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Peter Jepson-Young, M.D. (June 8, 1957 – November 15, 1992), better known as Dr. Peter, was a Canadian medical doctor who promoted HIV/AIDS awareness and education in the early 1990s through his regular segment on CBC Television news broadcasts called The Dr. Peter Diaries.
In 1986, Vancouver physician Dr. Peter Jepson-Young was diagnosed with AIDS. Just prior to his death in 1992, Dr. Peter and his life partner, Andrew Hiscox, gathered with friends Dr. Jay Wortman, Donald Hayes, and David Paperny, along with Dr. Peter's sister, Nancy Hennessy, at their home.
Peter JEPSON-YOUNG passed away. Please express your condolences or share your memories here. Published in the Vancouver Sun and Province on 2012-11-17.
Peter Jepson-Young was a medical doctor who presented the Dr. Peter Diaries, short weekly segments on CBC television that shared his experience with AIDS, in order to educate people about the disease and give hope to others.
Nov 17, 1992 · Dr. Peter Jepson-Young, a physician who helped fight stereotypes and misunderstandings about AIDS in frank television discussions of his own battle against the disease, died on Sunday in...
Twenty years ago, Dr. Peter Jepson-Young helped change the way we look at HIV/AIDS by chronicling his battle with the illness through a weekly video diary on CBC Television.
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Doctor Peter Jepson-Young, known to everyone simply as Doctor Peter, passed away November 15, 1992. At the time when many people diagnosed with AIDS often kept it quiet, he did the opposite,...
