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John Carter Callaghan, OC AOE (October 1, 1923 – April 6, 2004) was a Canadian cardiac surgeon who "pioneered open-heart surgery in Alberta" [1]. Born in Hamilton, Ontario on October 1, 1923, [2] he received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1946.
Richard Whitlock FRCSC is a Canadian cardiovascular surgeon and intensivist, the Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery and a professor of surgery at McMaster University Medical School. He is most well known for being the principal investigator of the SIRS (Steroids in Cardiac Surgery) trial and the LAAOS III (Left Atrial Appendage ...
He was also the first cardiovascular surgeon in Canada to implant HeartMate, a mechanical heart technology he imported from his experience under Dr. Mehmet Oz of the "Dr. Oz Show" in New York. [1] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. [4] Rao was named to Canada's Top 40 Under 40. [5]
UOHI was founded in 1976 by Dr. Wilbert Keon, with financial support from the Ontario Ministry of Education.Keon worked with numerous partners, including all of the hospitals in the region, the University of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Hospital Regional District Planning council, to ensure the vision of a world-renowned institute would unfold as planned.
Wilfred Gordon "Bill" Bigelow OC FRSC (June 18, 1913 – March 27, 2005) was a Canadian heart surgeon known for his role in developing the artificial pacemaker and the use of hypothermia in open heart surgery. [1]
The MHI is founded in 1954 by Paul David, and along with the Ottawa Heart Institute is considered one of the largest cardiology institutes in the world, which is the first educational hospital on cardiovascular diseases in Canada, and is ranked as one of the largest preventive medicine centres in Quebec. [2]
Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1976, [3] acting as its CEO for more than thirty years until his retirement from that job in April 2004. [4] In 1986, he was the first Canadian to implant an artificial heart into a human as a bridge to transplant . [ 5 ]
Ivan Edwards - USAF flight surgeon, minister, activist, humanitarian; Mary Lee Edward (1885–1980) — pioneer and surgeon and a hero during World War I on the front lines in France. Ted Eisenberg — Guinness World Record holder for most breast augmentation surgeries performed. Steven Eisenberg — known as "The Singing Cancer Doctor."