Pediatric physical medicine is a small subspecialty that is starting to grow throughout Canada. Dalhousie alum, Dr. Jordan Sheriko, became the first of this specialty hired at the IWK last summer. His work in rehabilitation helps children achieve life goals. In a large room filled with stairs, a basketball net and railings, four-year-old Elliot Little […]
Annie Hennigar was one of the first women to graduate from Dalhousie’s School of Medicine and the first woman in the Maritimes to become a travelling country doctor.
Donald Hodder releases “Follow Your Bliss- The Life & Times of a Family Doctor” tales of joy and sorrow, humour and fulfillment in this compelling memoir.
Sultan Darvesh (MD’88) is a leader in the global efforts to develop a definitive test for Alzheimer’s disease during life.
Dr. Alan R. Hebb (MD’59) was awarded a silver medal by the Chicago Philatelic Society (Chicagopex) in 2016. He is a retired internist in Burlington, Ont. with a special interest in the hobby of collecting vintage postcards.
Allen Eaves (MSc’67, MD’69) has dedicated his career to cancer research. As the founder, CEO and president of Stemcell Technologies, Canada’s most successful biotech company, he continues to revolutionize the field.
Dr. Eldon Smith is remembering the Dalhousie Medical School in his will with a bequest, to give students the same opportunities he once had.
Dr. Sarah Giles (BSc’01, MD’05) has created a legacy of going to great lengths to treat patients, both in Canada’s North and through her work with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Dr. Manoj Vohra (MD’88, PGM’89) sets ambitious agenda for his term as Doctors Nova Scotia president.
The Canadian Space Agency’s Astronaut Recruitment campaign is down to 17 finalists. Among them is Dr. Robert Riddell (MD’11), a Dal medicine grad and physician in the Canadian Armed Forces.