Bernhard Kayser
Bernhard Kayser (1869–1954) German ophthalmologist. First described the greenish-brown corneal ring now known as the Kayser–Fleischer ring in Wilson’s disease.
LITFL
Robert Berman
Robert Alvin Berman (1914-1999) was an American anesthesiologist and inventor including the Berman Airway, Quick Cuff and Respir-Aider
John Howship
John Howship (1781–1841): English surgeon who described Howship–Romberg sign, first reported growing skull fracture, and advanced bone pathology studies
René-Jacques Croissant de Garengeot
René-Jacques Croissant de Garengeot (1688–1759), Parisian surgeon, described appendix in femoral hernia, wrote on lacrimal surgery, and devised the tooth key
Abraham Jacobi
German-born American pediatrician Abraham Jacobi (1830–1919) founded U.S. pediatrics, led reform in child health, and shaped medical education and policy.
Thomas Lewis
Pioneer of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Sir Thomas Lewis (1881–1945) advanced ECG use, defined effort syndrome, and discovered the Lewis Triple Response.
Lenègre-Lev disease
Acquired fibrous degeneration of the left and right bundle branches, eventually manifesting as permanent complete atrioventricular (AV) dissociation with cardiac pauses and Adams-Stokes attacks
Robert Graves
Robert James Graves (1796–1853): Irish physician, pioneer of bedside teaching, described Graves’ disease, reformed fever care, and influenced modern clinical medicine.
Charles McBurney
Charles Heber McBurney (1845 – 1913) was an American surgeon. Most famous for McBurney's point (1889) and McBurney's incision (1894) Medical Eponym.
John Hay
John Hay (1873-1959) English physician first to record second degree atrioventricular (AV) block now better known as Mobitz type II AV block
Jean Lenègre
Jean Lenègre (1904–1972), French cardiologist, defined Lenègre’s disease and pioneered cardiac electrophysiology, catheterization, and bundle branch pathology
Maurice Lev
Maurice Lev (1908–1994), pathologist and teacher, defined Lev’s disease and advanced cardiac conduction and congenital heart pathology through over 500 publications