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Selma Feldbach (1878–1924) was the first Estonian woman to become a medical doctor. [98] [99] [100] Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo (1879–1947) was the first female medical school graduate in the Dominican Republic. [101] Alice Mary Barry (1880–1955) was a doctor and the first woman nominated fellow of the Royal College of Physicians ...
Palliative care physicians (1 C, 9 P) Pathologists (14 C, 3 P) Pediatricians (9 C, 8 P) Pharmacologists (8 C, 15 P) Prison physicians (4 P) Psychiatrists (11 C, 46 P) Public health doctors (3 C, 9 P) Pulmonologists (3 C, 3 P)
Josephine Barnes (1912–1999), obstetrician and gynaecologist, first female president of the British Medical Association. Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), third woman to earn a medical degree in the United States (born Bristol). Margaret Bromhall (1890–1967), English radiotherapist. Edith Mary Brown (1864–1956), founded the first medical ...
A professional doctoral degree for naturopathic practitioners in the United States. Holders of the ND or NMD degree are known as naturopathic physicians in states where they may be licensed. The designation NMD is used in Arizona. Doctor of Business Administration. DBA or DrBA. Doctor of Education.
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.
Inez Prosser in 1933 became the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in psychology. Two women, Jane Hinton and Alfreda Johnson Webb, in 1949, were the first to earn a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Joyce Nichols, in 1970, became the first woman to become a physician's assistant.
American parasitologists (1 C, 35 P) American pathologists (4 C, 275 P) American pediatricians (9 C, 369 P) American primary care physicians (2 C, 103 P) American psychiatrists (8 C, 755 P) American public health doctors (7 C, 264 P) American pulmonologists (1 C, 49 P)
Medical specialty. A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children (pediatrics), cancer (oncology), laboratory medicine (pathology), or primary care (family medicine).