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Frieda Robscheit-Robbins 1888-1973 680
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
  • Laura Gilliland and Mike Cadogan
  • February 5, 2026

Frieda Robscheit-Robbins (1888–1973), pioneering pathologist who advanced aneamia research, yet was overlooked for the 1934 Nobel despite major contributions.

  • EponymHaematology
Whipple disease 1907 680
Whipple disease
  • Mike Cadogan
  • November 23, 2025

Whipple disease: rare systemic infection by Tropheryma whipplei. Explore its history, diagnosis, and treatment from 1907 discovery to present day

  • Eponymictionary
Guido Fanconi (1892–1979) 680
Guido Fanconi
  • Jeremy Rogers and Mike Cadogan
  • February 9, 2026

Swiss paediatrician Guido Fanconi (1892–1979) defined Fanconi anaemia and Fanconi syndrome, shaping modern paediatrics and medical genetics.

  • EponymHaematologyRenal Medicine
George Hoyt Whipple (1878-1976) 680
George Hoyt Whipple
  • Mike Cadogan
  • November 27, 2025

George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), Nobel winner, advanced anaemia therapy, coined thalassaemia, and described Whipple disease in 1907.

  • EponymGeneral Surgery
Own the Hamilton T1 ventilator 680
Hamilton T1: Paediatric/Neonatal Cards
  • George Douros
  • September 24, 2025

Hamilton T1 paediatric/neonatal ventilation cards: SIMV+, NIV, nCPAP strategies with weight-based titration and troubleshooting guidance.

  • AirwayResuscitationVentilation
Own the Hamilton T1 ventilator 680
Hamilton T1: Adult / Paediatric Cards
  • Stacy Turner and George Douros
  • September 24, 2025

Hamilton T1 adult/paediatric ventilation cards: SIMV+, NIV, ASV strategies with settings, titration and troubleshooting for critical care.

  • AirwayResuscitationVentilation
Pablo Luis Mirizzi (1893-1964) 680
Pablo Mirizzi
  • Steve Wilson and Mike Cadogan
  • November 20, 2025

Pablo Mirizzi (1893–1964), Argentine surgeon who pioneered intraoperative cholangiography and described Mirizzi syndrome of biliary duct compression

  • EponymGastroenterology
Mirizzi syndrome 680
Mirizzi syndrome
  • Steve Wilson and Mike Cadogan
  • November 20, 2025

Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of gallstone disease involving bile duct compression or fistula formation, with evolving classifications from Mirizzi to Csendes and Beltrán

  • EponymictionaryGastroenterology
Mark Mitchell Ravitch (1910–1989) 680
Mark Ravitch
  • Mike Cadogan
  • February 9, 2026

Mark M. Ravitch, pioneering pediatric surgeon, innovator of the Ravitch procedure, stapling, intussusception care, and Cantrell’s sequence.

  • Cardiothoracic SurgeryEponymGeneral SurgeryPediatrics
William John Adie (1886 – 1935)
William John Adie
  • Ege Eroglu and Mike Cadogan
  • January 26, 2026

William John Adie (1886 – 1935) was an Australian neurologist. Best known for describing the tonically dilated pupil (Adie pupil) associated with absent deep tendon reflexes (Adie syndrome) and his description of narcolepsy

  • EponymOphthalmology
Sir Gordon Morgan Holmes (1876-1965) 680 1
Gordon Holmes
  • Ege Eroglu and Mike Cadogan
  • August 19, 2025

Irish neurologist Sir Gordon Holmes (1876–1965), pioneer of cerebellar and visual pathway research, key wartime studies, and enduring neurological eponym

  • EponymOphthalmology
Bernhard Naunyn (1839-1925) 680
Bernhard Naunyn
  • Emily Leung and Mike Cadogan
  • February 19, 2026

German physician Bernhard Naunyn (1839–1925), pioneer of experimental medicine, defined acidosis, advanced diabetes and gallstone research, and co-founded Naunyn–Schmiedeberg’s Archives

  • EponymGastroenterologyGeneral Surgery
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