ABOUT SAUL GREEN

To his loyal patients, he was simply known as Dr. Saul, or in many cases, Saulie. He was a dedicated practioner of medicine and surgery in Halifax for 50 years. Saul was a person of grace, compassion, integrity and good humour.

He was born in 1921 in Glace Bay to Russian-born immigrants. Saul graduated from Dalhousie University Medical School in 1945 after which he did a residency in general surgery. A fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as well as the American College of Surgeons, he was also a founding member of Shaar Shalom and a loyal citizen of Halifax, where he lived until he passed away in 2005.