Christopher James Rutty, Ph.D.

Home | Illustrated Profile | Professional Experience | Education | Publications & Presentations | Teaching Experience | Academic Honours | Professional Memberships | References
 

96 Durie Street. 
Toronto, ON, M6P 3E9
416-769-7948 
hhrs@healthheritageresearch.com
 

Health Heritage Research Services:
www.healthheritageresearch.com
hhrs@healthheritageresearch.com

Last Updated: January 29, 2003



 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


1999-Present

Co-Founder, Co-Owner CANADIAN MOM RESEARCH & DESIGN

  • Website Designer & Webmaster

    Creating and maintaining Diaper-eez website

    Creating and maintaining LedgleyLaw website


  • 1995-Present

    Medical Historian/ Health Heritage Consultant & Owner of HEALTH HERITAGE RESEARCH SERVICES, which has provided a variety of research, consultative and creative services, including:



    1995-Present

  • Historical, Archival and Creative Consultant
    Public Affairs, International Public Health Affairs, Public Policy, Library Services, Human Resources
    Aventis Pasteur Limited (Connaught Campus) (formerly: Connaught Laboratories Limited), Toronto, ON
    • Researching, writing, consulting on history of smallpox, polio and other vaccines for reports, presentations and published papers
    • Developing historical content for AvP Canada web site
    • Developing history of polio content for AvP polio-vaccine.com international web site
    • Developing historical content for series of heritage displays on history of polio, smallpox, pertussis and the AvP Connaught Campus
    • Cataloguing of archival documents and digitization of images, films and artifacts and developing a Photo Library for AvP intranet accessibility
    • Facilitating application of archival images and other items internally and for external clients and organizations, including the media, government and individuals


    2002

  • Consultant, Researcher
    Public Affairs, Archives, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
    • Facitiating digitization and application of archival images for use externally and internally

    2002

  • Researcher, Writer
    MaRS (Medical and Related Sciences) Discovery District, Toronto, ON
    • Prepared report on the history of Toronto General Hospital's College Wing building, entitled "From 'The Ward' to Discovery District: 101 College Street: At the Heart of Canada's Health Care Heritage,"

    1995-2002

  • Researcher and Historical Consultant Dr. Charles Hayter, Kingston Regional Cancer Centre, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON

    *  Conducting primary archival research across Canada and literature search for "‘The Magic Element:’ Radium in Canada, 1909-1940"
    Developing project and grant proposals
    * Assisting with revisions of book manuscript for submission to McGuill-Queen's University Press


  • 2000-01

    • Research & Writer, Special Features Articles
    McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Grade 11 Biology and Chemistry textbooks

    * "Cow Parsley, Vision and Photo-dynamic Therapy: Dr. Julia Levy — Immunologist, Opportunist, CEO"
    "Discovering Insulin: Frederick Banting and Charles Best - Unlikely Canadian Heroes"
    * "Bioinformatics and the Run for a Cancer Vaccine: Dr. Corrinne Lobe: Cellular Biologist, Cancer Researcher, Marathon Runner"
    * "Chance Events: Dr. Irene Ayako Uchida, Pioneer Cytogeneticist"
    * "Medical Anaesthesia: From Painful Humbug to Painless Science"

    1998-99

  • Biographical Researcher & Writer

  • Dr. J.K.W. Ferguson, Thornhill, ON

    * "'Even A Better Man Than He Thought He Was:' Dr. James Kenneth Wallace Ferguson: A Practical Portrait of A Canadian Medical Researcher, Part I: 1907-1955."

    "'I'd Rather Burn Out Than Rust Out:' James Young Ferguson, Hospital Building and Missionary Medicine in Formosa, 1905-1922" forthcoming article about founder of Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (1912), and major player in building of Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, ON
     

    1999
    • Researcher & Historical Consultant

    •  Dr Christianne Sinding, Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé et Société, Paris, France
       Collecting archival and secondary materials related to the history of insulin


    1998-99

  • Researcher & Historical Consultant

  • Professor P.M.H. Mazumdar, Institute for the History & Philisophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

    *  Tetanus Antitoxin & the League of Nations Serum Standardization


    1998-99

  • Researcher & Historical Consultant

  • Professor Alison Li, Department of Science & Technology Studies, York University, Toronto, ON

    *  Biographical Research on Dr. E.W. McHenry (1899-1961)
    *  The Discovery of Insulin, Popular Representations
    History of the Medical Research Council


