A list of people notable in the field of

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

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* John Abercrombie, Scottish physician, neuropathologist and philosopher. * Maude Abbott (1869–1940), Canadian pathologist, one of the earliest women graduated in medicine, expert in congenital heart diseases. *

Emile Achard Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

(1860–1944), French internist and pathologist. * A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American dermatopathologist & dermatologist * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American pathologist and one of the fathers of Surgical pathology. * Theodor Ackermann (1825–1896), German pathologist. * Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850–1921), Polish pathologist, (see Artery of Adamkiewicz). * W. Stewart Alexander, contemporary British pathologist (see Alexander disease). * Dame Ingrid Allen, Northern Irish neuropathologist. *

Friedrich August von Ammon Friedrich August von Ammon (10 September 1799 – 18 May 1861) was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist born in Göttingen. He was the son of theologian Christoph Friedrich von Ammon (1766–1850). He studied medicine at the Universities of Gött ...

(1799–1861), German ophthalmologist and pathologist. *

Gabriel Andral Gabriel Andral (6 November 1797 – 13 February 1876) was a distinguished French pathologist and a professor at the University of Paris. In 1828 Andral was appointed professor of hygiene, and in 1839 succeeded François-Joseph-Victor Broussais (17 ...

(1797–1876) French pathologist. * Nikolay Anichkov (1885–1964), Russian pathologist. * Julius Arnold (1835–1915), German pathologist. * Ludwig Aschoff (1866–1942), German pathologist, discoverer of the Aschoff body and the Atrioventricular node in the heart. * Max Askanazy (1865–1940), German pathologist (see Askanazy cell). *

E. Ask-Upmark E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Commerce and transportation * €, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit * ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol indicating that the wei ...

, 20th-century Swedish pathologist (see Ask-Upmark kidney).

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* Heinrich von Bamberger (1822–1888), Austrian pathologist from Prague. * Paul Clemens von Baumgarten (1848–1928), German pathologist. * John Bruce Beckwith (born 1933), American pathologist (see Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome). * Franz Best (1878–1920), German pathologist (see

Best's disease Vitelliform macular dystrophy is an irregular Autosome, autosomal Dominance (genetics), dominant human eye, eye disorder which can cause progressive vision loss. This disorder affects the retina, specifically cells in a small area near the center ...

). * Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), French anatomist and physiologist, remembered as father of modern histology and pathology. *

Max Bielschowsky Max Israel Bielschowsky (20 February 1869 – 15 August 1940) was a German neuropathologist born in Breslau. After receiving his medical doctorate from the University of Munich in 1893, he worked with Ludwig Edinger (1855–1918) at the S ...

(1869–1940), German neuropathologist & developer of histochemical stains. * Edmund Biernacki (1866–1912), Polish pathologist (see

Biernacki Reaction The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour. It is a common hematology test, and is a non-specific measure of ...

). * Felix Victor Birch-Hirschfeld (1842–1899), German pathologist. * Giulio Bizzozero (1846–1901), Italian doctor and medical researcher. * Otto Bollinger (1843–1909), German pathologist. * Charles-Joseph Bouchard (1837–1915), French pathologist. *

William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to: Academics * William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), Australian journalist and schoolmaster * William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator * William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), ...

(1885–1979), Scottish-Canadian physician, pathologist,

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...

and author of several 20th-century textbooks on general and surgical pathology. *

Erich Franz Eugen Bracht Erich Franz Eugen Bracht (5 June 1882 – 1969) was a German pathologist and gynaecologist born in Berlin. After finishing his medical education, he worked for several years as an assistant to pathologist Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942) at the ...

(1882–1969), German pathologist and gynaecologist. * Fritz Brenner (1877–1969), German pathologist (see Brenner tumor). *

Alexander Breslow Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Ale ...

(1928–1980), American pathologist (see Breslow's depth). * Richard Bright (1789–1858), British internist and pathologist (see

Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanie ...

). * Ludwig von Buhl (1816–1880), German pathologist.

