The dynasties of research at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal.
Progress in medicine comes from new knowledge. Organized research at the Royal Victoria Hospital began with establishment of the McGill University clinic headed by Dr. Jonathan C. Meakins. Two generations of doctors probed the field of respiratory physiology and its alteration in disease. Drs. J.S.L. Browne and E. Venning focused on adrenal glands. Their successors extended their work to thyroid and pituitary glands. The pioneering work of Dr. Arthur Vineberg and his medical colleagues in coronary artery diseases opened up the field of surgical treatment with the saving of many lives. Most recently, Dr. Lloyd MacLean has assembled a group of researchers interested in shock and the relation of host defences to trauma and disease. Along with staff in the many other departments of the Royal Victoria Hospital, these pioneers have made discoveries that have been applied to the treatment of patients and enhanced the reputation of the institution.
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