Clinical epidemiologist and pioneer of evidence-based medicine

A Trailblazer for women in medicine and a devoted surgeon to the people of Uganda

A trailblazer for women in medicine and political life

A builder of Canada’s framework of national medical collaboration and an advocate for cancer research

A pioneer in hormone research and cancer treatment

A tireless builder of global heart care capacity

The leading North American clinical trialist, Dr. Salim Yusuf’s epidemiologic work in more than 60 countries shows the majority of risks of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are attributable to the same few risk factors. His large-scale studies involving several hundreds of thousands of individuals in dozens of countries have changed the way some of the world’s most deadly health conditions are prevented, treated and managed.

One of the world’s top neurologists and leader in stroke treatment

A pioneer in biomedical research

Together with his colleague, Dr. James Till, Dr. Ernest McCulloch created the first quantitative, clonal method to identify stem cells and used this technique for pioneering studies on stem cells. In addition to providing detailed information about blood cell development, they established the concept of stem cells and set the framework in which stem cells are studied today.

An icon in neuroscience

Renowned Heart Surgeon and Long-time Senator