    1997-99

  • Author and Historical Consultant

  • St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, ON

    *  A Circle of Care: St. Mary's General Hospital: 75 Years of Caring (Kitchener, St. Mary's General Hospital, 1999)


    1999

  • Researcher & Historical Consultant

  • Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    * Collecting and summarizing archival materials related to early history of Mackay Memorial Hospital from Canadian Presbyterian Church missionary sources


    1999

    • Researcher & Historical Consultant

    • Inhale Therapeutic Systems, San Carlos, California

      *  Collecting package of primary and secondary sources on impact of 1955 Salk vaccine "Cutter Crisis" on Good Manufacturing Practices in health care industry


    1999

    • Image Research & Supply

    • Function Thru Form, New York City

      *  Supplying of discovery of insulin archival image for McGraw-Hill Science textbook


    1998

  • Image Research and Supply

  • American Heritage, Forbes Inc., New York, NY

    *  "The Conquest of Diabetes," by J.M. Fenster, in American Heritage of Invention & Technology 14 (3) (Winter 1999): 48-55


    1998

  • Researcher and Historical Consultant

  • Sault Area Hospitals, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

    *  Conducted primary archival research for the 100th anniversary history of Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital, Ask the Grey Sisters: Sault Ste. Marie and the General Hospital, 1898-1998 (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1998), by Elizabeth Isles


    1997

  • Bibliographic Researcher

  • Dr. Charles G. Roland, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

    *  Conducted a literature search for recent Canadian medical history publications for Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine: A Bibliography, Second Edition


    1997

  • Writer

  • Ken Eklund Communications, San Jose, CA

    *  Wrote a summary of polio history for "Arctica" Science Mystery Online


    1996-97

  • Biographical Researcher and Writer

  • Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, London, ON

    *  Researched and summarized biographical information on nominees and 1997 inductees


    1996-97

  • Research, Writing and Creative Design Consultant

  • Canadian Marketing Dept, Novo Nordisk A/S

    *  Created and produced a 75th anniversary reprint package of the First Banting & Best Insulin paper


    1995

  • Researcher and Historical Consultant

  • Professor James Marcum, Dept. of Biology, Houghton College, Houghton, NY

    *  Conducted archival research and oral history for a history of heparin book project



    1994
     
  • Researcher

  •  Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Medical/ Health Archives Policy Project
     J.T.H. Connor, Supervisor

    *  Surveyed Canadian pharmaceutical and related companies and volunteer health organizations about their archival collections
     

    1993
     

  • Research Consultant

  •  CBC Television, William Cobban, Producer

    *  Collected material and advised on a polio history documentary, "Conquering the Crippler," "Prime Time News: Magazine," first aired Dec 7, 1993


     

    EDUCATION

    1990-95

    Ph.D. History, University of Toronto
    Thesis: "'Do Something... Do Anything!' Poliomyelitis in Canada, 1927-1962"
    Supervisor: Michael Bliss, Dept. of History, University of Toronto
    Major Field: Canadian History
    Specialization Field: Canadian Medical History
    Minor Fields: History of Medicine; 16th Century British History
     

    1989-90

    M.A. History, University of Western Ontario, London
    Thesis: "'A Grim Terror More Menacing, More Sinister Than Death Itself' Physicians, Poliomyelitis and the Popular Press in Early 20th Century Ontario"
    Supervisor: Dr. James T.H. Connor, Dept. of History of Medicine and Science, UWO
     

    1985-89

    Hon. B.A. History of Science and History, Faculty of Science, University of Western Ontario
     

