George Hoyt Whipple
George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), Nobel winner, advanced anaemia therapy, coined thalassaemia, and described Whipple disease in 1907.
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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
Pablo Mirizzi
Pablo Mirizzi (1893–1964), Argentine surgeon who pioneered intraoperative cholangiography and described Mirizzi syndrome of biliary duct compression
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
Gordon Holmes
Irish neurologist Sir Gordon Holmes (1876–1965), pioneer of cerebellar and visual pathway research, key wartime studies, and enduring neurological eponym
Bernhard Naunyn
German physician Bernhard Naunyn (1839–1925), pioneer of experimental medicine, defined acidosis, advanced diabetes and gallstone research, and co-founded Naunyn–Schmiedeberg’s Archives
Heinrich Quincke
German physician Heinrich Quincke (1842–1922) pioneered lumbar puncture and described Quincke’s pulse, oedema, triad, and more thus shaping modern clinical medicine
Hans Kehr
Hans Kehr (1862–1916), pioneer of gallbladder surgery, introduced the T-tube for bile duct drainage; eponymously linked to Kehr’s sign of splenic rupture.
Stephen Stigler
Stephen Stigler, statistician and historian, coined Stigler’s Law of Eponymy and advanced the history of statistics through influential books and research