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Louis Siminovitch, PhD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Global Health, Leadership in Organizational Development, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Louis Siminovitch played a fundamental role in the establishment and development of three of the most outstanding medical research environments in…
Wilfred G. Bigelow, MD
Heart & Vessels, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Leadership in Organizational Development
Considered a radical and dangerous idea at the time, Dr. Bigelow’s strategic use of hypothermia paved the way for the first successful open heart…
Bruce Chown, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Blood, Improving health and patient outcomes
As one of the first pediatricians in Canada, Dr. Bruce Chown made significant contributions to Canadian medicine. In particular, he is credited…
Herbert Jasper, MD PhD
Brain & Mind, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Dr. Herbert Jasper played a leading role at the Montreal Neurological Institute with his exploration of the brain's operation in both health and…
Maude Abbott, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Women in Medicine, Heart & Vessels, Health & Humanities
Dr. Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a pioneer in cardiology and helped lay the foundation for many more women to enter the field of medicine in…
Wilder Penfield, MD
Leadership in Organizational Development, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Health and Medical Education & Training, Brain & Mind
Dr. Wilder Penfield’s dream was to create a center of research and treatment that integrated neurology, neuropathology and neurosurgery. In 1934,…
Sir William Osler, MD
Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Leadership in Organizational Development
Known as the Father of Modern Medicine, William Osler led a generation of young doctors away from their textbooks and directly to the bedsides of…