, primary discoverer of
insulin Since their founding, the medical and dental schools have produced a number of famous physicians and inventors, including: •
Frederick Banting: Surgeon; primary discoverer of
insulin; lecturer in orthopedics and anthropology (1920–1921) •
Margaret Chan: Former Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) , Director-General of the
World Health Organization (WHO) •
Jane Philpott: Current Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Markham-Stouffville •
Henry J.M. Barnett: Neurologist; expert in the medical management of stroke; along with Charles Drake, co-founder of the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at University Hospital (London) •
Rolando Del Maestro — Italian-Canadian neurosurgeon and pioneer in "awake brain surgery" •
Charles G. Drake: Neurosurgeon; established the University of Western Ontario as a neurosurgical centre of excellence; pioneered treatment of vertebral basilar aneurysms •
Gary G. Ferguson: Neurosurgeon; internationally recognized as a leader on research in stroke prevention surgery •
Ian McWhinney: Family physician; known as the "Father of Family Medicine"; established the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, often regarded as the premier research centre in Family Medicine in Canada •
David Jaffray: a pioneer in medical imaging and professor at the University of Toronto , known as "father of family medicine" •
Henri Breault: Chief of Pediatrics and Director of the Poison Control Centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital; he was instrumental in the creation of the first child-proof container •
Robert Noble: involved in the discovery of
vinblastine •
Murray Barr: discovered an important cell structure named after him:
Barr body, an inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell, rendered inactive by
lyonization •
Gopal Bhatnagar: Head of Cardiovascular Surgery unit at the Trillium Health Centre; he led the team that performed the first cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in Canada in 2004 using the new Sorin mini-bypass technology •
Jock McKeen: co-founder of the
Haven Institute (Gabriola Island, Canada) with
Bennet Wong •
John David Spence: Medical researcher and professor at the University of Western Ontario •
Paul Polak: co-founder and CEO of Windhorse International •
A. Albert Yuzpe:
obstetrician-gynecologist; known for his work on human fertility and emergency contraception. The
Yuzpe regimen, is named after him •
Barry A. Love:
cardiologist; director of the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service at the
Mount Sinai Medical Center and assistant professor of both pediatrics and cardiology at the
Mount Sinai School of Medicine •
Jonathan Larmonth Meakins:surgeon, expert in immunobiology and surgical infections; the fourth person and first Canadian appointed
Nuffield Professor of Surgery Professor at
University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of
Balliol College, Oxford and leads the Nuffield Department Surgery •
William James Roche: Canadian politician and Conservative Member of Parliament •
Donald Rix: pathologist and philanthropist •
Thomas Chisholm: lecturer •
Melanie Kok: Olympic Canadian rower •
James Collip: dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario, and part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin •
Lawrence Sealewyn Holmes: dermatologist and radiologist; noted philatelist •
John G. Kelton: dean of medicine at
McMaster University Medical School and the
McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences, developed a diagnostic test for
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia •
Danielle Martin: Canadian physician, health care administrator, author and an associate professor at the University of Toronto. ==See also==