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John Evans, MD DPhil
Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Global Health, Health Policy, Heart & Vessels
Dr. John Evans was a man of boundless energy who made important contributions to many aspects of Canadian and global health. In particular, as the…
Bernard Belleau, PhD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Cancer, Leadership in Organizational Development
Dr. Bernard Belleau was a Québec biochemist who made remarkable contributions to the world with his discovery of 3TC, a powerful drug in the…
David Sackett, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Health and Medical Education & Training
A clinical epidemiologist, Dr. David Sackett joined the new school of medicine at McMaster University in the 1960s. His ideas would dramatically…
G. Malcolm Brown, MD DPhil
Leadership in Organizational Development, Global Health, Health Policy
Canada’s substantial support of medical research today would likely not exist without the tireless efforts of Dr. G. Malcolm Brown. A teacher,…
Jack Hirsh, MD
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Jack Hirsh moved to Canada to join McMaster’s new school of medicine in the 1970s. At McMaster, he made…
Harold Johns, PhD
Cancer, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Patient Care
Dr. Harold Elford Johns made a worldwide impact on medicine and, in particular, the fight against cancer. During the 1940s and 1950s, he invented…
Roberta Bondar, MD PhD
Brain & Mind, Women in Medicine
When Dr. Roberta Bondar reached for the stars, she broke a glass ceiling for women in Canada. As the first Canadian woman to travel in space, Dr…
Claude Fortier, MD
When Dr. Claude Fortier began his post-secondary education, he studied sociology and political science. After a life altering experience, however,…
Heinz E. Lehmann, MD
As a pioneer in psychiatric clinical investigation, Dr. Heinz Lehmann was at the forefront of the movement that turned psychiatric hospitals from…