John Dirks (physician)
John Dirks  | |
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Dr John Dirks with Yoshinori Ōsumi, Kenjirō Monji and D. Lorne Tyrrell (at the Royal Ontario Museum on October 29, 2015)  | |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba | 
| Organization(s) | Gairdner Foundation University of Toronto  | 
| Known for | Nephrology Global Health  | 
| Awards | Member of the Order of Canada Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal  | 
| Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toronto | |
| In office 1987–1991  | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Hans Lowry | 
| Succeeded by | G. Harvey Anderson (acting) Arnold Aberman  | 
John Herbert Dirks (born August 20, 1933) is a Canadian physician.