Prof. George Weisz
Fellow
Current Employer
McGill University
Election Year
2021
Academy
Academy of the Arts and Humanities
George Weisz is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of comparative medical history. His work has analyzed major developments in the history of modern and contemporary healthcare. These include medical specialization, chronic disease, quantification, medical professions and medical training, holism and reductionism in medical science, and variation and standardization in healthcare. He currently works on the history of global health.
George Weisz est un chercheur renommé dans le domaine de l’histoire médicale comparée. Il a analysé les développements majeurs de l’histoire de la médecine moderne et contemporaine, notamment la spécialisation médicale, les maladies chroniques, la quantification, les professions médicales et la formation médicale, l’holisme et le réductionnisme en science médicale, ainsi que la variation et la standardisation des pratiques. Il travaille actuellement sur l’histoire de la santé mondiale.