A physician, leader and builder of high-quality medical research in Canada

A giant in the field of neurology

A visionary administrator and champion of medical research

A tireless champion of medical excellence and health care for all peoples

An acclaimed clinical scientist

One of the best trained physicians of his generation

Born in Guelph, Ontario, John McCrae won a scholarship to study at the University of Toronto when he was 16. He completed his residency at the Toronto General Hospital and worked for a short period at Johns Hopkins University with Dr. William Osler. Later, Dr. McCrae completed specialist training in pathology under Dr. George Adami. He was one of the first Canadians to receive formal training in laboratory research, and invented new processes to aid his study of agglutination of several bacteria.

A builder of surgery programs in Canada and passionate advocate for scientific research in medicine

A clinician-scientist whose practical acumen has created life-enhancing and life-saving advances in health

First Director General of the World Health Organization who became “Doctor to the World”