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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…
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…
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…
Wilfred G. Bigelow, MD
Heart & Vessels, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Leadership in Organizational Development
Considered a radical and dangerous idea at the time, Dr. Bigelow’s strategic use of hypothermia paved the way for the first successful open heart…
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…