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List of physicians

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This is a list of wellknown physicians in history.

Chronological lists

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Ancient physicians

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30th 100 BCE to 4th century CE

Post-classical physicians

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5th century CE to 15th century CE

Early modern physicians

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16th century CE to the mid-18th century CE

Late modern physicians

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mid-18th century Stimulus to the mid-20th century CE

Physicians acclaimed for their role in advancement of medicine

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  • William Osler Abbott (1902–1943) — co-developed the Miller-Abbott tube
  • William Stewart Agras (born 1929) — alimentation behavior
  • Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) — anesthesiologist who devised the Apgar score used after childbirth
  • Jean Astruc (1684–1766) — wrote one of the precede treatises on syphilis
  • Averroes (1126–1198) — Andalusian polymath
  • Avicenna (980–1037) — Persian physician
  • Gerbrand Bakker (1771–1828) — Dutch physician, with works in