Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Fong, FRSC, who has been named a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee! Fong is recognized for being a world-leading public health researcher, and will be one of six Canadians to join the hall of fame at an induction ceremony in June 2025.
A professor in the Department of Psychology and cross-appointed to the School of Public Health Sciences, Fong is the Founder and Chief Principal Investigator of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project), the first international cohort study of tobacco use. The ITC Project evaluates the psychosocial and behavioural impact of policies of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the world’s first health treaty.
Induction to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is an addition to Fong’s long list of national and international honours and awards for his work addressing the global health threat of tobacco use — the number one preventable cause of death in Canada and the world. Among those honours, Fong was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2021.
Read recent Waterloo News stories on Fong’s research impacts: Strengthening actions to end tobacco use; How science improved the health of millions worldwide; More than a million smokers likely to quit after U.S. bans menthol cigarettes.
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame celebrates Canadian heroes whose work advances health in Canada and the world and fosters future generations of health professionals. Fong and fellow inductees will be celebrated at a ceremony held in association with McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences on June 19, 2025.
Congratulations, again, Dr. Fong!