Salim Yusuf to be inducted into Medical Hall of Fame

Salim Yusuf, director of the Population Health Research Institute, will be inducted into Canada’s Medical Hall of Fame this week.

Yusuf is one of only six people who will be inducted into the hall at a ceremony in Kingston Thursday, April 24.

The induction comes hot on the heels of Yusuf winning the prestigious Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, presented annually to a Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in medicine and medical science throughout his or her career.

Yusuf’s epidemiological work has benefitted millions of people by producing substantial changes in guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

The large trials he has conducted with colleagues around the world have led to more effective treatments for acute heart attacks, congestive heart failure, heart rhythm abnormalities and chronic heart disorders. These studies have also informed our understanding of the role of societal changes on behaviours and risk factors, and how they lead to cardiovascular disease.