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.

Charles Koop
Charles Koop
USA
American pediatric surgeon and US Surgeon General
Ulf Svante Von Euler
Ulf Svante Von Euler
Sweden
Swedish physiologist Nobel laureate
James Parkinson
James Parkinson
Great Britain
English doctor who discovered Parkinson's disease
James Kew
James Kew
Great Britain
British scientist
Nikolay Vaganov
Nikolay Vaganov
Russia
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Physician of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital.
Konstantin Efetov
Konstantin Efetov
Ukraine
Scientist (biologist and biochemist) and writer
Harold Gillies
Harold Gillies
Great Britain
London otolaryngologist, considered the father of modern plastic surgery
Pier Foshar
Pier Foshar
France
Dentist
Marie Bichat
Marie Bichat
France
French anatomist, physiologist and physician
Daniil Samoylovich
Daniil Samoylovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian physician, founder of epidemiology in the Russian Empire
Johann Christian Gottfried Jorg
Johann Christian Gottfried Jorg
Italy
German doctor
Alexander Alekseichik
Alexander Alekseichik
Latvia
Psychiatrist-psychotherapist
Howard Rickets
Howard Rickets
USA
American pathologist, studied typhus
Pierre Janet
Pierre Janet
France
French psychologist, psychiatrist, neuropathologist
Wilbir Wright
Wilbir Wright
USA
American aircraft designer and pilot, aviation pioneer
Viktor Serov
Viktor Serov
Russia
Laureate of the Russian Government Prize, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Jean-Ovide Decroly
Jean-Ovide Decroly
Belgium
Belgian educator, psychologist and doctor.
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.
Sabina Pantus
Sabina Pantus
Azerbaijan
Polygraph examiner, psychologist, coach
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
USA
American physician, poet and writer
Wilhelm Olivier von Leube
Wilhelm Olivier von Leube
Germany
German gastroenterologist and neurologist
Peter Bulow
Peter Bulow
USA
American psychiatrist and sculptor
Vladimir Mironov
Vladimir Mironov
Russia
Doctor of alternative medicine
David Hunter Hubel
David Hunter Hubel
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981, jointly with Roger W. Sperry and Torsten Wiesel
Max Delbruck
Max Delbruck
USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1969, jointly with Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria
Varazdat Gazandyan
Varazdat Gazandyan
Turkey
Plastic surgeon
Ruediger Dahlke
Ruediger Dahlke
Germany
Psychotherapist, doctor, also a specialist in the field of esotericism
Pier-Feliks Guattari
Pier-Feliks Guattari
France
French psychiatrist and philosopher
Lev Paukman
Lev Paukman
USA
American doctor
Johannes Costerus
Johannes Costerus
Germany
German physician, personal physician to the King of Sweden Carl Gustav
Amraam Cohen
Amraam Cohen
Israel
Lieutenant Colonel of Medicine
Theodor Billroth
Theodor Billroth
Germany
Austrian surgeon and amateur musician of German descent
Erl Uilbur Sutherland
Erl Uilbur Sutherland
USA
American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1971
Sergey Voronov
Sergey Voronov
France
French surgeon of Russian origin
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
Australia
American cytogeneticist
Barry Marshall
Barry Marshall
Australia
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2005.
Muhtar Aliyev
Muhtar Aliyev
Kazakhstan
Surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences
Lev Vacker
Lev Vacker
USA
Soviet and American psychologist
Avgust Wasermann
Avgust Wasermann
Germany
German immunologist. In 1906 he developed a diagnostic reaction for syphilis, which bears his name.
Rudolf Dreikurs
Rudolf Dreikurs
Austria
Austrian-American psychologist and educator
Franc Mesmer
Franc Mesmer
Austria
Austrian physician, forerunner of modern hypnosis techniques.
Leopold Casper
Leopold Casper
Germany
German urologist.
Ernst Bumm
Ernst Bumm
Germany
Prominent German obstetrician-gynecologist
Philip Hench
Philip Hench
USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1950, jointly with Edward S. Kendall and Thaddeus Reichstein
Leon Labbe
Leon Labbe
France
French surgeon and politician.
Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee
USA
Female dermatologist posting shocking videos on YouTube
Gabriello Fallopio
Gabriello Fallopio
Italy
Italian anatomist and physician.
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Italy
Ancient Roman scholar and encyclopedist
Temirbolat Berezov
Temirbolat Berezov
Russia
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Eliphas Levi
Eliphas Levi
France
French occultist, tarot reader and writer.