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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    May Cohen, MD

    Patient Care, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Women in Medicine

    May Cohen has championed the unique concerns of women in medicine and pioneered the inclusion of women’s health in medical education.

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    Sir Charles Tupper, MD

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

    After 13 years as a practicing physician, Sir Charles Tupper turned his sights to political service and rose to become the only physician to…

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    Gordon Guyatt, MD

    Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Patient Care

    Gordon Guyatt is among the earliest and most effective champions of the transformative advance in health care known as Evidence-Based Medicine …

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    John McCrae, MD

    Patient Care, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers

    John McCrae was an accomplished military medical clinician, leader and the famous author of “In Flanders’s Fields".

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    Bernard Langer, MD

    Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care

    Bernard Langer is recognized as a true innovator, gifted surgeon and respected teacher whose reputation for clinical excellence was unsurpassed…

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    Walter C. Mackenzie, MD

    Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development

    Dr. Walter C. Mackenzie was a true visionary and surgical statesman who fostered the concept of modern academic health centers.

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    Allan Ronald, MD

    Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Service Abroad, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training

    For over 40 years, Dr. Allan Ronald and his team engaged in pioneering work to investigate, understand and control…

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    Elizabeth Bagshaw, MD

    The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Women in Medicine, Female Reproduction, Patient Care, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

    Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw’s devotion to women’s health is a treasured part of our nation’s medical heritage. As one of the early pioneers of women in…

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    Ian R. McWhinney, MD

    Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development

    Known as the Father of Family Medicine, Dr. McWhinney championed the established of family medicine as its own discipline at a time when many…

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