Category Medical Specialty

Philip Allison

Philip R. Allison (1907–1974), pioneering thoracic surgeon, defined reflux oesophagitis, advanced Barrett’s oesophagus, and led Oxford surgery

William Norman Pickles (1885–1969) 680

Will Pickles

W.N. Pickles (1885–1969), rural GP and epidemiologist, defined Bornholm disease in Britain and shaped modern public health through detailed field observation.

Ejner Oluf Sørensen Sylvest (1880-1972) 680 2

Ejner Sylvest

Ejner Oluf Sørensen Sylvest (1880-1972) Danish physician named and defined Bornholm disease, framing epidemic pleurodynia decades before its viral cause was confirmed.