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David J.A. Jenkins, DM DPhil DSc
Blood, Diabetes, Heart & Vessels
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels
Adolfo de Bold, PhD
Dr. Adolfo de Bold was an exemplary scientist whose study of the storage granules in atrial heart cells forever changed our understanding of how…
Salim Yusuf, MBBS DPhil
Global Health, Heart & Vessels, Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials
Dr. Salim Yusuf is an internationally renowned cardiologist and epidemiologist whose work over 35 years has substantially…
The Honourable Wilbert Keon, MD
Heart & Vessels, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy
Dr. Wilbert J. Keon was an exemplary Canadian and world-revered cardiac surgeon. He was regarded by colleagues as an icon and by patients as the…
John Evans, MD DPhil
Heart & Vessels, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Global Health, Health Policy
Dr. John Evans was a man of boundless energy who made important contributions to many aspects of Canadian and global health. In particular, as the…
Wilfred G. Bigelow, MD
Heart & Vessels, 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…
William T. Mustard, MD
Heart & Vessels, Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints
William T. Mustard built a reputation as one of Canada’s great surgical pioneers and was instrumental in advancing the orthopaedic and cardiac…
Maude Abbott, MD
Heart & Vessels, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers, Women in Medicine, Heart & Vessels
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 H. Best, MD DSc
Blood, Diabetes, Heart & Vessels, Leadership in Organizational Development, Hormones, Diabetes
Dr. Charles Best had not even graduated medical school when he became involved in one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 20th…