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Larry Goldenberg

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S. Larry Goldenberg, CM OBC (born 1953) is a Canadian researcher in the field of medicine and a pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Goldenberg was born in Toronto, Ontario to survivors of the Holocaust who had immigrated to Canada after the Second World War. He completed his medical training at the University of Toronto in 1978. He is married to Paula Gordon, a pioneer in the diagnostic imaging of breast cancer and recipient of the Order of Canada. They have two sons. Goldenberg is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He holds adjunct faculty appointments at the BC Cancer Agency and the University of Washington, and is a past president of the American Urological Association, Western Section of the Canadian Urological Association, and the Northwest Urological Association.

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  1. ^ "2006 OBC Bio".
  2. ^ "Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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