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* Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), Spanish pathologist and

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make ...

in Physiology or Medicine 1906 * Francis Camps (1905–1972), English forensic pathologist. *

Myrtelle Canavan Myrtelle May Moore Canavan
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(1879–1953), American physician, medical researcher, one of the first female pathologists (see Canavan disease). * Karl Friedrich Canstatt (1807–1850), German physician, pathologist and medical author. * Marie Cassidy (born 1959), Irish forensic pathologist. * Benjamin Castleman (1906–1982), American surgical pathologist and eponymist of Castleman's disease. * Hans Chiari (1851–1916), Austrian pathologist (see Arnold–Chiari malformation,

Budd–Chiari syndrome Budd–Chiari syndrome is a very rare condition, affecting one in a million adults. The condition is caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins that drain the liver. It presents with the classical triad of abdominal pain, ascites, and liver enl ...

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Jacob Churg Jacob Churg (16 July 1910, Daŭhinava, Russian Empire – 27 July 2005, New York City) was a Russian Empire-born Polish-American pathologist. Churg, together with Lotte Strauss, has given his name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, now known as eosinophil ...

(1910–2005), Russian-born American pathologist (see

Churg–Strauss syndrome Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as allergic granulomatosis, is an extremely rare autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels ( vasculitis) in persons with a history ...

). * Giuseppe Vincenzo Ciaccio (1824–1901), Italian anatomist and histologist. * Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (1839–1884), German pathologist. * Albert Coons (1912–1978), American physician, immunologist, & immunopathologist. * Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon, anatomist & pathologist. * Victor André Cornil (1837–1908), French pathologist and histologist. *

Dominic Corrigan Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (2 December 1802 – 1 February 1880), was an Irish physician, known for his original observations in heart disease. The abnormal "collapsing" pulse of aortic valve insufficiency is named Corrigan's pulse ...

(1802–1880), Irish physician & pathologist (see Corrigan's pulse). *

Ramzi Cotran Ramzi S. Cotran (1932-2000) was a pathologist and former president of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP). He was chair of pathology at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well a ...

, American pathologist * William Thomas Councilman (1854–1933), American pathologist (see Councilman body). *

Jean Cruveilhier Jean Cruveilhier (; 9 February 1791 – 7 March 1874) was a French anatomist and pathologist. Academic career Cruveilhier was born in Limoges, France. As a student in Limoges, he planned to enter the priesthood. He later developed an i ...

(1791–1874), French anatomist and pathologist (see Cruveilhier's sign,

Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease or Pégot-Cruveilhier–Baumgarten disease is a rare medical condition in which the umbilical or paraumbilical veins are distended, with an abdominal wall bruit (the Cruveilhier-Baumgarten bruit) and palpable th ...

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David C. Dahlin David Carl Dahlin, Jr. (September 3, 1917 – September 12, 2003) was a North American physician and pathologist who trained and worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for virtually his entire career in medicine. He was internation ...

(1917–2003) American surgical & orthopedic pathologist. * Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance (1797–1832) French pathologist. *

Ferdinand-Jean Darier Ferdinand-Jean Darier (26 April 1856 – 1938) was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist called the "father of modern dermatology in France". Career Medical Born in Budapest, Hungary to French parents, Darier studied with Louis-An ...

(1856–1938), French pathologist and dermatologist. *

James R. Dawson James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1908–1986), American pathologist (see Dawson encephalitis). * Francis Delafield (1841–1915), American physician & pathologist. * Franz Dittrich (1815–1859), Austrian-Bohemian-German pathologist. *

Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (6 June 1855 – 7 December 1928) was a German pathologist who was a native of Mühlhausen. He was a student at Tübingen, Leipzig, Strassburg and Kiel, where he received his doctorate in 1882. Afterwards he was an ...

(1855–1928), German pathologist & histologist (see Döhle bodies). *

William L. Donohue William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...

(1906–1985), Canadian pathologist (see Donohue syndrome). * Georges Dreyer (1873–1934), Danish pathologist, professor of pathology at

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

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I. N. Dubin I is the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet. I or i may also refer to: Language * I (pronoun), the first-person singular subject pronoun in English * I (Cyrillic), a letter used in almost all ancient and modern Cyrillic alphabets * ı, dotless I ...

