Harry William Bain, OC (1921 – December 21, 2001 [1]) was a Canadian pediatrician.

Harry William Bain
Born1921
DiedDecember 21, 2001 (aged 80)
Occupationpediatrician
AwardsOrder of Canada

He was raised in Cache Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1944. He was a paediatrician at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children from 1951 to 1985. From 1966 to 1976, he was the Paediatrician-in-Chief of the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto's Department Chairman of Paediatrics.[2]

In 1969, he helped to start the University of Toronto Sioux Lookout Project, a health-care program which helped over 15,000 Cree and Ojibwa people in Northern Ontario. He was the Director for 17 years.[3]

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  1. ^ "Deaths". CMAJ. 166 (10): 1384. 14 May 2002. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
  2. ^ "History of the Department of Paediatrics". University of Toronto. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
  3. ^ "Dr. Harry William Bain to receive CMA's highest honour". Canadian Medical Association. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
  4. ^ "Order of Canada citation". Retrieved September 2, 2010.