Famous Surgeons - List of Famous Surgeons - page 3

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
Hippocrates460 BCGreekHippocrates was a Greek physician
Alfred BlalockApril 5, 1899AmericanAlfred Blalock was an American surgeon famous for his work on shock and blue baby syndrome
James Paget

James Paget

Sir James Paget was a famous British surgeon and physiologist considered as one of the founders of modern pathology

BritishJanuary 11, 1814144 views

James Parkinson

James Parkinson was an English surgeon who described the disease which later came to be known as Parkinson's Disease

BritishApril 11, 1755169 views

Charles R. Drew

Charles R

AmericanJune 3, 1904241 views

Guy De Chauliac

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

French1300158 views

Alfred Blalock

Alfred Blalock was an American surgeon famous for his work on shock and blue baby syndrome

AmericanApril 5, 1899228 views

René Gerónimo Favaloro

René Gerónimo Favaloro was a renowned Argentinean cardiovascular surgeon

ArgentinianJuly 12, 1923549 views

Theodor Billroth

Theodor Billroth was a great surgeon who invented many surgical procedures

AustrianApril 26, 1829167 views

Vladimir Demikhov

Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov was a Soviet scientist considered as a pioneer of organ transplantation

RussianJuly 18, 1916180 views

Dr. Miami

Michael Salzhauer, who is best known by his nickname "Dr

AmericanApril 16, 1972371 views