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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…
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…
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…
Claude Fortier, MD
When Dr. Claude Fortier began his post-secondary education, he studied sociology and political science. After a life altering experience, however,…
Heinz E. Lehmann, MD
As a pioneer in psychiatric clinical investigation, Dr. Heinz Lehmann was at the forefront of the movement that turned psychiatric hospitals from…
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…
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…
Robert Noble, MD PhD
An esteemed Canadian investigator and ingenious experimentalist, Dr. Noble made profound contributions to endocrinology, physiology and cancer…