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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…
Norman Bethune, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Service Abroad, Patient Care, Blood
A brilliant medical surgeon and a political activist, Dr. Bethune is remembered in Canada for his innovations in medicine; across the world in…
Maud L. Menten, MD PhD
Blood, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Women in Medicine
Dr. Maud L. Menten graduated medical school at a time when women were not legally considered persons in Canada. Despite the discrimination she…
C. Miller Fisher, MD
With a strong belief in clinical observation and an interest in cerebrovascular pathology, Dr. C. Miller Fisher brought attention to new areas of…
Sir Wilfred Grenfell, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell is a familiar name in Newfoundland and Labrador where, more than a century ago, this tenacious physician, medical…
Charles Beer, PhD
In 1954, Dr. Charles T. Beer joined forces with the revered Dr. Robert Noble to study the impact of periwinkle plants. This research project…
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…
Henri J. Breault, MD
With a career in pediatrics that spanned over four decades, Dr. Henri J. Breault spent almost half of it campaigning to make the dispensing of…
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…