Obituary for Dr. Frank Myron Guttman 1931–2020

Frank M. Guttman, MD,FRCSC, a Canadian pediatric surgical pioneer, a founder of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (CAPS), an icon of pediatric surgery at McGill University, a healer of children, and a father figure and mentor to so many died peacefully in Toronto on August 26. While no one is indispensable, some are irreplaceable, and Frank was one of those few — a man who combined skill, acumen, compassion, kindness, and tenderness to change thousands of lives.