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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…
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…
Murray Barr, MD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Health and Medical Education & Training, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Dr. Murray Barr had a remarkable medical career which began when he co-discovered the sex chromatin body with his…
Pierre Masson, MD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Health and Medical Education & Training
Dr. Pierre Masson was best known for his pioneering work involving brain tumours, the nervous system and histological techniques, which became the…
Robert Salter, MD
Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints, Global Health, Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training
As Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and later as Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr…
Charles Drake, MD
Brain & Mind, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Dr. Charles Drake devoted his life to improving the care of brain aneurysms in Canada. Throughout his distinguished career, he established a…
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…
John Browne, MD PhD
Hormones, Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development, Female Reproduction
Dr. John Symonds Lyon Browne received great acclaim for his work in endocrinology and became a leader in medical education at McGill University