John Barlow
John Brereton Barlow (1924-2008) was a South African cardiologist. Barlow described mitral valve prolapse (eponymously known as Barlow’s syndrome) in 1963
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Herman Snellen
Herman Snellen (1834–1908): Dutch ophthalmologist who created the Snellen chart and standardized visual acuity testing, transforming eye care worldwide
Charles Hudson
Biography Medical Eponyms Hudson Mask Patented in 1958 by Charles H. Hudson (US Patent No. 2,843,121), the “Hudson mask” became the archetype of the disposable oxygen face mask Designed for low-flow oxygen therapy (5–10 L/min), delivering approximately 35–60% FiO₂. Constructed from…
Joseph Jones
Joseph Jones (1833–1896), Confederate surgeon who defined hospital gangrene, advanced malaria research, and shaped Southern public health
Charles Foix
Charles Foix (1882–1927), French neurologist; defined brainstem vascular syndromes, Foix–Alajouanine syndrome, and helped shape modern cerebrovascular neurology.
Melvin S. Henderson
Melvin Starkey Henderson (1883–1954), founding Mayo orthopaedist and ABOS president, co-described Reichel–Jones–Henderson syndrome (synovial chondromatosis).
Friedrich Paul Reichel
Friedrich Paul Reichel (1858–1934), German surgeon, synovial osteochondromatosis and co-developed the Reichel-Polya gastric operation.
Georges Guillain
Georges Charles Guillain (1876-1961) was a French neurologist. Multiple neurology-related eponyms including Guillain-Barré syndrome
Woldemar Mobitz
Woldemar Mobitz (1889-1951) was a Russian-German physician. Applied mathematical approach to arrhythmias 1924 Mobitz Type I and II AV Block
Adolf von Strümpell
Ernst Adolf Gustav Gottfried von Strümpell (1853-1925) was a German neurologist. Strümpell signs, Strümpell-Lorrain disease, Marie-Strümpell disease and Westphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis.
William Henry Battle
William Henry Battle (1855–1936) English surgeon. Battle incision, Battle operation and Battle sign postauricular (mastoid) ecchymosis
Carl Gerhardt
Carl Gerhardt (1833–1902), German internist and paediatric pioneer, described Gerhardt’s sign and advanced diagnostics, paediatrics, and laryngology