Surgery

Uncover the world of celebrity surgery! Explore a curated list of famous individuals who have undergone surgical procedures, from cosmetic enhancements to life-saving interventions. Dive into their stories, surgeries, and recovery journeys to gain insights into the impact of surgery on the lives of celebrities.

Walter Dandy
Walter Dandy
USA
American neurosurgeon and scientist
Antoine-Barthelemy Clot
Antoine-Barthelemy Clot
France
French doctor who established medical practice in Egypt
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi
Spain
Arab doctor and scientist
Charles Boarman Harris
Charles Boarman Harris
USA
American physician and surgeon.
Antal Babich
Antal Babich
Hungary
Hungarian surgeon
Mihail Kovalsky
Mihail Kovalsky
Ukraine
Scientist-morphologist working in the field of operative surgery and topographic anatomy, surgery, human anatomy,
Erich Voigt
Erich Voigt
USA
American otolaryngologist who diagnosed thyroid cancer on TV
William Stewart Halsted
William Stewart Halsted
USA
American surgeon
Jean Cruveilhier
Jean Cruveilhier
France
French pathologist
Nikolay Milanov
Nikolay Milanov
Russia
Laureate of the USSR State Prize and the Russian Federation Government Prize
 Galen
Galen
Ancient physician
Isa Ahunbaev
Isa Ahunbaev
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz surgeon, founder of thoracic surgery in Kyrgyzstan
Boris Gaidar
Boris Gaidar
Russia
Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Head of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Lieutenant General of the Medical Service
Valeriy Akobyan
Valeriy Akobyan
Soviet pediatric surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences
Timofey Krasnobaev
Timofey Krasnobaev
Russia
Russian surgeon, one of the founders of domestic pediatric surgery, academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Nikolay Bogoraz
Nikolay Bogoraz
Russian surgeon, professor
Antonio Alessandrini
Antonio Alessandrini
Italy
Italian physician and anatomist.
Frantisek Albert
Frantisek Albert
Czech writer and surgeon
Joseph Murray
Joseph Murray
USA
American surgeon, 1990 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Paul Broca
Paul Broca
France
French surgeon, ethnographer, anatomist and anthropologist
Semen Khecheenashvilli
Semen Khecheenashvilli
Georgia
Lenin Prize Laureate, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Nikolay Burdenko
Nikolay Burdenko
One of the founders of Russian neurosurgery
James Barry
James Barry
Great Britain
The first female surgeon in history to live her life under a man's name
Aleksis Carrel
Aleksis Carrel
France
French surgeon and biologist.
Semen Girgolav
Semen Girgolav
Soviet surgeon, lieutenant general of the medical service
Werner Forssmann
Werner Forssmann
Germany
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1956, jointly with Andre Cournan and Dickinson W. Richards
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
John Abernethy
John Abernethy
Great Britain
In 1787 John Abernethy was appointed assistant surgeon. While in this position, he began lecturing at his home near the hospital, and in time became the founder of St. Bartholomew's Medical School.
Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Italy
Italian surgeon, pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery
Andrey Gulyaev
Andrey Gulyaev
Soviet surgeon, teacher, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR
Wei Yilin
Wei Yilin
China
A physician in Yuan Dynasty China.
John Martin
John Martin
USA
Vascular surgeon who discovered squamous cell carcinoma using innovative Butterfly iQ device
Malcolm C. Grow
Malcolm C. Grow
USA
American military surgeon.
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard
South African surgeon who performed the world's first heart transplant in 1969
Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher
Germany
Surgeon, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1909
Christopher Dantch
Christopher Dantch
USA
American neurosurgeon who received a life sentence for his medical work
James Parkinson
James Parkinson
Great Britain
English doctor who discovered Parkinson's disease
Nathaniel Wallich
Nathaniel Wallich
Denmark
Danish and English surgeon and botanist of the first half of the 19th century.
Olof Acrel
Olof Acrel
Sweden
An outstanding Swedish surgeon
Semen Iashinskij
Semen Iashinskij
Russia
Surgeon
Esther Chapa
Esther Chapa
Mexico
Mexican surgeon, educator, writer, trade unionist
Gennadiy Knushov
Gennadiy Knushov
Ukraine
Doctor of Medical Sciences (1975), Professor (1984), Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (surgery, March 1994)
Konstantin Konik
Konstantin Konik
Estonia
Estonian surgeon and politician, member of the Estonian Salvation Committee
Leon Labbe
Leon Labbe
France
French surgeon and politician.
Veniamine Zack
Veniamine Zack
Russian and Soviet surgeon, Hero of Labor.
Kenneth Kamler
Kenneth Kamler
USA
Doctor, participant of many dangerous expeditions
Harold Gillies
Harold Gillies
Great Britain
London otolaryngologist, considered the father of modern plastic surgery
Julian Kosinski
Julian Kosinski
Poland
Polish surgeon.
Adrian Flatt
Adrian Flatt
USA
Orthopedic surgeon
Maxim Ivanchuk
Maxim Ivanchuk
Plastic surgeon