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.

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    G. Malcolm Brown, MD DPhil

    Leadership in Organizational Development, Global Health, Health Policy

    Canada’s substantial support of medical research today would likely not exist without the tireless efforts of Dr. G. Malcolm Brown. A teacher,…

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    Jack Hirsh, MD

    Blood

    Born in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Jack Hirsh moved to Canada to join McMaster’s new school of medicine in the 1970s. At McMaster, he made…

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    Harold Johns, PhD

    Cancer, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Patient Care

    Dr. Harold Elford Johns made a worldwide impact on medicine and, in particular, the fight against cancer. During the 1940s and 1950s, he invented…

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    Roberta Bondar, MD PhD

    Brain & Mind, Women in Medicine

    When Dr. Roberta Bondar reached for the stars, she broke a glass ceiling for women in Canada. As the first Canadian woman to travel in space, Dr…

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    Gustave Gingras, MD

    Service Abroad, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Health Policy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints

    Dr. Gustave Gingras graduated from the University of Montreal medical school in 1943 and would go on to become one of the greatest names in…

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    The Honourable Thomas Douglas

    Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers

    The Honourable Thomas “Tommy” Douglas is a prominent name in Canadian history; a respected visionary politician, his personal mission of making…

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    Claude Fortier, MD

    Hormones

    When Dr. Claude Fortier began his post-secondary education, he studied sociology and political science. After a life altering experience, however,…

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    Heinz E. Lehmann, MD

    Brain & Mind

    As a pioneer in psychiatric clinical investigation, Dr. Heinz Lehmann was at the forefront of the movement that turned psychiatric hospitals from…

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    Ray Farquharson, MD

    Hormones, Leadership in Organizational Development

    As an authoritative figure in the field of endocrinology, Dr. Ray Fletcher Farquharson made a lasting mark on Canadian medicine. In addition, his…

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