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Jean-Lucien Rouleau, MD
Patient Care, Leadership in Organizational Development, Heart & Vessels
Renowned cardiologist instrumental in developing life-saving medication sacubitril/valsartan for treatment of chronic heart failure.
Nahum Sonenberg, PhD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Cancer, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity
A celebrated scientist of world reputation, Dr. Sonenberg has helped realize the health enhancing potential of biochemistry and molecular biology…
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, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Helped to promote legalization and professional recognition of midwifery throughout Canada
Carol Herbert, MD
Patient Care, Women in Medicine, Leadership in Organizational Development
Innovative health care educator and mentor promoting equitable and accessible health care for all.
Sir John Bell, BMBCh DM
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development
Sir John Bell is the second Canadian, after the distinguished Sir William Osler, to occupy the prestigious Regius Professorship of Medicine at…
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…
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,…