Article: Six Medical Heroes Named Canada's 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

Six Medical Heroes Named Canada's 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

Canada has an enduring culture of health care excellence – an achievement worth celebrating yet something we don’t do often enough. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame – the only one of its kind in the world – aims to change that.

Every year, The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame elevates a select few of our country’s most brilliant minds to laureate status. Laureates are those who have pushed the boundaries of discovery and innovation beyond the realm of possibility to make the world a better place.

This year’s inductees, like the 95 laureates who have been similarly recognized since 1994, truly stand out. All are Officers of the Order of Canada, a fitting honour as they embody the good Canadian spirit of grit, perseverance and an overarching sense of humility.

Worthy of the world’s recognition, The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 2013 inductees:

• Dr. Antoine Hakim (ON)
• Dr. Arnold Naimark (MB)
• Dr. David MacLennan (ON)
• Dr. Bette Stephenson (ON)
• Dr. Claude Roy (QC)
• The Late Dr. Ian Rusted (NL) 

Dr. Antoine Hakim is among the world’s greatest neurologists. His focus: stroke. Dr. Hakim is the visionary behind the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN) – a national cadre of researchers and clinicians representing universities, government and non-profit organizations whose goal is to alleviate the burden of stroke on individuals, families and societies. As CSN’s founding CEO and Scientific Director, Dr. Hakim and his team championed the Canadian Stroke Strategy in 2005 in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada which resulted in almost every Canadian province adopting a stroke strategy. Within five years, Ontario alone saw stroke patient admissions decrease by 11% and referrals to stroke prevention clinics increase by 34%. It takes steely resolve to change a health care system to that degree. Dr. Hakim heads up the Neuroscience Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and is a professor of Neurology at the University of Ottawa.

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