.

Before Fame

He devised a novel way to operate on epilepsy patients, letting them remain conscious under anesthesia while he probed their brain.

Trivia

He founded and became the first Director of the now world-famous Montreal Neurological Institute.

Family Life

He operated on his sister's brain tumor, but couldn't remove all of it.

Associated With

Norman Bethune is another well-known Canadian physician.