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History of Medicine Office - Located in Health Sciences Addition 041
Dr. Shelley McKellar
The Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine
Faculty Profile
email: smckell@uwo.ca
Read about Dr McKellar's newest book Artificial Hearts in this Schulich Medicine feature article: Can the heart be mechanically replaced? or listen to this CBC interview with Dr McKellar about her book.
Dr. Shauna Devine
Assistant Professor
Professional Profile
email: sdevine7@uwo.ca
Read about Dr. Devine's prize-winning book, entitled "Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science", in this Western News piece.
Dr. Vivian McAlister
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Profile
email: vmcalist@uwo.ca
Read about Dr McAlister’s accolade of receiving the John McRae Memorial Medal (awarded by the Canadian Medical Association) in this interview with Dr. McAlister. In 2020, Dr. McAlister was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "seminal contributions to and leadership in the military and civilian surgical communities, as a medical practitioner, researcher and educator."
Dr. Eric Story
Historian-in-Residence
Professional Profile
email: estory3@uwo.ca
Listen to Dr Story’s talk “The Great War and the White Plague” to learn about his research on Canadian veterans and their experiences with tuberculosis. Read his recent article on two war amputees who attempted to hike across Canada for disability rights justice in 1923.
Shaelyn Ryan
Curator, The Medical Artifact Collection
Professional Profile
email: medicalcurator@uwo.ca
Listen to Medical Artifact Collection Oral Histories conducted by Shaelyn Ryan with Dr Ron Holliday (about his experiences and thoughts on the doctor-patient relationship), Dr Vivian McAlister (about modifying medical instruments in his practice as a transplant surgeon in the early days of transplantation), Dr. Thomas Freeman (about his experiences learning when to use (and when not to use) obstetrical forceps in the delivery room).
