Bio

Dr. Brien Benoit (born September 4, 1936) played 4 seasons with the Gee-Gees (1953-54, 1956-57, 1959, 1961-62) as a tight end and nose guard. Benoit was named the team’s best all-round player as well as the University’s Top Athlete for the1960-61 athletic season.

He has a remarkable career has a neurosurgeon in the region of Ottawa. Throughout his career, Dr. Benoit has held several administrative positions including Chief of Staff of the Ottawa Civic Hospital; Program Director, Neurosurgery at the University of Ottawa; Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Ottawa; Deputy Surgeon-in-Chief at the Ottawa Hospital (Civic Campus); and Chair of the Operating Room Committee at the Ottawa Hospital (Civic Campus).

Dr. Benoit has published extensively in leading academic journals and has also participated in numerous multi-centre clinical trials. Dr. Benoit has received several awards, including Best Surgical Teacher from the Department of Surgery of the University of Ottawa in 1991 and 2000.