A physiologist, medical researcher and teacher

A World Class Researcher and Educational Visionary

A world-renowned surgeon and an imaginative scientist

A pioneer in thromboembolic disorders

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.

Renowned Heart Surgeon and Long-time Senator

Quebec’s father of cardiology

After studying medicine at the University of Montreal, Dr. David pursued a new science yet in its infancy: cardiology.