Famous Surgeons - List of Famous Surgeons - page 2

Surgeons are those physicians who treat medical conditions like diseases, injuries or deformities using surgical methods. Surgeries are complicated procedures where the body tissues are physically amended and can be invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive. Performing surgery requires a high degree of precision and skill and thus surgeons need to be very alert and responsive while treating patients. Being a professional surgeon is both mentally and physically taxing. They are required to stand for hours while performing surgery while maintaining their mental alertness. They also have to work long and irregular hours. The level of stress and pressure is high as in many cases the life of the patient depends on the surgeon. However at the same time, the satisfaction of saving lives can be immense. Since the human body is complex, many surgeons specialize in performing surgery on a particular area of the body. Cardiac surgeons specialize in performing heart operations while neurosurgeons treat the brain and the nervous system. Surgeons may also specialize upon the category of patients they treat. Pediatric surgeons work with children while gynecologic surgeons operate exclusively on women. Surgeons closely collaborate with other healthcare specialists and anesthesiologists before, during and after surgery. Read on to know about the famous surgeons from all over the world who have saved many precious lives with their dedication and hard work.

The Most Famous Surgeons

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Russell M. NelsonSeptember 9, 1924AmericanRussell M
René Gerónimo FavaloroJuly 12, 1923ArgentinianRené Gerónimo Favaloro was a renowned Argentinean cardiovascular surgeon
Christiaan BarnardNovember 8, 1922South AfricanDr
Al-Zahrawi936SpanishAl-Zahrawi, was an illustrious medieval Arab Muslim physician and surgeon
Dr. MiamiApril 16, 1972AmericanMichael Salzhauer, who is best known by his nickname "Dr
Magdi YacoubNovember 16, 1935Egyptian, BritishMagdi Yacoub is one of the world's most respected cardiac surgeons
Joseph ListerApril 5, 1827BritishJoseph Lister was a British surgeon who was the founder of antiseptic medicine
Charles R. DrewJune 3, 1904AmericanCharles R
Alfred BlalockApril 5, 1899AmericanAlfred Blalock was an American surgeon famous for his work on shock and blue baby syndrome
Hippocrates460 BCGreekHippocrates was a Greek physician
Clarence Walton Lillehei

Clarence Walton Lillehei

Clarence Walton Lillehei, a pioneer in cardiology, was the “Father of Open Heart Surgery”

AmericanOctober 23, 1918121 views

Ben Carson

Ben Carson is the first neurosurgeon to have successfully separated conjoined twins joined at the head

AmericanSeptember 18, 1951219 views

Denton Cooley

Denton Cooley is the American cardiologist who performed the world’s first implantation of an artificial heart

AmericanAugust 22, 1920199 views

Adrian Kantrowitz

Adrian Kantrowitz was an American cardiologist who performed the world’s first pediatric heart transplant

AmericanOctober 4, 1918129 views

Michael DeBakey

Michael DeBakey was a prominent American cardiologist and innovator

Robert Winston

Robert Winston is a highly acclaimed academician and medical doctor

BritishJuly 15, 1940132 views

Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher won the Nobel Prize for his works on physiology, pathology and surgery

SwissAugust 25, 1841135 views

Joseph Lister

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

BritishApril 5, 1827267 views

Charles Horace Mayo

Charles Horace Mayo was a renowned medical practitioner and was one of the founder members of the ‘Mayo Clinic’

AmericanJuly 19, 1865148 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