Fred Lange-Nielsen
Norwegian internist Fred Lange-Nielsen (1919–1989), co-discoverer of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, was a lung specialist, allergy pioneer, jazz musician, and human rights advocate.
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Anton Jervell
Anton Jervell (1901–1987), Norwegian cardiologist and medical educator; co-described Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, pioneer of ECG research and cardiac electrophysiology in Norway.
Bruno Fleischer
Bruno Fleischer (1874-1965) German ophthalmologist; Kayser–Fleischer ring (Wilson’s disease) and Fleischer ring in keratoconus
T. Kennedy Dalziel
Scottish surgeon T.K. Dalziel (1861–1924) early description of Crohn’s disease, led children’s surgery in Glasgow, and was knighted for WWI medical service.
William Ganz
William Ganz (1919–2009), Slovakian-born cardiologist, co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter and pioneered thermodilution in cardiovascular research
Gordon D. Oppenheimer
Gordon David Oppenheimer (1900 - 1974) was an American surgeon and urologist.
Leon Ginzburg
Leon Ginzburg (1898–1988), American surgeon Mount Sinai and Beth Israel; co-describer of regional ileitis (Crohn’s disease).
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (1780–1844), Scottish physician, pioneered neuropathology and GI research, and described early cases resembling Crohn’s disease in 1828
Anna Williams
Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954), American bacteriologist and public health pioneer, advanced diphtheria treatment and women in medicine
Burrill B. Crohn
Burrill B. Crohn (1884–1983), pioneering gastroenterologist and namesake of Crohn’s disease. Discover his life, work, and medical legacy
Eli Moschcowitz
Eli Moschcowitz (1879–1964), pathologist who first described TTP and pioneered early psychosomatic medicine, influencing the biopsychosocial model.
John Henry Bryant
John Henry Bryant (1867–1906) English physician. Eponym: Blue Scrotum Sign of Bryant associated with ruptured abdominal aortic anurysm (1903)