HST people

Andreas Vesalius

Published and mass produced the first accurate and detailed anatomy textbook in 1542

Hippocrates

A Greek doctor, credited with being the first person to believe disease was caused naturally.
Separated the discipline of medicine with religion
Credited with writing the Hippocratic Oath

Galen

A Greek doctor, one of the greatest surgeons of the ancient world
Preformed brain and eye surgeries

Maimonides

(1135-1204) Jewish philosopher, one of the most prolific and inventive biblical scholars and doctor of the Middle Ages
Hes described numerous medical conditions
(ex. asthma, diabetes, hepatitis, and pneumonia)

Van Leeuwenhoek

Invented and improved the microscope in the Renaissance era

Edward Jenner

(1796) Introduced vaccines (specifically smallpox) by milkmaids

Florence Nightingale

(1820-1910)
- Demonstrated how important nurses were
- Tended to wounded soldiers in Crimean War, saved lives by keeping her environment clean
- Founded first secular nursing school, St Thomas' Hospital in London in 1860

Elizabeth Blackwell

(1821-1910)
Became the first women to formally study and practice medicine in the US

Clara Barton

(1821-1912)
Dedicated herself to caring for soldiers on the front and gathering supplies all over the country during the Civil War
1881 - She formed the American Red Cross

Ignaz Semmelweis

Advocated hand washing to prevent transmission and decrease the number of diseases in hospitals
(his colleagues doubted him)

Louis Pasteur

"father of microbiology"
- Carried out experiments that helped develop the modern science of microbiology
- Developed the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax
- Developed the pasteurization of milk and wine

Joseph Lister

"father of antiseptic surgery"
Insisted on using soap to disinfect instruments and clean hands before doctors moved from patient to patient

Robert Koch

Discovered that some disease are caused by pathogens

Alexander Fleming

1928 - discovered a mold that contained antibacterial secretions (Penicillin)

Wilhelm Rontgen

Developed the x-ray at the end of the 19th century

Wilhlem Einthoven

1903 - Developed the electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) to monitor internal organs

Marie and Pierre Curie

Discovered radium
Marie would later develop the use of X-rays in medicine and therapeutic uses for radiation (including cancer)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

1922 - discovered insulin by harvesting the internal secretions of the pancreas

Watson, Crick, and Wilkins

1953 - discovered deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)