James Lind

James F. Lind VIRGINIA BEACH - Dr. James F. Lind was born the Nov. 22, 1925 in Filmore, Saskatchewan, Canada. His early years were spent in Keewatin, Ontario where he attended Keewatin and Kenora public schools. On graduation in 1943 he was awarded the A.L.O. Fife award. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator during World War II and was commissioned as a pilot officer at the age of 19. After the war, he transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve and served as an air navigator and medical officer for 16 years. Dr. Lind graduated in Medicine from Queen's University in 1951 and was awarded the Medal in Surgery and the David Edward Mundell Prize in Surgical Applied Anatomy. He completed postgraduate education in surgery and gastrointestinal research in Canada, England and at the Mayo Clinic in the U.S.A. During this period he was awarded the John S. McEachern Fellowship of the Canadian Cancer Society and the George Christian Hoffman Award of Queen's University. Dr. Lind joined the faculty of the University of Manitoba in 1960 as a John and Mary R. Markle Scholar in Academic Medicine. He subsequently became professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, surgeon-in- chief of the Winnipeg General Hospital and director of the gastrointestinal clinical investigation unit. In 1972, he became chairman and chief of surgery at McMaster University. After completing this term he became professor and chairman of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School and director of surgery at Norfolk General Hospital. He also served as chief of surgery for Sentara Hospitals. Dr. Lind was president of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He was honorary president of the University of Manitoba Medical Student's Association. He was awarded the Dean's Outstanding Faculty Award, the Sir William Osler Award for excellence in teaching and the award for outstanding contributions to graduate medical education in Eastern Virginia. The James F. Lind Award in Surgery at EVMS was named in his honor. Dr. Lind was a member of many medical societies including: the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, the American Surgical Society, Society of University Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, Canadian Association of Gastro- enterology, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Southern Surgical Association, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Association for Surgical Education, American Medical Association, Virginia Medical Society, Virginia Surgical Society. Dr. Lind published 50 scientific papers. He gave numerous presentations and was visiting professor to many medical schools and hospitals in Canada and the U.S.A. His research endeavors were in the field of gastroenterology. His Fellows were awarded the Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the Award of the Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Lind was a skilled surgeon who was devoted to the care of his patients, and as an academic surgeon was intimately involved in the education of medical students and residents. He was Interim Associate Dean of Education, chairman of the curriculum committee and chairman of the medical education committee at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Lind had a lifelong love of music. He was an avid gardener who achieved master gardener certification during his retirement years. He was a member of Baylake United Methodist Church. Dr. Lind is survived by Dottie, his loving wife of more than 50 years, their five children: Heather (Scott) of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; James (Catherine) of Virginia Beach; Dr. Scott (Barbara), of Augusta, Ga.; Dr. Robert (Diane) of Flemington, N.J.; Gregory (Kathleen) of South Plainfield, N.J.; and 13 grandchildren, one great- granddaughter and a sister, Agnes McDonald of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The family will receive friends at Holloman-Brown Funeral Home, 1457 Independence Blvd., in Virginia Beach Wednesday, Oct. 27, between 6 and 8 p.m. The funeral will be held at Baylake United Methodist Church, 4300 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 28. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical Foundation, 258 Mowbray Arch, Norfolk, VA 23507 or to the American Diabetes Association, 6340 Center Drive, York Building, Suite 129, Norfolk, VA 23502.