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Stephen Blizzard, MD
Health Policy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care
A first-generation Black Canadian, and with the integral work and support of his wife Merle, Dr. Blizzard overcame systemic racism to become a…
Samuel Weiss, PhD
Patient Care, Brain & Mind, Leadership in Organizational Development
Trailblazer in establishing neurogenesis research as a pathway to treatments for wasting diseases such as Parkinson’s,…
Elaine A. Carty, MSN CNM
Patient Care, Women in Medicine, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Health and Medical Education & Training
Helped to promote legalization and professional recognition of midwifery throughout Canada
Carol P. Herbert, MD
Patient Care, Women in Medicine, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Innovative health care educator and mentor promoting equitable and accessible health care for all.
Jean-Lucien Rouleau, MD
Patient Care, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Heart & Vessels
Renowned cardiologist instrumental in developing life-saving medication sacubitril/valsartan for treatment of chronic heart failure.
Thomas A. Dignan, MD
Patient Care, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Dr. Dignan is admired for his decades of devoted service to Indigenous Peoples in Canada. A Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory,…
Jonathan L. Meakins, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Patient Care, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity
Demonstrated the relationship between weakened immune responses and poor surgical outcomes, leading to significant improvements in assessment and…
Annette O’Connor, PhD
Patient Care, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Women in Medicine
One of the great challenges of our time is finding ways to combine expanding medical knowledge with respect for individual patient choices. Dr. O…
Venerable Jeanne Mance
Women in Medicine, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Patient Care, Leadership in Organizational Development
When Jeanne Mance arrived at Ville-Marie in 1642, she immediately began her tireless work to establish the community’s first hospital. Overcoming…