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.

Julian Kosinski
Julian Kosinski
Poland
Polish surgeon.
Nikolay Amosov
Nikolay Amosov
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian thoracic surgeon, medical scientist, writer.
Christopher Dantch
Christopher Dantch
USA
American neurosurgeon who received a life sentence for his medical work
Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher
Germany
Surgeon, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1909
Jean Cruveilhier
Jean Cruveilhier
France
French pathologist
Wei Yilin
Wei Yilin
China
A physician in Yuan Dynasty China.
Nikolay Milanov
Nikolay Milanov
Russia
Laureate of the USSR State Prize and the Russian Federation Government Prize
Maxim Ivanchuk
Maxim Ivanchuk
Plastic surgeon
Lev Zmeev
Lev Zmeev
Doctor and bibliographer, court councilor, assistant professor at the medical academy
Gennadiy Fuzailov
Gennadiy Fuzailov
USA
Founder and CEO of the non-profit charity Doctor's Collaborating to Help Children
Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Italy
Italian surgeon, pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery
Gaspare Aselli
Gaspare Aselli
Italy
Italian anatomist.
Ambroise Pare
Ambroise Pare
France
French surgeon, one of the “fathers” of modern surgery.
Adrian Flatt
Adrian Flatt
USA
Orthopedic surgeon
Astley Cooper
Astley Cooper
Great Britain
English physician, surgeon.
Amraam Cohen
Amraam Cohen
Israel
Lieutenant Colonel of Medicine
 Galen
Galen
Ancient physician
Walter Dandy
Walter Dandy
USA
American neurosurgeon and scientist
Evan Kane
Evan Kane
USA
American surgeon
Pierre Auguste Leon Laba
Pierre Auguste Leon Laba
France
French doctor
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.
Rudolf Kronlein
Rudolf Kronlein
Switzerland
Surgeon
Guo Zhihui
Guo Zhihui
China
Chinese Doctor Grows Nose on Patient's Forehead
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
Andrey Gulyaev
Andrey Gulyaev
Soviet surgeon, teacher, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR
Esther Chapa
Esther Chapa
Mexico
Mexican surgeon, educator, writer, trade unionist
Yan Vilchinsky
Yan Vilchinsky
Poland
Doctor, collector, cultural figure, publisher of the "Vilnius Album".
Alexey Korzh
Alexey Korzh
Ukraine
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
Heinrich Waldeyer
Germany
German anatomist and histologist.
Rostislav Valikhnovsky
Rostislav Valikhnovsky
Ukraine
Ukrainian plastic and reconstructive surgeon, political and public figure
Antal Babich
Antal Babich
Hungary
Hungarian surgeon
Malcolm C. Grow
Malcolm C. Grow
USA
American military surgeon.
Muhtar Gasumov
Muhtar Gasumov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani doctor, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Mihail Kovalsky
Mihail Kovalsky
Ukraine
Scientist-morphologist working in the field of operative surgery and topographic anatomy, surgery, human anatomy,
Joseph Murray
Joseph Murray
USA
American surgeon, 1990 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Semen Pinskiy
Semen Pinskiy
Ukraine
Surgeon
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
Paul Broca
Paul Broca
France
French surgeon, ethnographer, anatomist and anthropologist
James Barry
James Barry
Great Britain
The first female surgeon in history to live her life under a man's name
David Matlock
David Matlock
USA
American physician, cosmetic surgeon; specializes in liposculpture and plastic surgery of the female genital organs.
Theodor Kolliker
Theodor Kolliker
Germany
German surgeon
Erich Voigt
Erich Voigt
USA
American otolaryngologist who diagnosed thyroid cancer on TV
Theodor Billroth
Theodor Billroth
Germany
Austrian surgeon and amateur musician of German descent
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard
South African surgeon who performed the world's first heart transplant in 1969
Konstantin Konik
Konstantin Konik
Estonia
Estonian surgeon and politician, member of the Estonian Salvation Committee
Varazdat Gazandyan
Varazdat Gazandyan
Turkey
Plastic surgeon
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
Nikolay Elanskiy
Nikolay Elanskiy
Soviet surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, professor
Veniamine Zack
Veniamine Zack
Russian and Soviet surgeon, Hero of Labor.
Alexander Arutyunov
Alexander Arutyunov
Soviet neurosurgeon