Famous Doctors & Physicians
Instructions: How well do you know the doctors who changed the world?
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Which physician is known for his pioneering work in psychoanalysis?
AWilhelm ReichBAlfred AdlerCCarl JungDSigmund Freud - 2.
Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States?
AMary Edwards WalkerBElizabeth BlackwellCVirginia ApgarDClara Barton - 3.
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, set up a hospital in which continent?
ASouth AmericaBEuropeCAsiaDAfrica - 4.
Which doctor developed the Apgar score used to assess newborn health?
AMary AinsworthBBenjamin SpockCT. Berry BrazeltonDVirginia Apgar - 5.
Dr. Benjamin Spock became famous for writing a groundbreaking book about what?
AInfectious diseasesBBrain anatomyCBaby and child careDHeart surgery - 6.
Which surgeon is called the 'Father of Modern Surgery' for his work in the 16th century?
AAmbroise PareBWilliam HarveyCGalenDAndreas Vesalius - 7.
Which doctor discovered the circulation of blood through the body?
AMarcello MalpighiBGalenCWilliam HarveyDHippocrates - 8.
Dr. Charles Drew made pioneering contributions in which field?
AOrgan transplantationBVaccinationCRadiologyDBlood banking and transfusion - 9.
Which ancient Greek physician's writings dominated Western medicine for over 1,300 years?
AHippocratesBHerophilusCGalenDErasistratus - 10.
Which physician wrote 'The Canon of Medicine,' a medical encyclopedia used in Europe for centuries?
AIbn Sina (Avicenna)BAl-ZahrawiCAl-RaziDIbn al-Nafis - 11.
Dr. Michael DeBakey was a pioneer in which type of surgery?
AEye surgeryBCardiovascular surgeryCBrain surgeryDOrthopedic surgery - 12.
Which doctor and humanitarian founded the organization Doctors Without Borders?
AAlbert SchweitzerBPaul FarmerCBernard KouchnerDDenis Mukwege - 13.
Which British doctor proved that cholera was spread through contaminated water?
AJoseph ListerBAlexander FlemingCEdward JennerDJohn Snow - 14.
Dr. James Barry, a British military surgeon, was discovered after death to have been what?
AA convicted criminalBBorn femaleCSelf-taught with no medical degreeDA foreign spy - 15.
Which doctor developed the first effective treatment for tuberculosis?
APaul EhrlichBRobert KochCSelman WaksmanDAlbert Calmette