Al-Zahrawi (936-1013): A physician, surgeon and chemist Al-Zahrawi contributed to a number of specialties, including surgery and orthopedics.
Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902): Rudolf Virchow made ground-breaking contributions to pathology and physiology as well as to public health and social reform.
Theodor Billroth (1829-1894): Theodor Billroth performed several surgical firsts, including partial gastrectomy, total laryngectomy, esophagectomy and subtotal colectomy.
William Stewart Halsted (1852-1922): William Stewart Halsted was the first to perform the Halsted operation for inguinal hernia repair and the plate-and-buried-screw technique for long-bone fractures.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934): Santiago Ramón y Cajal studied the brain and nervous system, and his work helped lay the foundation for modern neuroanatomy.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965): A physician and a philosopher, Albert Schweitzer dedicated his life to providing care in Africa.
Frederick Banting (1891-1941): Frederick Banting co-discovered insulin and was a physician, surgeon and soldier.
Charles Best (1899-1978): Charles Best collaborated with Frederick Banting to discover insulin.
Charles Drew (1904-1950): A hematologist, Charles Drew conceived and established the country’s first large-scale blood bank.
Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905-1993): Severo Ochoa de Albornoz won a Nobel Prize with Arthur Kornberg “for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.”
Michael DeBakey (1908-2008): Michael DeBakey was the first to perform endarterectomy and treatments for aortic aneurysms, and he invented tools and procedures that shaped techniques in cardiovascular surgery.
Jacinto Convit García (1913-2014): Jacinto Convit García focused on finding a cure for leprosy as well as made contributions to chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
W. Proctor Harvey (1918-2007): W. Proctor Harvey was a clinical cardiologist and gained an international reputation as a leader in auscultation of the heart.
Donald N. Ross (1922-2014): Donald Ross developed the pulmonary autograft (Ross) procedure, an early heart/lung bypass machine as well as several other cardiovascular surgical procedures.
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923-2000): A pioneering cardiologist, René Gerónimo Favaloro introduced coronary artery bypass graft surgery to the clinical arena.
More articles on ASC issues:
Despite nearly $22M lawsuit, Maryland co-op to pay CareFirst BCBS $24.2M under risk-corridor program — 5 key notes
AmSurg sends teenager to happiest place on earth through Make-A-Wish Foundation: 5 highlights
Global endoscopy devices market to reach $36.5B by 2022: 6 key trends
