David Sackett

David Sackett
Born
David Lawrence Sackett

(1934-11-17)November 17, 1934
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMay 13, 2015(2015-05-13) (aged 80)
Markdale, Ontario
Known forPioneer in evidence-based medicine
AwardsOrder of Canada

David Lawrence Sackett OC FRSC (November 17, 1934 – May 13, 2015) was an American-Canadian physician and a pioneer in evidence-based medicine.[1][2] He is known as one of the fathers of Evidence-Based Medicine. He founded the first department of clinical epidemiology in Canada at McMaster University, and the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.[3] He is well known for his textbooks Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine.

One of his more famous quotes is: "Half of what you learn in medical school is dead wrong."

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