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Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) — inventor of the stethoscope. Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967) — pioneer of epidemiology. Thomas Linacre (1460–1524) — founder of Royal College of Physicians. Joseph Lister (1827–1912) — pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
Christiaan Barnard. Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. [1][2] On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident victim Denise Darvall into the chest of 54-year-old Louis Washkansky who ...
Jack Kevorkian. Murad Jacob " Jack " Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". [2] Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end.
Early 1980s for 60 days. Mehmet Cengiz Öz[a] (meh-MET JENG-əz oz, Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), [2] also known as Dr. Oz (/ ɒz /), is an American television personality, physician, author, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, [3] and former political candidate.
Younan Nowzaradan. Dr. Now. Younan Nowzaradan (Persian: یونان نوزرادان; born October 11, 1944), [1] also known as Dr. Now, is an Iranian-born American doctor of Assyrian heritage, TV personality, and author. He specializes in vascular surgery and bariatric surgery.
Magdi Yacoub. Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub OM FRS (Arabic: د/مجدى حبيب يعقوب [ˈmæɡdi ħæˈbiːb jæʕˈʔuːb]; born 16 November 1935) is an Egyptian-British retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Imperial College London, best known for his early work in repairing heart valves with surgeon Donald Ross, adapting the Ross ...
Caldwell Esselstyn. Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr. (born December 12, 1933) [1] is an American physician, author and former Olympic rowing champion. Esselstyn is director of the Heart Disease Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic. [4] He is also the author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (2007), in which he argued for a low-fat, whole ...
James Andrews (born May 2, 1942) is retired American orthopedic surgeon. He is a surgeon for knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries [1][2][3] and is a specialist in repairing damaged ligaments. Practicing in Gulf Breeze, Florida, Andrews has become one of the best-known and most popular orthopedic surgeons and has performed on many high-profile ...