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Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) — thyroid surgery; first surgeon to win the Nobel Prize. 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.
The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years. [ 4] In 1901, von Behring received 150,782 SEK, which was equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2008.
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein. 1921–2024. 102. British pathologist and academic [24] Emmanuel Evans-Anfom. 1919–2021. 101. Ghanaian physician, scholar, university administrator and public servant [25] Gordon S. Fahrni.
1908 – Victor Horsley and R. Clarke invents the stereotactic method. 1909 – First intrauterine device described by Richard Richter. [ 102] 1910 – Hans Christian Jacobaeus performs the first laparoscopy on humans. 1917 – Julius Wagner-Jauregg discovers the malarial fever shock therapy for general paresis of the insane.
History of medicine. A 12th-century manuscript of the Hippocratic Oath in Greek, one of the most famous aspects of classical medicine that carried into later eras. The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past ...
Walter Lawrence, Jr., surgical oncologist and leader in civil rights health equity efforts. Lars Leksell, neurosurgery, inventor of radiosurgery. Joseph Lister, discoverer of surgical asepsis. Kakish Ryskulova, inventor of new techniques in vascular surgery. Hilda Villegas Castrejón, Mexican surgeon and pioneer in electron microscopy.
The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC, [ 2] Egyptian medical practice went largely unchanged and included simple non-invasive surgery, setting of bones, dentistry, and an extensive set of pharmacopoeia.
Thomas Addison. William Addison (physician) Charles Rochemont Aikin. Henry Ainslie. Thomas Alcock (surgeon) James Alderson. John Alderson (physician) Charles James Berridge Aldis. Louisa Aldrich-Blake.