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Robert Salter, MD
Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints, Global Health, Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training
As Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and later as Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr…
Herbert Jasper, MD PhD
Brain & Mind, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Dr. Herbert Jasper played a leading role at the Montreal Neurological Institute with his exploration of the brain's operation in both health and…
Charles P. Leblond, MD PhD
Dr. Charles Leblond developed a groundbreaking technique that allowed researchers to visualize radioactive tissues and cells under the microscope…
Henry J.M. Barnett, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Blood, Brain & Mind
Dr. Henry Barnett's boundless curiosity and desire for evidence-based knowledge resulted in an outstanding career in investigative medicine that…
Maude Abbott, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Women in Medicine, Heart & Vessels, Health & Humanities
Dr. Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a pioneer in cardiology and helped lay the foundation for many more women to enter the field of medicine in…
Charles Drake, MD
Brain & Mind, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Dr. Charles Drake devoted his life to improving the care of brain aneurysms in Canada. Throughout his distinguished career, he established a…
Charles H. Best, MD DSc
Leadership in Organizational Development, Diabetes, Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Hormones, Heart & Vessels, Blood
Dr. Charles Best had not even graduated medical school when he became involved in one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 20th…
Sir Frederick Banting, MD
Diabetes, Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Hormones
Before the work of Sir Frederick Banting, diabetes was a deadly childhood condition. In 1923, Banting and his team announced their discovery of…
Douglas Harold Copp, MD
Hormones, Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints
In 1961, Dr. Douglas Harold Copp's research into hormones led to the groundbreaking discovery of calcitonin, a hormone which regulates the level…