Marc Dauphin
Marc Dauphin | |
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| Born | 6 February 1960 |
| Education | Le Petit Séminaire de Québec |
Major Marc Dauphin, MSM, CD (born 6 February 1960) is a Canadian retired military doctor specialized in emergency medicine. 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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ Potter, Andrew. "The Performer. Maj. Marc Dauphin, military physician". Canadian Business. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Marc Dauphin". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Returning combat doctors suffering from PTSD". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Dauphin, Marc (9 November 2013). Combat Doctor: Life and Death Stories from Kandahar's Military Hospital. ISBN 978-1459719262.
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