This afternoon I'm attending an awards ceremony at SickKids for two doctors who are being recognized by the National Cancer Institute of Canada's Excellence in Cancer Research foundation.
One of them is Dr. Peter Dirks.
Dr. Dirks is a neurosurgeon at SickKids, and a principal investigator in the Brain Tumour Research Centre and Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology wihtin the SickKids Research institute. One of his clinical interests focuses on the surgical treatment of childhood brain tumours.
By all accounts he has a steady hand and a steady heart. He's also an undeniable hottie.
Brain tumours are the second most common type of childhood cancer and the leading cause of cancerous death. SickKids has the only paediatric brain tumour centre in Canada.
One of the best things about having SickKids as a client is in knowing that, in some small way, you're associated with something that is so much bigger than you.
Dr. Dirks has said that he does what he does because he longs for a world where no child should have to suffer and no parent should have to hear this terrible news.
Here's to making a difference.
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