L–R Judy Boucher, clinical nurse manager; Dr. Louis Bourget, Judy Boucher for a surgical degree through Dalhousie to become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Now, with more than 15 years of experience and a facial cosmetic fellowship, Bourget has attended the prestigious Mayo Clinics in locations across the world and specializes in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. As the founder and medical director of Renu Cosmetic + Reconstructive Surgery clinic in Halifax, Bourget is dedicated to providing his patients with personal, individualized care in a comfortable and welcoming setting. From post-trauma reconstruction to dental implants, Bourget knows that each procedure is as unique as the client receiving treatment. But helping his patients in Nova Scotia isn’t
his only passion. For the past few years, he has been an integral part of organizing his family-run foundation that visits Brazil and Africa to help patients by volunteering their medical expertise.
was more they could do. So, Dr. Louis Bourget and his father started a private foundation to raise money and organize medical professionals and equipment for missions to help the cause.
The Bourget Foundation
About six years ago when the foundation began, the nuns in Brazil were looking to set up health posts in Benin, Africa where they were already teaching.
Established in 2008, the Bourget Foundation began as a means to help Dr. Bourget’s younger sister, Irma Monique, with her religious calling. “My little sister became a nun at the age of 19,” explains Bourget. She went on to study medicine, and then moved to Brazil to help the order in Sao Paolo where she is now in charge of two major hospitals. The family had been donating money and time to support Irma Monique’s life’s work, but felt there
“[My sister] phoned me up and said, ‘I’m not doing this unless you’re on board,’” recalls Bourget. As someone who enjoys spreading his gifts and volunteering to help others, Bourget found himself on a scouting trip with his sister to the small village of Zinvie. “The first time I went to Africa was during
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