Medicine Focus

Four Charles Larsons, Four MDCMs

To borrow a cliché, you can’t make this stuff up: a grand total of four Charles P. Larsons – all from the same family – have graduated from McGill with MDCMs. Now the latest in the long line, Charles P. Larson, MDCM’08, is about to become the chief resident of general pediatrics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. Read More

Medicine Alumni Global Awards

Choosing the final winners for the annual McGill Medicine Alumni Global Awards from the more than 100 nominations received is a formidable task that falls on the capable shoulders of the members of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Read More

Key Dates

Find out about the latest events happening in the McGill community. May 16, Cancer Survivorship: With, Through and Beyond, a lecture by Marla Shapiro, MDCM’79. Read more.

The Power of Deep Brain Stimulation

For the past 15 years, Blair Ford, MDCM’85, has studied the application of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Due to tremor, stiffness or slowness, Blair Ford’s patients often have difficulty performing even the simplest tasks, such as picking up a cup of water or writing legibly on a piece of paper. But relief can come with the flip of a switch for some Parkinson’s sufferers. By electrically stimulating selected deep brain structures through implanted electrodes, symptoms of tremor, rigidity, stiffness, slowed movement and walking impairment can be dramatically relieved. Read More

Tropical Medicine: Alive and Well in Quebec

“Tropical medicine is often associated with parasitic diseases in countries with humid climates and sweltering temperatures,” says Michael Libman, MDCM’85, director of McGill’s Division of Infectious Diseases. “But that’s too simplistic to say. What we explore is [...] Read More

Serving More Patients Better at the JGH

After more than 75 years of success, the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) faces a new set of challenges: a growing elderly population, a “baby boom” in the surrounding neighbourhood, an increasing volume of annual visits to the emergency room, and rapid changes in health care and health care technologies. Read more

Tackling Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Canadians are living longer, and that’s good news. But there’s a downside. As health researchers and doctors have brought most infectious diseases in this country under control, they have switched their focus to the chronic, non-communicable diseases that become increasingly prevalent in an aging population. Read More

Open House at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre

The November 22 open house gave donors a chance to see first-hand some of the Centre’s recent progress. It was also an opportunity for the Faculty of Medicine to give thanks for the generous contribution of $100,000 from the estate of the late André Aisenstadt. Read More