Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)

Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)

Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936)

Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629)

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)

English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)

French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911)

English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)

United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea

Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)

English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)

United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)

United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888)

Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922)

Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815)

Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)

English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)

British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)

United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)

Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)

English physician (1624-1689)

Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)

a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies

a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies

a physician who specializes in angiology

a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there

a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses

a Muslim physician

a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)

the physician who provides primary care

an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

practices one branch of medicine

a physician who specializes in surgery

a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb

a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

a specialist in the care of babies

a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart

a specialist in care for the feet

a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)

a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital

a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin

a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis

medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group

a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases

a physician who specializes in embryology

physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system

a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

a general practitioner who treats all the family members

a specialist in gerontology

a specialist in gynecology

a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

a veterinarian who treats horses

a medical specialist in hygiene

a specialist in internal medicine

a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)

a physician specializing in obstetrics

a specialist in oncology

a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

a specialist in orthoptics

a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus

a physician who specializes in psychiatry

a person who makes radiographs

a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases

a specialist in urology