Are you interested in which Laureates relate to a specific disease, or specialty?
Peter Macklem, MD
Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Lungs
One of Canada’s greatest pulmonary physicians, clinician-scientists and original thinkers, Dr. Peter T. Macklem forever changed the face of…
Armand Frappier, MD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
A moving force, a trailblazer, a visionary. These are some of the many accolades used to describe Dr. Armand Frappier, the founder of the first…
Charles Tator, MD PhD
Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Health and Medical Education & Training, Brain & Mind
Since the early 1970s, Dr. Charles Tator has had a resounding impact on spinal cord injury research, prevention and treatment, and on training our…
Elizabeth Bagshaw, MD
The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Women in Medicine, Female Reproduction, Patient Care, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw’s devotion to women’s health is a treasured part of our nation’s medical heritage. As one of the early pioneers of women in…
John S. McEachern, MD
Leadership in Organizational Development, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Cancer
Dr. John S. McEachern devoted his career to overcoming obstacles. He is credited with saving the Canadian Medical Association from dissolution and…
The Honourable Marc Lalonde
Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Pioneers, Leaders, Scholars and Change Makers
As co-author of the influential report A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians, Marc Lalonde initiated a conceptual shift in the way…
The Honourable Peter Lougheed
Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Pioneers, Leaders, Scholars and Change Makers
When Alberta experienced a period of significant financial prosperity, The Honourable Peter Lougheed had the foresight to invest in Alberta’s…
Leonora King, MD
Patient Care, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Global Health, Women in Medicine
A native of Ontario, Dr. Leonora King was denied entry into medical school in Canada because of her sex. Undaunted, she earned a medical degree in…
Frederick Montizambert, MD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Patient Care
As an early advocate of bacteriology, Dr. Frederick Montizambert devoted more than half a century to improving public health practices in Canada.<…