Meet our Laureates

Six Canadian medical heroes are inducted annually into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Their work may be a single meritorious contribution or a lifetime of superior accomplishments.  Pioneers in their field, they are role models of excellence in health in Canada and the world.

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    Donald O. Hebb, PhD

    Brain & Mind

    Born in Chester, Nova Scotia, Dr. Donald Hebb went on to career as a world-renowned scientist and was responsible for the advancement of…

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    William Feindel, MDCM PhD

    Brain & Mind

    Dr. William Feindel was a pioneering neurosurgeon and innovator in brain imagining. His efforts led to Canadian researchers’ early use of PET, CAT…

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    Sainte Marguerite d’Youville

    Leadership in Organizational Development, Women in Medicine, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Patient Care

    As a young widow at the age of 26, Marguerite d’Youville became a “Mother of Universal Charity”, dedicating her life to helping the unfortunate.<…

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    Charles Huggins, MD

    Hormones, Cancer, Genitourinary Tract

    As a pioneer in hormonal research, Dr. Charles Huggins made ground-breaking inroads into one of the most difficult problems in medicine, cancer…

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    The Honourable Peter Lougheed

    Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Building our health organizations and systems

    When Alberta experienced a period of significant financial prosperity, The Honourable Peter Lougheed had the foresight to invest in Alberta’s…

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    John Bradley, MD

    Leadership in Organizational Development, Building our health organizations and systems

    Dr. John Bradley was a visionary administrator and physician who successfully created and implemented a remarkable investment in medical research<…

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    Charles Scriver, MD

    Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints

    Known as the father of modern genetics in Quebec, Dr. Charles Scriver furthered our understanding of many childhood genetic disorders and…

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    Frederick Montizambert, MD

    Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Patient Care

    As an early advocate of bacteriology, Dr. Frederick Montizambert devoted more than half a century to improving public health practices in Canada.<…

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    Henry Friesen, MD

    Leadership in Organizational Development, Hormones, Female Reproduction

    Dr. Henry Friesen has had a profound influence on health research in Canada, both as a groundbreaking scientist and as a visionary founder of the…

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