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B. K. Misra — first neurosurgeon in the world to perform image-guided surgery for aneurysms, first in South Asia to perform stereotactic radiosurgery, first in India to perform awake craniotomy and laparoscopic spine surgery. [1] Frederic E. Mohs (1910–2002) — responsible for the method of surgery now called Mohs surgery
Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer.He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, member of the National Academy of Medicine [1] and American Academy of Arts and Sciences [2] and is the chief ...
Gawande was born on November 5, 1965, [4] in Brooklyn, New York, to Marathi Indian immigrants to the United States, both doctors. [5] His family soon moved to Athens, Ohio, where he and his sister grew up, and he graduated from Athens High School in 1983.
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 procedure, where the diseased aortic valve is replaced with the ...
Carson's parents were Robert Solomon Carson Jr. (1914–1992), a World War II U.S. Army veteran, and Sonya Carson (née Copeland, 1928–2017). [19] Both from large families in rural Georgia, Carson's parents met and married while living in rural Tennessee, when his mother was 13 and his father 28.
Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [4]
Andrews provided a second opinion to team doctors, performed a successful surgery on a torn labrum, and Clemens made a full recovery. Andrews would gain a reputation as an "athlete-centric" doctor, operating on athletes including Drew Brees , Bo Jackson , Michael Jordan , Jack Nicklaus , John Smoltz , Triple H , Brett Favre , Chris Godwin ...
Daniel Gregory Amen (born July 19, 1954) [1] is an American celebrity doctor [1] who practices as a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist. [2] He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Amen Clinics. [3] He is also the founder of Change Your Brain Foundation, BrainMD, and Amen University.