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.

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
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
Peter Bulow
Peter Bulow
USA
American psychiatrist and sculptor
Varazdat Gazandyan
Varazdat Gazandyan
Turkey
Plastic surgeon
Ruediger Dahlke
Ruediger Dahlke
Germany
Psychotherapist, doctor, also a specialist in the field of esotericism
Lev Paukman
Lev Paukman
USA
American doctor
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
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.
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
Leon Labbe
Leon Labbe
France
French surgeon and politician.
Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee
USA
Female dermatologist posting shocking videos on YouTube
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Italy
Ancient Roman scholar and encyclopedist
Leonid Sternik
Leonid Sternik
Israel
Israeli cardiologist
FaIg Jafarov
FaIg Jafarov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, doctor of medical sciences, professor
Ibn Zuhr
Ibn Zuhr
Spain
Arab doctor
Pierre Dukan
Pierre Dukan
France
French physician, author of the Dukan Diet
Viktor Kalnberz
Viktor Kalnberz
Latvia
Hero of Socialist Labor, Honored Doctor of Latvia, Honored Scientist of Latvia, USSR State Prize Laureate, Latvian State Prize Laureate, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Doctor
Friedrich Salomon Perls
Friedrich Salomon Perls
Germany
An outstanding German psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Donald O Castell
Donald O Castell
USA
American gastroenterologist, professor of medicine
Anselme Louis Bernard Brechillet Jourdain
Anselme Louis Bernard Brechillet Jourdain
France
French doctor
Arthur Janov
Arthur Janov
USA
American psychologist and psychotherapist.
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
USA
American scientist, virologist and immunologist
John Martin
John Martin
USA
Vascular surgeon who discovered squamous cell carcinoma using innovative Butterfly iQ device
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
George Critchett
George Critchett
Great Britain
English ophthalmologist
Joseph Abadie
Joseph Abadie
France
French neurologist, famous for his description of Abadie's symptom
Mir-Mamed Dzhavad-Zade
Mir-Mamed Dzhavad-Zade
Azerbaijan
Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR, laureate of the Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Honored Scientist of the USSR
Nathaniel Kleitman
Nathaniel Kleitman
USA
American neurophysiologist, pioneer of the scientific study of sleep
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
USA
American doctor and famous TV presenter
Bassiano Carminati
Bassiano Carminati
Italy
Italian physician and physiologist
Veniamin Teplits
Veniamin Teplits
Soviet military doctor, surgeon