    1981-84

    Diploma, Animation (Classical), Sheridan College, Oakville, ON



    • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
    • Book: The Middle Class Plague: Canada and the Polio Years, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press) forthcoming
    • Website Content: History of Poliomyelitis section of www.polio-vaccine.com (Aventis Pasteur (France)), 2003
    • Report: "From 'The Ward' to Discovery District: 101 College Street: At the Heart of Canada's Health Care Heritage," prepared for MaRS (Medical and Related Sciences) Discovery District, August 2002
    • Article: with Dr. Luis Barreto, "The Speckled Monster: Canada, Smallpox and its Eradication," Canadian Journal of Public Health 93 (July-Aug 2002): I-1 - I-20
    • Panel Guest: on TalkTV, August 13, 2001 "The Chat Room: The Watercooler"
    • Book Review: of Lesley Marus Barsky, From Generation to Generation: A History of Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1998) in "Letters in Canada" University of Toronto Quarterly 70(1) (Winter 2000/2001): 517
    • Science Textbook Articles: "Global Heroes: Banting and Best Discover Insulin," "Bioinformatics," "Pioneer Cytogeneticist," "Immunlogist," in Don Galbraith (et al.), Biology 11 (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2001)
    • Conference Paper: "'The Middle Class Plague:' Canada & The Polio Years," 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Pittsburgh, October 26-29, 2000
    • Presentation: "Health Heritage Research Services: Medical History in Private Practice: Redefining the Interface Between Academics & Business," University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies: Life After Graduation Workshop, June 7, 2000
    • Conference Paper: "I'd Rather Burn Out than Rust Out:" James Young Ferguson, Hospital Building and Missionary Medicine in Formosa, 1905-1922," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, May 27, 2000
    • Colloquium:  "Personality, Politics & Canadian Public Health: The Origins of Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, University of Toronto, 1888-1917," Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology Colloquium Series, January 26, 2000
    • Conference Paper: "Health Heritage Research Services: Medical History in Private Practice: Redefining the Interface Between Academics & Business," AMS/Hannah Conference: Canadian Medical History at the MIllenium: Past Accomplishments, Future Directions, in Honour of Dr. Charles G. Roland, November 5-6, 1999.
    • BookA Circle of Care: St. Mary's General Hospital: 75 Years of Caring (Kitchener, St. Mary's General Hospital, 1999) 
    • Conference Paper:  "Birth of a Mission: The Origins of St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, 1916-1924," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, Ottawa, May 30, 1998 
    • Invited Lecture:  "The Middle Class Plague: The Great Toronto Polio Epidemic of 1937," Toronto's Medical History lecture series, Heritage Toronto , May 14, 1998
    • Guest:  Re. "The Middle Class Plague: The Great Toronto Polio Epidemic of 1937," "Metro Morning," CBC Radio One, Toronto, May 12, 1998 
    • Conference Paper:  "The Grim Terror! The History of Polio in Canada," '97 International Post Polio Conference, Calgary, AB, September 28 - October 2, 1997
    • Invited Lecture:  "Birth of a Hospital: Father Albert Zinger and the Origins of St Mary's General Hospital, 1916-1924," presented to St Mary's General Hospital Volunteers Association, Kitchener, ON, September 23, 1997
    • Article: "Robert Davies Defries (1889-1975)" in L.N. Magner (ed.), Doctors, Nurses and Practitioners (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997), p. 62-69
    • Article: "The Middle Class Plague: Epidemic Polio and the Canadian State, 1936-1937," Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 13 (2) (1996): 277-314. 
    • Article: "Made in Canada: Connaught and World Health," Conntact (Employee News of Pasteur Mérieux Connaught Canada) (March 1997)
    • Invited Lecture: "Politics, Public Pressure and Public Health: The Ethics of Polio Vaccines," Medical Ethics in History Seminar Series, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, University of Ottawa, March 14, 1997 
    • Article: "Connaught and the History of Modern Pertussis Vaccines," Conntact (Nov 1996) 
    • Article: "Miracle Blood Lubricant: Connaught and the Story of Heparin, 1928-1937," Conntact (Aug 1996)
    • Article: "Connaught and the Canadian Polio Story," Conntact (June 1996)
    • Conference Paper: "From Salk to Sabin: Field 'Demonstrations' and the Canadian Introduction of the Sabin Polio Vaccine, 1958-1952," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, St. Catherines, May 31, 1996
    • Conference Paper:  "Connaught Laboratories, Veterinary Medicine and Public Health: A Brief Overview of an Intimate History," Panel Discussion, "An Introduction to Animal Medicine's Role in the History of Human Health," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, St. Catherine's, ON, June 2, 1996
    • Conference Paper: "Salk vs Sabin: The Great Polio Vaccine Debate: Legal Liability, Informed Consent and Amercan Public Health Policy, 1955-1995," Annual Meeting, American Association for the History of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, May 11, 1996 
    • Article: "Pasteur Mérieux Connaught: Our Shared Heritage," Conntact (April 1996) 
    • Article: "Connaught and the Defeat of Diphtheria," Conntact (Feb. 1996) 
    • Article: "Sifting Proteins: Connaught and the Discovery of Starch-Gel Electrophoresis," Conntact (Dec 1995) 
    • Article: "Dr. Robert D. Defries (1889-1975): Canada's 'Mr. Public Health,'" Conntact (Oct 1995 
    • Keynote Addresses: "'The Grim Terror!' Canada, The March of Dimes, and the Control of Polio," Easter Seals/ March of Dimes National Council Annual Meeting, Toronto, January 13, 1996; Ontario March of Dimes Annual General Meeting, Toronto, September 23, 1995
    • Invited Lecture: "Polio and its Echoes: Historical Perspectives on a Continuing Challenge," St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, May 26, 1995
    • Conference Paper: "'The March Across the Border:' The Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis and the Politics of the March of Dimes, 1945-1951," paper presented, Annual Meeting American Association for the History of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1995
    • Guest: "Morningside," April 12, 1995, CBC Radio, polio history
    • Article: "40 Years of Polio Prevention!: Canada and the Great Salk Vaccine Trial of 1954-55,"Abilities #19 (Summer 1994): 26, 28
    • Article: "'Helpless:' The 1951 Ontario Polio Outbreak - The Neil Young Case" in A. Jenkins (ed.), Neil Young and Broken Arrow: On a Journey Through the Past (Mid Glamorgan, Wales: Neil Young Appreciation Society, 1994), p. 95-112
    • Invited Lecture: "The Canadian Connection: Polio Epidemics, Connaught Laboratories and the Salk Vaccine, 1927-1955," McMaster University, Hamilton, Nov. 1993
    • Conference Papers: "The Canadian Connection: Poliomyelitis Research, Connaught Laboratories and the Salk Vaccine, 1947-1955," Annual Meetings: Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, Ottawa, June 1993; American Association for the History of Medicine, Louisville, KY, May 1993
    • Book Review: of Heather MacDougall, Activists and Advocates: Toronto's Health Department, 1883-1983 (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1990) in Scientia Canadensis 16 (1992): 109-12
    • Conference Paper: "Poliomyelitis, Physicians and the Popular Press in the Pre-Salk Era: The 1937 Toronto Epidemic," "7th Kingston Conference," Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association, Ottawa, Oct. 1991
    • Conference Paper: "Poliomyelitis, Physicians and the Popular Press in Early 20th-Century Ontario," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, Kingston, May 1991
    • Article: “The Lessons of History: Epidemics, Pandemics and AIDS,” Pugwash Papers, 2 (4) (1989): 12-13, 31, Proceedings of the 5th National Conference of Canadian Student Pugwash, Ottawa, June 1989
    • Article: “Helpless: The 1951 Ontario Polio Outbreak - The Neil Young Case,” The Mirror (University of Western Ontario Student History Journal), 9 (1989): 82-109. 



