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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,…
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…
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…