Medical History Walking Tour
Club members John Dirks, Peter Kopplin, Christopher Rutty, Steve McCabe and Alison Li led a medical history walking tour for the medical students of the…
The Toronto Medical Historical Club was formed in 1924 by a small group interested in meeting regularly to discuss the history of medicine. Now, more than a hundred years later, we continue to meet in this spirit to hear papers given by members and guests. We welcome anyone who shares this interest and is willing to participate in our community.
Meetings 2026-27
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“More than a Mouthful: The Architect of Reconstruction
The Life, Crucible, and Legacy of Dr. E. Fulton Risdon, the Father of Canadian Plastic Surgery”
Speaker: Dr. Robert Galway
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7pm
Charles Hayter’s Essays in the Globe and Mail
Congratulations to club member Charles Hayter who has recently published two wonderful essays in the Globe and Mail. In his Opinion piece of June 18,…
David Mazierski wins Brödel Award for Excellence in Education
Warmest congratulations to club member David Mazierski who has been awarded the 2026 Brödel Award for Excellence in Education. This is one of the highest…
Charles Best Honored in Naming of Major New Building at Sanofi Toronto site
TMHC member, Christopher Rutty, played a leading role in the naming of a major new building at the Sanofi Toronto site (formerly Connaught Laboratories) the…
Medical History Walking Tour for UT Plastic Surgery Residents
Steven McCabe and Chantal Valiquette curated the medical history walking tour for the Plastic Surgery residents at the University of Toronto. As we can see,…
2026 Arthur Gryfe Dinner
The club’s annual Arthur Gryfe Dinner was held on May 27, 2026. We were delighted to welcome the medical students of the Health History Interest…
Refreshed Edition of Macleod Biography Coming Soon
We are delighted to announce that, thanks to the considerable efforts of Dr Kenneth McHardy, good friend of our club, a new edition of Michael…
American Osler Society Meeting
The Toronto Medical Historical Club was a proud supporter of the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society which met in Toronto, May 1-4,…
Michael Bliss’s Plague Republished
Michael Bliss’s Plague: A Story of Smallpox in Montreal has just been republished by the University of Toronto Press with a new foreword by infectious…
Biography of Sterling Bunnell Published
Congratulations to our member Steven McCabe and his co-author Anthony Smith on the publication of their book Sterling Bunnell: From Son of the Gold Rush…