    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    1994-95 Teaching Assistant (TA)/Tutorial Leader, Canadian History survey course, University of Toronto, Prof. Carl Berger, Supervisor

    1992-95 TA/Marker, Canadian History survey course, Dept. of History, University of Toronto, Prof. Michael Bliss, Supervisor

    1991,‘92,‘94 TA/Tutorial Leader, (Summer sessions) Canadian History survey course, Dept. of History, U. of T., Prof. Thomas P. Socknat, Supervisor

    1990-92 TA/Tutorial Leader, Canadian History survey course, Dept. of History, Erindale College, U. of T., Prof. Thomas P. Socknat, Supervisor


    ACADEMIC HONOURS

    1999-2000
    AMS/ Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Post Doctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
    "Cornerstone of Health:
    Connaught Medical Research Laboratories:
    Canadian Science, Biologicals Production, Public Health Policy and Public Service, 1913-1972"
    Supervised by:
    Professor Michael Hubenstorf, MD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the History of Medicine, 
    Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto
    1995 University of Toronto Open Scholarship
    1994-95 Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)
    1991-94  Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Graduate Scholarships
    1990-91 University of Toronto Open Scholarship 
    1990-91 C.P. Stacey Graduate Fellowship in Canadian History, University of Toronto
    1989-90 Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Graduate Scholarship


    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

    Canadian Society for the History of Medicine

    American Association for the History of Medicine


    REFERENCES

    References are available upon request.
    Send enquires to: hhrs@healthheritageresearch.com


    Last Updated: November 7, 2002

    © 2002 Christopher J. Rutty, Ph.D

    Illustrated Profile | Top | Professional Experience | Education | Publications & Presentations | Teaching Experience | Academic Honours | Professional Memberships | References