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.

Anry Labory Anry Labory
Vietnam
The unrecognized genius of medicine
John Harvey Kellogg John Harvey Kellogg
USA
American doctor
Nikolay Vaganov Nikolay Vaganov
Russia
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Physician of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital.
Isaac Zhorov Isaac Zhorov
Soviet medical scientist, surgeon
Barry Marshall Barry Marshall
Australia
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2005.
Maurice Klippel Maurice Klippel
France
French doctor
Steve McCurry Steve McCurry
USA
American photographer
Muhtar Aliyev Muhtar Aliyev
Kazakhstan
Surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences
Ernst Bergmann Ernst Bergmann
Germany
Surgeon, founder of asepsis
Varazdat Gazandyan Varazdat Gazandyan
Turkey
Plastic surgeon
Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italy
Italian neurologist
Nils Finsen Nils Finsen
Denmark
Danish physiotherapist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1903
Jan Jansky Jan Jansky
Czech
Czech serologist, neurologist and psychiatrist.
Suzana Herculano-Houzel Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Brazil
Brazilian scientist, neuroscientist.
Konstantin Efetov Konstantin Efetov
Ukraine
Scientist (biologist and biochemist) and writer
Erl Uilbur Sutherland Erl Uilbur Sutherland
USA
American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1971
Christiaan Barnard Christiaan Barnard
South African surgeon who performed the world's first heart transplant in 1969
Alexander Habriel Alexander Habriel
USA
Psychoanalyst
Paolo Mantegazza Paolo Mantegazza
Italy
Italian physician, physiologist and anthropologist
Elizabeth Anderson Elizabeth Anderson
Great Britain
The first English woman doctor.
Erika Schwartz Erika Schwartz
Great Britain
MD, Physician Supporting Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Lidiya Beletckaya Lidiya Beletckaya
Russia
Cosmetologist
Nikolay Bogoraz Nikolay Bogoraz
Russian surgeon, professor
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus
Sweden
Swedish naturalist, creator of the system of flora and fauna
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming
Great Britain
British bacteriologist.
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis
Hungary
Hungarian medic
Ramon Castroviejo Briones Ramon Castroviejo Briones
Spain
Ophthalmologist-microsurgeon
James Parkinson James Parkinson
Great Britain
English doctor who discovered Parkinson's disease
Timofey Krasnobaev Timofey Krasnobaev
Russia
Russian surgeon, one of the founders of domestic pediatric surgery, academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Marian Ionescu Marian Ionescu
Great Britain
British heart surgeon originally from Romania
Sabina Pantus Sabina Pantus
Azerbaijan
Polygraph examiner, psychologist, coach
Grigoriy Bondar Grigoriy Bondar
Ukraine
Soviet, Ukrainian surgeon-oncologist
Todd Sacktor Todd Sacktor
USA
American scientist, neurobiologist and neuropathologist.
Charles Joseph Frederic Carron du Villards Charles Joseph Frederic Carron du Villards
France
French surgeon and ophthalmologist, teacher
Boris Egorov Boris Egorov
Soviet neurosurgeon, academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences
Esther Lederberg Esther Lederberg
USA
American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics
Johannes Fibiger Johannes Fibiger
Denmark
Danish microbiologist and pathologist
Washington Sheffield Washington Sheffield
USA
American dental surgeon and inventor
Ioan Milanskiy Ioan Milanskiy
Italy
12th century Italian physician
John Down John Down
Great Britain
The scientist who first described Down syndrome and called it "mongolism"
Sigismond Jaccoud Sigismond Jaccoud
France
French therapist
Nikokay Simorot Nikokay Simorot
Ukraine
Morphologist
Joseph Abadie Joseph Abadie
France
French neurologist, famous for his description of Abadie's symptom
Johannes Muller Johannes Muller
Germany
German naturalist, one of the founders of modern physiology, comparative anatomy and embryology.
Leonid Timoshenko Leonid Timoshenko
Ukraine
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Max Sanger Max Sanger
Germany
German physician, obstetrician and gynecologist
Virginia Apgar Virginia Apgar
USA
American physician, pediatric anesthesiologist
David Hunter Hubel David Hunter Hubel
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981, jointly with Roger W. Sperry and Torsten Wiesel
Pierre-Fidele Bretonneau Pierre-Fidele Bretonneau
France
French epidemiologist. In 1825, he performed the first successful tracheostomy
Guy Beckley Stearns Guy Beckley Stearns
USA
Doctor, homeopath

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