Thomas Bollier (1947- ) is a neurologist, philanthropist, and father of two. He is the first neurologist to perform brain surgery on a civilian watercraft. He operates out of a private clinic in Nova Scotia. He has roots in the U.S.; he lived in Detroit as a child and attended Harvard Medical School where he graduated in 1974. In 1999 he performed brain surgery on a boat in a publicized event demonstrating the advanced techniques and decreased risk involved with brain surgery. He gives $100,000 dollars annually to various children's hospitals and HIV/AIDs research. He is rumored to be good friends with prominent News Anchor Keith Olbermann.
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