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.

American neurosurgeon and scientist

American surgeon

Jean Zulema Amussat

French surgeon, anatomist and teacher.

American surgeon suspected of murder

Pierre Auguste Leon Laba

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.

Rudolf Kronlein

An outstanding Swedish surgeon

Chinese Doctor Grows Nose on Patient's Forehead

Plastic surgeon

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

Alexander Shalimov

Surgeon, one of the founders of the Ukrainian surgical school

Doctor of Medicine, professor, first female surgeon in Russia

Soviet surgeon, teacher, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR

Mexican surgeon, educator, writer, trade unionist

Doctor, collector, cultural figure, publisher of the "Vilnius Album".

Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR, Honored Scientist of the Ukrainian SSR, Academician 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

Heinrich Waldeyer

German anatomist and histologist.

Werner Forssmann

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1956, jointly with Andre Cournan and Dickinson W. Richards

Gagik Stamboltsyan

Armenian doctor.

Rostislav Valikhnovsky

Ukrainian plastic and reconstructive surgeon, political and public figure

Hungarian surgeon

Julian Kosinski

Polish surgeon.

English physician, surgeon.

French surgeon of Russian origin

Malcolm C. Grow

American military surgeon.

Laureate of the USSR State Prize, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honorary Citizen of the City of Rostov-on-Don

Soviet surgeon and polar explorer performed an appendectomy on himself

Isaac Israel Hayes

Medic, Arctic researcher

German orthopedist, surgeon and professor of medicine

Plastic surgeon

Azerbaijani doctor, National Hero of Azerbaijan

Ignaz Semmelweis

Hungarian obstetrician who was the first to develop modern methods of antisepsis in obstetrics and surgery

Mihail Kovalsky

Scientist-morphologist working in the field of operative surgery and topographic anatomy, surgery, human anatomy,

American surgeon, 1990 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine

Orthopedic surgeon

Semen Khecheenashvilli

Lenin Prize Laureate, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor

Soviet surgeon, lieutenant general of the medical service

Bernhard Langenbeck

An outstanding German surgeon of the 19th century.

Christopher Dantch

American neurosurgeon who received a life sentence for his medical work

Ancient physician

Implantologist, periodontist, surgeon, maxillofacial surgeon

French surgeon, ethnographer, anatomist and anthropologist

The first female surgeon in history to live her life under a man's name

American physician, cosmetic surgeon; specializes in liposculpture and plastic surgery of the female genital organs.

Surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences

Theodor Kolliker

James Parkinson

English doctor who discovered Parkinson's disease