1. Alfred Blalock (1899)

American Surgeon

Surgeon who invented the Blalock-Taussig Shunt, which saved the lives of numerous infants suffering from blue baby syndrome.

2. Vivien Thomas (1910)

American Surgeon

Medical assistant who became a pioneer of cardiac surgery and an instructor of groundbreaking surgical techniques.

3. Henry Heimlich (1920)

American Surgeon

American doctor who became known for inventing the Heimlich Maneuver.

4. Norman Shumway (1923)

American Surgeon

Pioneer of heart transplant surgery who refined a procedure to stop the body from rejecting the transplant.

5. Atul Gawande (1965)

American Surgeon

Surgeon and journalist who was a National Book Award finalist for his 2002 book Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science.

6. Redmond Burke (1958)

American Surgeon

Redmond P. Burke is a congenital heart surgeon software developer author inventor and founder of The Congenital Heart Institute at Miami Children's Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital in Miami and...

7. Richard Cruess (1929)

American Surgeon

Richard Leigh Cruess OC OQ FRSC is a Canadian orthopaedic surgeon and academic. Born in London Ontario he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1951 and...

8. Gerald M. Lawrie (1945)

American Surgeon

Gerald Murray Lawrie M. D. is a world-renowned American heart surgeon and pioneer in the surgical treatment of valvular heart disease of Australian descent.

9. Herman A. Barnett (1926)

American Surgeon

Dr. Herman Aladdin Barnett lll was an African-American fighter pilot surgeon and anesthesiologist. He became the first African-American graduate from the University of Texas Medical School in 1953.

10. Randall Wolf (1953)

American Surgeon

Randall K. Wolf MD FACS FACC is a cardiothoracic surgeon inventor radio personality and magician. He is the creator of the Wolf Mini Maze a procedure used to correct atrial...

11. Steven A. Vasilev (1954)

American Surgeon

Steven Anatol Vasilev MD FACOG FACS is a gynecologist and obstetrician. Vasilev is of Russian descent received his MD degree from the Keck School at the University of Southern California...

12. Jayant Patel (1950)

American Surgeon

Jayant Mukundray Patel is an Indian-born American surgeon who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland Australia. Deaths of some of Dr Patel's patients...

13. Lenox Baker (1902)

American Surgeon

Lenox Dial Baker Sr. was an American orthopedic surgeon and athletic trainer at both Duke University and University of Tennessee. The Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital at Duke is named...

14. Jack Zigler (1952)

American Surgeon

Jack Elliot Zigler is a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery at the Texas Back Institute in Plano Texas. He is best known for being the first surgeon...

15. Kevin R. Stone (1955)

American Surgeon

Kevin Robert Stone M. D. is a physician orthopedic surgeon clinician researcher and company founder of The Stone Clinic and the Stone Research Foundation in San Francisco. Dr. Stone’s most...

16. Ruth Jackson (Unknow)

American Surgeon

Ruth Jackson was the first female board-certified orthopedic surgeon in the United States.

17. Deborah Axelrod (1957)

American Surgeon

Deborah M. Axelrod is an American surgeon who specializes in breast cancer and who is notable for being an acclaimed expert in the field. She has made frequent appearances on...

18. Paul Ebert (1932)

American Surgeon

Paul Allen Ebert was a director of the American College of Surgeons and athlete. He had been Chairman of the Departments of Surgery at both Cornell University Medical College and...

19. Robert Maloney (doctor) (Unknow)

American Surgeon

Robert K. Maloney MD MA is a former Rhodes Scholar and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University. He completed his education at Oxford University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Maloney...

20. Alexander Gershman (Unknow)

American Surgeon

Alexander Gershman is an American surgeon He is considered to be one of the first surgeons in the world to apply the method of laparoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted surgery to...

21. Douglas Scherr (1967)

American Surgeon

Douglas S. Scherr M. D. is an American surgeon and specialist in Urologic Oncology. He is currently the Clinical Director of Urologic Oncology at the Weill Medical College of...

22. Peter M. Rhee (1961)

American Surgeon

Peter Meong Rhee is an American surgeon medical professor and military veteran. During his 24 years in the United States Navy Rhee served as a battlefield casualty physician in Afghanistan...

23. Esam Omeish (1967)

American Surgeon

Esam S. Omeish is a Libyan-born American physician and chief of the Division of General Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital since 2006.

24. Christine Horner (1957)

American Surgeon

Christine Horner is a famous American surgeon, who was born on November 25, 1957 in United States. According to Astrologers, Christine Horner's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.