Ross Petty (pediatrician)
Canadian rheumatologist
Ross E. Petty is a Canadian pediatric rheumatologist. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a pediatric rheumatologist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. He established Canada’s first formal pediatric rheumatology program at the University of Manitoba in 1976, and three years later, he founded a similar program at the University of British Columbia.
In 2006, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contribution within Canada and around the world to improving the lives of children and youth with rheumatic diseases. In 2012, he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal.
Early life and education
Petty was born in Bresaylor, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Paynton, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the College of Medicine of the University of Saskatchewan in 196. After finishing his medical internship in Saskatoon, Petty moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he completed his rheumatology training under the mentorship of Drs. Jim Cassidy and Donita Sullivan at the University of Michigan. He went on to earn a PhD in immunology from the University of London.
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