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.

Are you interested in which Laureates relate to a specific disease, or specialty?

    John J.R. Macleod, MB ChB

    Diabetes, Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Leadership in Organizational Development

    Playing a vital – though often neglected – role in the discovery of insulin, and making a world-class, history-making…

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    Mladen Vranic, MD DSc

    Diabetes, Hormones

    A giant in the field of diabetes research, Dr. Mladen Vranic’s career spreads over 50 decades. In that time, his ground-breaking contributions to…

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    James Collip, MD PhD

    Hormones, Diabetes, Leadership in Organizational Development

    Dr. James Collip is perhaps best known as a member of the team that discovered Insulin. Long after his role in that momentous discovery, however,…

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