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Also: United States: People: By occupation: Physicians / Women by occupation: Women physicians This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American physicians . It includes physicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
William Stewart Agras (born 1929) — feeding behavior. Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) — anesthesiologist who devised the Apgar score used after childbirth. Jean Astruc (1684–1766) — wrote one of the first treatises on syphilis. Averroes (1126–1198) — Andalusian polymath. Avicenna (980–1037) — Persian physician.
This is a list of the first qualified female physician to practice in each country, where that is known. Many, if not all, countries have had female physicians since time immemorial; however, modern systems of qualification have often commenced as male only, whether de facto or de jure. This lists the first women physicians in modern countries.
Madeleine Brès (1839–1925) was the first female medical doctor in France. [72] Sophia Jex-Blake (1840–1912) was an English physician, feminist and teacher who was the first woman to practice medicine in Scotland in 1878. Sophia Bambridge (1841–1910) was the first female doctor in American Samoa.
The most popular given names by state in the United States vary. This is a list of the top 10 names in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1998 through 2023. This information is taken from the "Popular Baby Names" database maintained by the United States Social Security Administration. [1]
Name Lifespan Nationality Eponyms A Deepak Agrawal: 1970 - India DREZotomy for Neuropathic pain: A Joseph Abadie: 1873 - 1934 France Abadie's sign of tabes dorsalis: A Adnan Abdallat: 1943 - Jordan Abdallat–Davis–Farrage syndrome: A William John Adie: 1886 - 1935 United Kingdom Adie syndrome: A Théophile Alajouanine: 1890 - 1980 France A ...
Pages in category "American women public health doctors" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
As of 2018, there were over 985,000 practicing physicians in the United States. 90.6% have an MD degree, and 76% were educated in the United States. 64% were male. 82% were licensed in a medical specialty. 22% held active licenses in two or more states. [8][10] The percentage of females skews younger. In 2018, 33% of female physicians were ...