Dr. Sheela Basrur
- 51 years old
- Born Oct 17, 1956
- Died Jun 02, 2008
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About
Dr. Basrur
Dr. Basrur was born in Toronto, Canada and went on to become the province of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health. She died of cancer.
from the cbc.ca website
Dr. Sheela Basrur, who became a trusted source of information through the SARS crisis in Toronto in 2003 as the medical officer of health for the City of Toronto, has died, according to a spokesperson for the family. She was 51.
Basrur was most recently Ontario's chief medical officer. She resigned in December 2006 after being diagnosed with a rare soft-tissue and blood vessel cancer — hemangiopericytoma.
In April, Basrur was awarded the Order of Ontario for public service for her leadership during the deadly SARS outbreak.
"She was always involved in public health — she saw this as her calling," Dr. Donald Low, microbiologist-in-chief at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, told CBC News on Monday. "But it was really SARS that brought her to the public's attention."
"It's clear that she was able to capture the confidence of the people of Ontario, particularly Toronto," he said.
Low said that Basrur has been a fighter "who never complained about her problems," despite being given a difficult diagnosis.
"She was always positive," he said.
The family spokesperson says a private funeral will be held.
Dr. Sheela Basrur, who became a trusted source of information through the SARS crisis in Toronto in 2003 as the medical officer of health for the City of Toronto, has died, according to a spokesperson for the family. She was 51.
Basrur was most recently Ontario's chief medical officer. She resigned in December 2006 after being diagnosed with a rare soft-tissue and blood vessel cancer — hemangiopericytoma.
In April, Basrur was awarded the Order of Ontario for public service for her leadership during the deadly SARS outbreak.
"She was always involved in public health — she saw this as her calling," Dr. Donald Low, microbiologist-in-chief at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital, told CBC News on Monday. "But it was really SARS that brought her to the public's attention."
"It's clear that she was able to capture the confidence of the people of Ontario, particularly Toronto," he said.
Low said that Basrur has been a fighter "who never complained about her problems," despite being given a difficult diagnosis.
"She was always positive," he said.
The family spokesperson says a private funeral will be held.
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beatiful heart
M M Sep 20, 2009
Until today I never thought about this extensively. Well today I did, and I could not stop myself from crying.
I feel guilty that I did not help much in fighting SARS.
Dr. Sheela is still and will stay a heroine.
God bless her sole
My Memory
Maria Baptista Jul 08, 2008
Dr. Sheela Basrur is the pride of the people of Ontario!