2005 - Computer assist researchers at the Human Mobility Research Centre do it again. In June, orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Rudan, working closely with Dr. Randy Ellis and the HMRC research staff perform the world's first computer-assist hip resurfacing.

2003 - Researchers with the Queens University Anesthesiology Informatics
Laboratory at KGH were the first to develop electronic SARS screening procedures.

2002 - Early development of morphing technology was developed by
Dr. John Rudan in 2002 to eliminate the need for disruptive x-ray based
imaging during some procedures.

2000 - Human trials for inhibitors of AA amyloid and Alzheimer amyloid at
Phase II level. Dr. Robert Kisilevsky

1998 - At the Human Mobility Research Centre (a joint venture between KGH
and Queens University), the first computer-assisted wrist replacement
by Dr. David Pichora.

1997 - HMRC continues to be the first computer-assisted surgery centre
in the world to have completed pelvic re-alignment, post-fracture
total knee replacement, bone biopsy, and minimally invasive early
knee replacement.

1997 - At the Human Mobility Research Centre (a joint venture between KGH
and Queens University), the first computer-assisted knee replacement
was conducted by Dr. John Rudan.

1994 - Urology department has led the world in developing BCG for bladder
cancer and apomorphine sublingual for erectile dysfunction.

1993 - Neurochem founded to produce anti amyloid agents for the treatment
of Alzheimers, AA amyloid. Dr. Robert Kisilevsky

1985 - Experimental work producing inhibition of amyloid by giving analogs of
heparan sulfate. Dr. Robert Kisilevsky

1983 - Discovery of heparan sulfate binding as essential for amyloid protein
conformation. Dr. Robert Kisilevsky (KGH and Queens researcher).