Famous Surgeons

The Most Famous Surgeons

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Joseph ListerApril 5, 1827BritishJoseph Lister was a British surgeon who was the founder of antiseptic medicine
Charles R. DrewJune 3, 1904AmericanCharles R
Guy De Chauliac1300FrenchChauliac was one of the most distinguished surgeons of the early medieval period
Charles Brenton HugginsSeptember 22, 1901Canadian, AmericanCharles Huggins was a Canadian-born American physician, surgeon and physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966
William James MayoJune 29, 1861AmericanWilliam James Mayo was a noted American physician and surgeon who was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic
Henry Gray1827BritishHenry Gray was an English anatomist, who authored the famous book ‘Gray’s Anatomy’
Charles Brenton Huggins

Charles Brenton Huggins

Charles Huggins was a Canadian-born American physician, surgeon and physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966

CanadianSeptember 22, 1901151 views

Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister was a British surgeon who was the founder of antiseptic medicine

BritishApril 5, 1827267 views

William James Mayo

William James Mayo was a noted American physician and surgeon who was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic

AmericanJune 29, 1861132 views

Henry Gray

Henry Gray was an English anatomist, who authored the famous book ‘Gray’s Anatomy’

British1827107 views

Charles R. Drew

Charles R

AmericanJune 3, 1904239 views

Guy De Chauliac

Chauliac was one of the most distinguished surgeons of the early medieval period

French1300157 views