• Dr. James C. McClelland first presented the idea of the formation of an association of urologists.

The first meeting of the Section of Urology of the Canadian Medical Association is held at the Windsor Hotel, Montréal, in June 1929. This meeting was the first step in the creation of the CUA.

The chairman was Dr. F.S. Patch, and many future presidents will present at this meeting, including Dr. Robin Pearse who presented on bladder tumours and Dr. J.C. McClelland who talked about diagnosis of Renal Tuberculosis using X-rays.

The Section of Urology of the CMA met again in 1931 at the Hotel Vancouver with 75 specialists attending, mostly from the Prairies and the West Coast.

• The inaugural year of the Canadian Urological Association
• 1st annual meeting held in Montréal, QC (1945)
• 2nd annual meeting held in Banff, AB (1946)

Dr. Pearse was born in England in 1886. He graduated in medicine in 1909 and trained in surgery at the St. Peter’s Hospital for Stone in London. He was recruited by the Toronto General Hospital in 1914, but as the First World War was declared, Dr. Pearse went on active service with the No. 4 General Hospital and returned only after the war. In 1933, he became chief of urology and contributed to establishing the specialty and growing the department considerably. He was named as the first president of the CUA in 1945.   

President-Elect:          Dr. A.G. Laroche                                                                

Secretary:            Dr. James C. McLelland                            

Treasurer:            Dr. Paul Bourgeois    

Members-at-large:                                  

Dr. W.A. Dakin                                            

Dr. F. Gordon Mack                                        

Dr. R.E. Powell

2nd annual meeting held in Banff, AB (1946)

Treasurer: Paul Bourgeois

Secretary: James C. McClelland

Executives-at-large:

Lorne Wood

Gordon N. Ellis

C.B. Stewart

Dr. Pearse was born in England in 1886. He graduated in medicine in 1909 and trained in surgery at the St. Peter’s Hospital for Stone in London. He was recruited by the Toronto General Hospital in 1914, but as the First World War was declared, Dr. Pearse went on active service with the No. 4 General Hospital and returned only after the war. In 1933, he became chief of urology and contributed to establishing the specialty and growing the department considerably. He was named as the first president of the CUA in 1945. He was also a President at 1946 meeting.   

Dr. David W. MacKenzie

Dr Warner Jones