Dr. Colette Perras

1921 - 1994  (72 years)

• Name	Colette Perras  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	23 Dec 1921	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Alternate - obituary lists birthdate as 21 Dec 1921
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	12 Aug 1952  [4]
  	doctor, surgeon
  Died	14 May 1994	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  Buried	28 May 1994	Montreal (Notre Dame des Neiges), Quebec, Canada   [3]
  Obituary	Apr 1996
  	Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  	Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: April 1996 - Volume 97 - Issue 5 - p 1090 Obituary ?b?Colette Perras, M.D. ?i?Camirand?/i?, ?i?Andr?/i? ?i?M.D.?/i? ?/b?Dr. Colette Perras, as a young Montreal physician, chose to become a plastic surgeon. She went to New York City to train at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and at the Memorial Center under the supervision of prominent surgeons such as Webster, Pack, Adair, Little, and Hayes Martin. She came back as a professor at the University of Montreal and was named chief of plastic surgery at the Hotel Dieu Hospital in 1970. She was a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She was invited as a speaker all over the world and took part in many publications, including chapters of prestigious textbooks on aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. She was a pioneer as a woman and an inspiration for the new generation of women physicians. As a teacher for trainees, she had no equal and very high expectations (Blair Rogers once told me she was the toughest chief resident he ever knew), but at the same time she was most generous. Her only preoccupation was always perfection. Besides, she could have been a concert pianist, claiming it was partly responsible for her tremendous hand skills. She studied to become an airplane pilot, was an accomplished art collector, was a world champion at skeet shooting, and still holds the world record for the largest tuna ever fished(men and women). On May 14, 1994, cancer overcame this power of nature, and Canada as well as the world of plastic surgery lost one of its pride. She will never be replaced.
  _UID	4525BF93151A49CF946EB2FF17CC46C8A77C
  Person ID	I13996	Lirette Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family	Dr. Claude Cholette,   b. 23 Sep 1921, Montreal (St. Stanislas de Kostka), Quebec, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 2009  (Age 87 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1952	Outremont (Notre Dame des Neiges), Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F5738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):daughter of Hermas Perras and Collette Laure [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S212] Canada Obituaries - GenealogieQuebec.com, Quebec Records, Drouin Institute, (\i Quebec Records\i0 . http://obituary.genealogiequebec.com : 2016.), (http://obituary.genealogiequebec.com : accessed 24 Feb 2016); Newspaper obituaries - Dr. Albert M. Cholette; Drouin Institute. (Reliability: 3), 24 Feb 2016. [S187] Montreal, Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, (www.notredamedesneigescemetery.ca, 2014), 17 Apr 2018, Claude Cholette - Concession T00429 - spouse of Collette Perras (Reliability: 3), 17 Apr 2018. [S187] Montreal, Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, (www.notredamedesneigescemetery.ca, 2014), 17 Apr 2018, Collette Perras - Concession T00429 - spouse of Claude Cholette (Reliability: 3), 17 Apr 2018. [S226] Genealogie Quebec, Drouin Institute, Drouin Institute, (\i Genealogy Quebec\i0 . https://www.genealogiequebec.com : 2016.), (https://www.genealogiequebec.com : accessed 27 Oct 2017); 1952 Marriage Registration, PQ, nbr 121985, at N. D. des Neiges, Outremont, Montreal - of Claude Cholette & Colette Perras; Drouin Institute. (Reliability: 3), 27 May 2017.