Patricia Baird: key obituary facts
Is Patricia Baird dead? Yes. Patricia Baird died on August 15, 2026, at age 88.
Cause of death: Patricia Baird's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Patricia Baird known for?
She was a British medical geneticist.
More about Patricia Baird
Born: 11 October 1939.
Place of birth: Lytham St Annes.
Gender: female.
Occupation: biologist, geneticist.
Nationality: United Kingdom.
Education: McGill University.
Employer: University of British Columbia.
Awards: Officer of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Also known as: Patricia Ann Baird.
Patricia Baird, the British-born Canadian medical geneticist, died on August 15, 2026, aged 88.
Baird, also known as Patricia Ann Baird, built her career in Canada after emigrating from England at 17 and studying at McGill University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1959 and a medical degree in 1963. She went on to the University of British Columbia, where she became a University Killam Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Medical Genetics and later led that department from 1978, helping establish it as a major research centre.
Her work focused on medical genetics and on the relationship between medical technology and ethics. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.