2017 INDUCTEE F. Estelle R. Simons, MD Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Women in Medicine

Estelle Simons inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Québec City, Québec

Dr. Simons made history as the first foreigner to be elected as President by the Fellows of the America Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Dr. Estelle Simons began her 15-year commitment to the World Allergy Organization Board

During this time she served several terms on the Board of directors and chaired international research and education initiatives on anaphylaxis.

Dr. Simons’ research on asthma, the airways and anaphylaxis led to many other international appointments during the next 30 years

These included appointments to expert panels at the National Institutes of Health (US) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and appointments as a consultant on World Health Organization initiatives and collaborative projects.

Chair, Allergy Section of the Canadian Pediatric Society

Began her six-year term as the Chair of the Clinical Immunology Specialty Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

The first woman to serve in this role, Dr. Simons became the President of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Dr. Simons completed fellowship training at the University of Washington and returned to the University of Manitoba as a clinician scientist

She was appointed as the Founding Section Head of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics.