Famous Doctors & Physicians
Instructions: How well do you know the doctors who changed the world?
- 1.
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
Answer Key
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) founded psychoanalysis, developing theories about the unconscious mind, dream interpretation, and the structure of personality.
Elizabeth Blackwell received her MD from Geneva Medical College in 1849, becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
Albert Schweitzer established a hospital in Lambarene, Gabon (Africa) in 1913, where he treated patients for decades. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
Dr. Virginia Apgar developed the Apgar score in 1952, a quick assessment performed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth to evaluate a newborn's health.
Dr. Benjamin Spock wrote 'The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care' in 1946, which became one of the best-selling books of the 20th century.
Ambroise Pare (1510-1590) revolutionized surgical techniques, including the treatment of wounds and the use of ligatures instead of cauterization during amputations.
William Harvey (1578-1657) published 'De Motu Cordis' in 1628, accurately describing for the first time the systemic circulation of blood pumped by the heart.
Dr. Charles Drew (1904-1950) developed improved techniques for blood storage and established large-scale blood banks during World War II.
Galen of Pergamon (129-216 AD) was a prolific writer whose medical theories dominated European medicine from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna (980-1037), wrote 'The Canon of Medicine,' which was used as a standard medical text in European universities until the 17th century.
Dr. Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) was a legendary cardiovascular surgeon who developed artificial hearts, performed some of the first coronary bypass surgeries, and trained thousands of surgeons.
Bernard Kouchner co-founded Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in 1971 to provide medical aid to people affected by conflict and disasters worldwide.
Dr. John Snow traced an 1854 cholera outbreak in London to a contaminated water pump on Broad Street, founding the field of epidemiology.
Dr. James Barry (c. 1789-1865) served as a military surgeon for decades and performed one of the first successful cesarean sections. After death, it was discovered Barry was assigned female at birth.
Selman Waksman discovered streptomycin in 1943, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952.