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Bernard Belleau, PhD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Cancer, Leadership in Organizational Development
Dr. Bernard Belleau was a Québec biochemist who made remarkable contributions to the world with his discovery of 3TC, a powerful drug in the…
David Sackett, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Health and Medical Education & Training
A clinical epidemiologist, Dr. David Sackett joined the new school of medicine at McMaster University in the 1960s. His ideas would dramatically…
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…
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…
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…
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…