Joe Vincent Meigs
Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963) American gynaecologic oncology. Meigs syndrome, radical hysterectomy innovations and validation of Pap smear screening.
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Friedrich Horner
Swiss ophthalmologist Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), eponym of Horner's syndrome, advanced ophthalmic surgery and neuroanatomical diagnostics
Demetrius Chilaiditi
Demetrius Chilaiditi (1883–1975) Austrian born radiologist. Described Chilaiditi sign (1910); details of his life remain largely undocumented.
Charles Saint
Charles FM Saint (1886–1973), pioneer of South African surgery, identified Saint’s triad and shaped generations through surgical teaching and aphorisms.
Jerome W. Conn
Jerome W. Conn (1907–1994) American endocrinologist. Described Conn syndrome (primary aldosteronism), transforming the diagnosis of hypertension.
AF Stanley Kent
A. F. Stanley Kent (1863–1958), cardiac physiologist; 'bundle of Kent', shaped early electrophysiology; pioneered industrial fatigue science
Guido Fanconi
Swiss paediatrician Guido Fanconi (1892–1979) defined Fanconi anaemia and Fanconi syndrome, shaping modern paediatrics and medical genetics.
Hillel J. Gitelman
Hillel J. Gitelman (1932–2014) American nephrologist. Described Gitelman syndrome, a renal tubulopathy mimicking thiazide effect with hypokalaemia and hypomagnesaemia.
Frederic Bartter
Frederic Crosby Bartter (1914–1983) American endocrinologist. Defined Bartter syndrome, co-described SIADH, and advanced adrenal and renal physiology.
Grant Liddle
Grant Winder Liddle (1921-1989) American endocrinologist. Pioneer of endocrine diagnostics; discovered Liddle syndrome, developed suppression tests, and defined ectopic ACTH
Mark Ravitch
Mark M. Ravitch, pioneering pediatric surgeon, innovator of the Ravitch procedure, stapling, intussusception care, and Cantrell’s sequence.
William John Adie
William John Adie (1886 – 1935) was an Australian neurologist. Best known for describing the tonically dilated pupil (Adie pupil) associated with absent deep tendon reflexes (Adie syndrome) and his description of narcolepsy