Category Eponym
Robert Arden Miller (1906 – 1976) 340

Robert Arden Miller

Robert Arden Miller (1906 – 1976) American anesthesiologist. Miller laryngoscope blade, first manufactured by the Welch-Allyn Company (1941)

Robert Andrew Hingson (1913-1996) 340

Robert Andrew Hingson

Robert Andrew Hingson (1913-1996) was an American anesthesiologist. Pioneer in anesthesiology introducing peridural analgesia for labour and delivery.

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James Barry (Margaret Ann Bulkley)

Biography Born ‘Margaret Ann Bulkley’ Cork, Ireland 1809-1812 MD Edinburgh University 1813 – St Thomas Hospital, London; examined at the Royal College of Surgeons and recruited into the army Inspector-General of Hospitals Died 25 July 1865 Medical Eponyms Key Medical…

Sidney Farber (1903-1973) 340

Sidney Farber

Sidney Farber (1903-1973) was an American pediatric pathologist. Farber disease (1952) autosomal-recessive, lysosomal storage disorder caused by acid ceramidase deficiency and associated with distinct clinical phenotypes

Edwin Sterling Munson (1870-1958) 340

Edwin Sterling Munson

Edwin Sterling Munson (1870-1958) was an American ophthalmologist.Munson sign, a V-shaped indentation of the lower eyelid when the gaze is directed downwards, an indication that is characteristic of advanced keratoconus.

Heinrich von Bamberger (1822 - 1888) 340

Heinrich von Bamberger

Heinrich von Bamberger (1822 - 1888) was an Austrian physician. Bamberger sign in pericardial effusion (1856); Bamberger-Concato disease

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Sutton’s Law

Sutton's law: When making a diagnosis one should first consider the obvious, and conduct tests which could confirm/ rule out the most likely diagnosis.

Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen (1837-1877) 340

Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen

Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen (1837-1877) was a Danish physician. Co-editor of the Hospitals-Tidende Journal, Rasmussen recorded cases of massive haemoptysis secondary to pulmonary artery aneurysm in association with tuberculosis - eponymously termed the Rasmussen aneurysm