Medicine

Discover renowned medical professionals who have made significant contributions to the field of medicine. Explore biographies of famous doctors, surgeons, scientists, and other notable figures who have revolutionized healthcare and inspired generations.

Leland Clark Leland Clark
USA
American biochemist
Helen Brooke Taussig Helen Brooke Taussig
USA
American cardiologist
Alice Holzhey-Kunz Alice Holzhey-Kunz
Switzerland
German speaking Swiss psychotherapist
Aleksis Carrel Aleksis Carrel
France
French surgeon and biologist.
Jeyms LeDiuk Jeyms LeDiuk
USA
Director of the Division of Viral Diseases and Rickettsial Infections, U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Egor Eshe Egor Eshe
Estonia
Doctor, surgeon, student of N.I. Pirogov
Otto Ernst Kuestner Otto Ernst Kuestner
Germany
German obstetrician.
Khaw Kim-sun Khaw Kim-sun
Malaysia
Malaysian anaesthetist accused of killing daughter and wife with carbon monoxide
Ernst Grafenberg Ernst Grafenberg
Germany
German-American physician, gynecologist and sexologist
Mihael Shoyfet Mihael Shoyfet
Austria
Hypnotherapist, author of the method of psychophysical self-regulation.
Leonid Poluektov Leonid Poluektov
Russia
Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honorary Citizen of the City of Omsk
Rudolf Sebottendorf Rudolf Sebottendorf
Germany
Founder of the Thule Society, a German occult organization that produced many prominent members of the Nazi Party. Practised Sufi meditation, astrology, numerology and alchemy.
Adolf Kussmaul Adolf Kussmaul
Germany
German therapist.
Gabriello Fallopio Gabriello Fallopio
Italy
Italian anatomist and physician.
Rudolf Kronlein Rudolf Kronlein
Switzerland
Surgeon
Wei Yilin Wei Yilin
China
A physician in Yuan Dynasty China.
George Palade George Palade
USA
American biologist Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1974
Muhtar Gasumov Muhtar Gasumov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani doctor, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Yakov Brand Yakov Brand
Russia
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Emergency Cardiac Surgery at the Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Care. Honored Doctor of the country.
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi
Spain
Arab doctor and scientist
Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard
France
French physiologist and neurologist, pioneer of endocrinology and neurophysiology
Sergio Canavero Sergio Canavero
Italy
Italian transplant surgeon
Maxim Reyderman Maxim Reyderman
Germany
Ukrainian Soviet medical scientist in the field of internal medicine, cardiology and medical genetics
Viktor Protopopov Viktor Protopopov
A famous Russian, Ukrainian and Soviet psychiatrist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
Andrey Gulyaev Andrey Gulyaev
Soviet surgeon, teacher, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR
Nikolay Strazhesko Nikolay Strazhesko
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet therapist, organizer of science. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Leonid Barbarash Leonid Barbarash
Russia
Laureate of the Russian Government Prize, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth
Germany
German physician, professor of anatomy and physiology
August Krogh August Krogh
Denmark
Danish physiologist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920
Sherburne Cook Sherburne Cook
USA
American physiologist.
Mihail Kurlov Mihail Kurlov
Russian therapist and balneologist, doctor of medicine
Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley
Great Britain
English occultist, Kabbalist, poet, writer, artist and mountaineer
Kurt Plotner Kurt Plotner
Germany
German doctor, Ahnenerbe employee, SS Sturmbannführer
Murray Bowen Murray Bowen
USA
American psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry
Isak Musabaev Isak Musabaev
Uzbekistan
Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, laureate of the State Prize of Uzbekistan for Science named after Beruni, Honored Doctor of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Jan Jansky Jan Jansky
Czech
Czech serologist, neurologist and psychiatrist.
John James Macleod John James Macleod
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923, jointly with Frederick Banting
Karl Hugo Kronecker Karl Hugo Kronecker
Germany
German physiologist
David Gartli David Gartli
Great Britain
English doctor
David Hunter Hubel David Hunter Hubel
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981, jointly with Roger W. Sperry and Torsten Wiesel
Hans Selye Hans Selye
Canada
Canadian biologist, physiologist and psychologist. Formulated the concept of stress, introduced the concepts of adaptation syndrome, adaptation diseases, etc.
Fadyl Kara Fadyl Kara
Turkey
Obstetrician-gynecologist, professor
Harry Benjamin Harry Benjamin
USA
American physician, endocrinologist, sexologist and gerontologist
Nils Jerne Nils Jerne
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1984 jointly with Georg Köhler and Cesar Milstein
Theodor Morell Theodor Morell
Germany
Hitler's personal physician.
Johannes Kries Johannes Kries
Germany
Physiologist.
Mario Capecchii Mario Capecchii
USA
American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard
France
French doctor
Kurt Blome Kurt Blome
Germany
Nazi scientist and doctor
Leonid Rozgov Leonid Rozgov
Russia
Soviet surgeon and polar explorer performed an appendectomy on himself

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