CNS Innovations
| 1958 | Dr. Charles Drake develops a surgical procedure for basilar aneurysms |
| 1974 | Dr. John Girvin performs the first epilepsy surgery at the London Health Sciences Centre |
| 1975 | Dr. Vladimir Hachinski develops the Hachinski Ischaemic Score for use in differentiating dementia types |
| 1976 | Dr. Henry Barnett confirms that Aspirin prevents stroke |
| 1977 | Dr. Warren Blume and Dr. John Girvin co-found Canada's second specialized epilepsy unit which has grown to be the largest epilepsy unit in Canada |
| 1982 | Canada's first human brain MRI is conducted in London. Throughout the 80s and 90s advances are pioneered across London in neuroscience, cardiovascular, orthopaedic and neonatal MRI. |
| 1983 | Canada's second stroke unit was opened at University Hospital |
| 1985 | Dr. Henry Barnett confirms the failure of extracranial–intracranial arterial bypass to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke |
| 1986 | Dr. Robert Cote and Dr. Vladimir Hachinski develop the Canadian Neurological Scale |
| 1986 | Dr. Vladimir Hachinski and Dr. John W. Norris discover that steroids are not an effective treatment for stroke patients |
| 1990 | Dr. David Cairncross and Dr. David MacDonald show that drug therapy (rather than chemotherapy or surgery) is also effective in the treatment of certain brain tumours |
| 1991 | Dr. Henry Barnett discovers the beneficial effect of carotid entarterectomy in patients with high-grade carotid stenosis |
| 1991 | Canada's first coil treatment for aneurysms performed by CNS neurosurgeons |
| 1997 | Dr. Warren Blume and Dr. John Girvin prove efficacy of temporal lobectomy in reducing the frequency of temporal lobe seizures |
| 2000 | Dr. Vladimir Hachinski and Dr. Raymond Cheung discover that cerebrogenic sudden death is caused by the insula |
| 2001 | Dr. Samuel Wiebe, Dr. John Girvin and Dr. Warren Blume discover that surgery is a more effective treatment for epilepsy than drug therapy |
| 2002 |
Dr. Neil Duggal is the first to successfully perform an artificial disc replacement in Canada
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| 2010 |
Dr. David Spence shows high dose vitamin B therapy should not be used for those with diabetes and kidney damage. It worsened kidney function and increased the risk of heart attacks and stroke
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