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Sushruta

Sushruta was a prominent surgeon from ancient India, living around 800 BCE. He is recognized as the “father of surgery”...

Historical Ancient Plastic Surgery Ayurveda

10.0 Brilliant

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William S. Halsted

William S. Halsted was a prominent American surgeon influential in the early 20th century. He developed the radical mast...

Historical General Surgery Modern Surgery Johns Hopkins

9.9 Brilliant

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John Hunter

John Hunter was a prominent Scottish surgeon active during the 18th century. His meticulous anatomical studies and syste...

Anatomy Historical Scottish General Surgery

9.9 Brilliant

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Ambroise Paré

Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) was a prominent French surgeon during the Renaissance. He significantly advanced medical pract...

French Historical General Surgery Battlefield Surgery

9.9 Brilliant

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Thomas Starzl

Thomas Starzl was a pioneering American surgeon whose work fundamentally advanced transplantation techniques. He is most...

Historical Transplant Surgery Liver Transplant Father Of Transplantation

9.9 Brilliant

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Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi

Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936–1013) was a prominent Islamic surgeon and scholar. He developed comprehensive surgical text...

Medieval Historical Father Of Surgery Islamic Surgery

9.8 Brilliant

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Gazi Yasargil

Gazi Yasargil is a Turkish-born Swiss neurosurgeon whose work helped establish microneurosurgery as a modern surgical di...

Pioneer Neurosurgery Aneurysm Microsurgery

9.8 Brilliant

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Walter Dandy

Walter Dandy was a prominent American surgeon specializing in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. He is best known...

Historical Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Brain Surgery

9.6 Brilliant

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William Stewart Halsted

William Stewart Halsted was an American surgeon who helped shape modern surgical education at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He...

American General Pioneer Oncology

9.6 Brilliant

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Robert Gross

Robert Gross was a prominent American surgeon specializing in both cardiac and pediatric surgery. His groundbreaking wor...

Historical Cardiac Surgery Pediatric Surgery Boston Childrens

9.4 Excellent

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Aldo Castaneda

Aldo Castaneda is a cardiac-surgery surgeon specializing in pediatric surgery. His practice at Harvard University focuse...

Modern Harvard Cardiac Surgery Pediatric Surgery

9.2 Excellent

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James L. Cox

James L. Cox is a cardiac-surgery surgeon recognized globally for pioneering the Cox-Maze procedure. This innovative tec...

Modern Afib Cardiac Surgery Maze Procedure

9.1 Excellent

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Henry Brem

Henry Brem is a neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumor surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He’s recognized for his pion...

Modern Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Brain Tumor

9.0 Excellent

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Werner Forssmann

Werner Forssmann was a German surgeon whose pioneering work fundamentally advanced cardiac surgery. In 1929, he self-per...

Historical Nobel Laureate Cardiac Surgery Cardiac Catheterization

8.9 Great

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A. Marc Gillinov

A. Marc Gillinov is a cardiac surgeon specializing in innovative techniques for mitral valve repair. His work at the Cle...

Modern Cardiac Surgery Valve Repair Cleveland Clinic

8.8 Great

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J. Alexander Haller

J. Alexander Haller was a pioneering American surgeon specializing in pediatric surgery and trauma care. His work at Joh...

Historical Johns Hopkins Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Trauma

8.8 Great

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Hugh Hampton Young

Hugh Hampton Young (1870-1945) was an American surgeon and urologist associated with Johns Hopkins Hospital. He became t...

American Prostate Pioneer Johns Hopkins

8.8 Great

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William A. Baumgartner

William A. Baumgartner is an American cardiac surgeon who served as the clinical director of the Division of Cardiac Sur...

Modern Johns Hopkins Cardiac Surgery Transplant

8.7 Great

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Howard Kelly

Howard Atwood Kelly (1858-1943) was an American gynecologist and one of the four founding professors of the Johns Hopkin...

American 19TH Century Pioneer Johns Hopkins

8.7 Great

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Jonathan E. Efron

Jonathan E. Efron is an American surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, recognized for his leadership as chief of the Divisi...

Modern Johns Hopkins Colorectal Surgery Rectal Cancer

8.2 Great