other physicians library

Allan, Robert Marshall

Allen, Sir Harry Brookes

Allen, Sir Harry Brookes (1854-1926), was an Australian physician who became famous for helping to win international recognition for academic qualifications gained in Australian universities.

Barnard, Christiaan Neethling

Barnard, Christiaan Neethling (1922-2001), a South African surgeon, performed the first human heart transplant in history.

Barratt-Boyes, Sir Brian

Barratt-Boyes, Sir Brian (1924-...), a New Zealand surgeon, won international recognition as a pioneer in heart repair, especially in children born with heart defects.

Bland, William

Burnet, Sir Macfarlane

Burnet, Sir Macfarlane, muk FAHR luhn (1899-1985), an Australian physician and virologist, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with British biologist Peter Brian Medawar.

Colles, Abraham

Colles, Abraham (1773-1843), was an Irish surgeon of the early 1800's.

Dunlop, Sir Edward

Dunlop, Sir Edward (1907-1993), was an Australian surgeon and war hero.

Finsen, Niels Ryberg

Finsen, Niels Ryberg (1860-1904), a Danish doctor and scientist, was the founder of phototherapy (the treatment of disease by the influence of light).

Graves, Robert James

Graves, Robert James (1796-1853), an Irish doctor, reported in 1835 on the thyroid gland disorder known as hyperthyroidism.

Gullstrand, Allvar

Gullstrand, Allvar (1862-1930), a Swedish ophthalmologist, won the 1911 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for his work on the refraction of light through the eye.

Haller, Albrecht von

Haller, Albrecht von (1708-1777), a Swiss physician, made important studies of the body's nervous system and muscles.

Hollows, Fred

Hollows, Fred (1929-1993), a New Zealand-born Australian ophthalmologist (specialist in eye diseases), won fame for his pioneering work in treating and preventing blindness among Australian Aborigines.

King, Sir Truby

King, Sir Truby (1858-1938), a New Zealand physician and psychologist, founded the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children, commonly called the Plunket Society, in 1907.

Kocher, Emil Theodor

Kocher, Emil Theodor, KOH kuhr, AY mihl TAY oh dohr (1841-1917), a Swiss surgeon, is best remembered for his pioneer work on the thyroid gland.

Marshall, Barry James

Marshall, Barry James (1951-...), an Australian physician, won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of the bacterium that causes peptic (digestive system) ulcers in human beings.

McBride, William

McBride, William (1927-...), an Australian doctor, achieved world prominence in 1961 when he discovered that the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in unborn children.

McIndoe, Sir Archibald

McIndoe, Sir Archibald (1900-1960), a New Zealand plastic surgeon, became famous during World War II (1939-1945).

Mesmer, Franz Anton

Mesmer, MEHZ muhr, Franz Anton (1734-1815), an Austrian physician, pioneered in the practice of hypnotism.

Moniz, Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas

Moniz, maw NEESH, Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas (1874-1955), shared the 1949 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.