Theodore Brown Rasmussen (1910-2002), was a Canadian neurosurgeon. He succeeded

Wilder Penfield Wilder Graves Penfield (January 26, 1891April 5, 1976) was an American-Canadian neurosurgeon. He expanded brain surgery's methods and techniques, including mapping the functions of various regions of the brain such as the cortical homunculus. ...

as head of the

Montreal Neurological Institute The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC; ) is one of two major healthcare networks in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is affiliated with McGill University and one of the largest medical complexes in Montreal. It is the largest hospital system i ...

and served as Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Rasmussen syndrome is named for him.

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