Marc Dauphin

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Marc Dauphin
Born (1960-02-06) 6 February 1960 (age 61)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education Le Petit Séminaire de Québec

Major Marc Dauphin (born 6 February 1960) is a Canadian retired military surgeon. He was based in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was in charge of the Role 3 Multinational Hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Major Dauphin was the basis for the character of Colonel Xavier Marks in the Canadian TV series Combat Hospital . [1]

Life and career

Dauphin was born in Montreal and attended high school at Le Petit Séminaire de Québec (now Le Collège François de Laval), then studied medicine at Université Laval in Quebec City. [2]

As a result of the trauma of serving in a war zone, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder [3] and contemplated suicide.

Dauphin wrote Combat Doctor about his experiences in Afghanistan. [4]

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References

  1. Potter, Andrew. "The Performer. Maj. Marc Dauphin, military physician". Canadian Business. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Marc Dauphin" . Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. "Returning combat doctors suffering from PTSD". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1459719263