Five Celebrated Early Surgeons Of Southern Alberta

Alberta's Medical History

Deans, Dreams And A President

Life And Times Of James W. Davidson

Hearts, Minds And Vision

Sylvan Lake: A Postcard Perspective

Medicine Makes A Wonderful Life

Pathways To Education

Books by Robert Lampard

Five Celebrated Early Surgeons of Southern Alberta, 1874-1913
by Robert Lampard, M.D.

"The practice of medicine [in Alberta] began here [in Southern Alberta]... Four of the five surgeons
covered in this book were brought to Alberta by the North West Mounted Police. Discover more
about doctors Kennedy, Mewburn, deVeber, Malcolmson and Nevitt and their remarkable stories of
perseverance and ingenuity."

Click on the link to order a hard copy of Five Celebrated Early Surgeons from the Lethbridge Historical Society. 

Alberta’s Medical History:  Young and Lusty, and Full of Life

by Robert Lampard, M.D.
"Here is the story of medicine in Alberta as it unfolded. It is one of unexpected accomplishment, a
trend that is likely to continue well into the 21st century."
 

Find out more on the Alberta's Medical History page, with links to individual chapters in PDF format. 

You can order a hard copy of the book by downloading the order form).

Deans, Dreams and a President:  The Deans of Medicine at the University of Alberta, 1913-2009
by Robert Lampard, M.D
.
Leadership of the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine began with President Henry Marshall Tory, who was a trained minister, physicist and educator.  After seven years Tory appointed the first Dean of Medicine. In the 96 years since then eight Deans have graduated over 6,000 MDs at UofA.

Click the link to download Deans, Dreams And A President in PDF format (6.68 MB).

You may be able to order a hard copy from the Dean's Office, Faculty Of Medicine And Dentistry, University of Alberta; send an email request to meddent@ualberta.ca.

The Life and Times of James and Lillian Davidson, FRGS, 1872-1933
 by Robert Lampard, M.D.
“Perhaps if Rotary had gone searching she would never have found the militant apostle that she needed for successful work in the Near and Far East…There are no other fellows that I know of just like Jim Davidson; his personality is distinctly and entirely his own, and it is an odd conglomerate – seer, politician, showman, adventurer, writer, philosopher, incorrigible youth and modern go-getter.  And it took his whole repertoire to succeed.  Indeed, I believe he succeeded where no one else could have." (C. McCullough, President 1921/22, Rotary International)

You can read the thorough introduction on the Life And Times Of James And Lillian Davidson page

You can order a hard copy of the book by downloading the order form).

Hearts, Minds & Vision:  Roots of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
by D. GeorgeWyse, J. Robert Lampard, Barbara Kermode-Scott, and Al-Karim Walli
"Hearts, Minds & Vision tells the story of a dedicated group of people with extraordinary talents,
skills, knowledge, experience, ideas, and energy. It describes their impact on cardiovascular
sciences, patient care, research and teaching, cardiac surgery, and the biochemical, physiological,
pharmacological, and other aspects of the cardiovascular system—in Calgary, Canada. In the
process it mirrors the remarkable global changes that have occurred in these fields during the last
eighty years and the Calgary contributions to this progress."

Click the link to buy the Kindle edition of Hearts, Minds & Vision on Amazon.ca.

Sylvan Lake:  A Postcard Perspective
by Robert Lampard, M.Dand Brian Inglis, M.D.  
"With so many [Sylvan Lake] postcards now found, we have grouped them into 15 chapters or
themes. In each chapter, the postcards have been ordered chronologically by date of publication. As
many of the postcards were unused, they have no postal date. In some cases the postcard was sold
for as long as thirty years after it was published. This has made determining the date of publication a
challenge. With the 2013 name change, Centennial Street and pier names have been used in place
of Main Street and Main Street pier."

Click the link to download Sylvan Lake: A Postcard Perspective in PDF format (20.1MB).  Hard copies are no longer available.

Medicine Makes A Wonderful Life:  William Arthur Cochrane, OC, MD, FRCPC, FACP, DABP, D.Sc. (hon), LLD (hon).
by Robert Lampard, M.Dand Barbara Kermode-Scott
The life of Dr. William Cochrane is an exceptional ‘Canadian dream’ story, running from medicine through medical research, academia, and biotechnology, into a business career.

Find out more on the Medicine Makes a Wonderful Life page, including a link to download the book in PDF format.

You can order a hard copy of the book by downloading the order form).

Creating The Future of Health:  The History Of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012
by Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright Jr.
"Creating the Future of Health is the fascinating story of the first fifty years of the Cumming School of
Medicine at the University of Calgary.
Founded at the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Health Services in 1964 the Cumming
School has, from the very beginning, focused on innovation and excellence in health education...
This is a story of perseverance through fiscal turbulence, sweeping changes to health care and
health care education, and changing ideas of what health services are and what they should do. It is
a story of triumph, of innovation, and of the Calgary tenacious spirit that thrives to this day at the
Cumming School of Medicine."

Click the link to order the paperback from the UCalgary Press

OR order the Kindle edition from amazon.ca.

Pathways to Education
by Robert Lampard, Don Hepburn, Henry Wostenberg, Mary Gardiner, and Paul Gowans

The little town of Red Deer Alberta, whose population did not exceed 2,500 until 1940, was home to eight unique schools starting in 1893.   Why did these schools come to Red Deer? Were they part of a pathway that influenced other schools, or were they one of a kind? What was the role of faith and religion in their formation? What influence did they have on the Red Deer community and vice versa? Some, but not all of the questions are answered in this book.

Click the link to go to the Pathways To Education page

You can order a hard copy of the book by downloading the order form).

Info on Purchasing Books

By Order Form
You can purchase hard copies of Alberta’s Medical History, The Life And Times Of James And
Lillian Davidson
, Medicine Makes A Wonderful Life, and Pathways To Education by downloading the order form. Fill in the form and mail it with your cheque (or pay by e-transfer) – see the form for details.

From Amazon.ca
You can order the Kindle edition of Hearts, Minds & Vision:  Roots of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta from Amazon.ca.

You can order the Kindle edition of Creating The Future of Health:  The History Of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012 from Amazon.ca.

From other sources
You can order the paperback edition of Creating The Future of Health:  The History Of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012 from UCalgary Press.

You can order a hard copy of Early Surgeons In Southern Alberta from the Lethbridge Historical
Society.

You may be able to order Deans, Dreams, And A President: The Deans Of Medicine At The
University Of Alberta
from the Dean's Office, Faculty Of Medicine And Dentistry, University of Alberta;
send an email request to meddent@ualberta.ca.

Out of Print
Hard copies of Sylvan Lake, A Postcard Perspective are no longer available.

If you have questions or problems ordering a book, please contact Dr. Lampard (see the Contact Us page).