Congratulations Dr. Rajput
Dr. Ali Rajput, world-class researcher and professor emeritus of neurology was named 2006 Saskatoon Citizen of the Year by CTV. Dr. Rajput has spend the last 40 years in Saskatoon researching movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and was responsible for the creation of the Saskatchewan Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders at Royal University Hospital. Rajput is also credited with inspiring the Kinsmen Foundation to create the Telemiracle fundraiser for Saskatchewan people with disabilities.
His past awards include a Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, a University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher Award and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. In 1997, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada. The Saskatchewan Medical Association also crowned him doctor of the year for 2006.