(born 1913), American pathologist (see Dubin–Johnson syndrome). * Cuthbert Dukes (1890–1977), English physician and pathologist for whom the Dukes classification for colorectal cancer is named. * Guillaume Dupuytren (1777–1835), French military surgeon & surgical pathologist.

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* Karl Joseph Eberth (1835–1926), German pathologist and bacteriologist. *

William E. Ehrich William Ernst Ehrich (12 July 1897 Königsberg, East Prussia – 10 August 1960 Rochester, New York) was an American sculptor, ceramicist, public monument artist, educator, and Work Progress Administration (WPA) supervisor. Ehrich created dec ...

(1900–1967), German-American pathologist, professor of pathology at Philadelphia General Hospital and the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. *

Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich (; 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel Prize-winning German physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Among his foremost achievements were finding a cure ...

(1854–1915), German physician, researcher and pathologist,

, one of the founders of immunology & laboratory medicine. * Jakob Erdheim (1874–1937), Austrian pathologist (see Erdheim–Chester disease). * James Ewing (1866–1943), American surgical pathologist, first professor of pathology at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...

, eponymist of Ewing's sarcoma, one of the founders of AACR.

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* Robert (Robin) Sanno Fåhræus (1888–1968), Swedish pathologist (see

Fåhræus effect The Fåhræus effect is the decrease in average concentration of red blood cells in human blood as the diameter of the glass tube in which it is flowing decreases. In other words, in blood vessels with diameters less than 500 micrometers, the ...

and Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect). * Sidney Farber (1903–1973), American pediatric pathologist, regarded as the father of modern

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemothe ...

, and after whom the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is named. * Martin J. Fettman (born 1956), American veterinarian, veterinary pathologist, and astronaut *

Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger (23 April 1867 – 30 January 1928) was a Danish physician and professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Copenhagen. He was the recipient of the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his disco ...

(1867–1928), Danish physician & pathologist,

in Physiology or Medicine 1926. *

Paul Flechsig Paul Emil Flechsig (29 June 1847, Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 July 1929, Leipzig) was a German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is mainly remembered today for his research of myelinogenesis. Biography Born in Zwickau, ...

(1847–1929), German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. *

Christopher D. M. Fletcher Christopher D. M. Fletcher (born March 13, 1958) is a British pathologist who has written more than 500 peer reviewed articles and was a chairman of the World Health Organization's Working Group on the Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Soft T ...

, Anglo-American pathologist *

Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs (24 March 1819 – 14 March 1885) was a German pathologist born in Aurich. After earning his medical degree from the University of Göttingen in 1841, he returned to Aurich, where he spent several years working a ...

(1819–1885), German pathologist. *

Nikolaus Friedreich Nikolaus Friedreich (1 July 1825 in Würzburg – 6 July 1882 in Heidelberg) was a German pathologist and neurologist, and a third generation physician in the Friedreich family. His father was psychiatrist Johann Baptist Friedreich (1796–1862) ...

(1825–1882), German pathologist and neurologist. * August von Froriep (1849–1917), German anatomist. *

Robert Froriep Robert Friedrich Froriep (2 February 1804 – 15 June 1861) was a German anatomist who was a native of Jena. He was the father of anatomist August von Froriep (1849–1917). He studied medicine in Bonn, and later became prosector and conservator ...

(1804–1861), German anatomist and medical publisher.

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* Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (1833–1902), German pathologist *

Joseph von Gerlach Joseph von Gerlach (3 April 1820 – 17 December 1896) was a German professor of anatomy at the University of Erlangen. He was a native of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Gerlach was a pioneer of histological staining and anatomical micrography. I ...

(1820–1896), German professor of anatomy, pioneer of histological staining and micrography * Gustav Giemsa (1867–1948), German physician, pathologist, & histochemist (see Giemsa stain) * Anthony Gill (born 1972), Australian pathologist and medical researcher *

Camillo Golgi Camillo Golgi (; 7 July 184321 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia (where he later spent most of his professional career) betwee ...

(1843–1926), Italian neuropathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine, 1906 * Ernest Goodpasture (1886–1960), American pathologist, eponymist of

Goodpasture's syndrome Goodpasture syndrome (GPS), also known as anti–glomerular basement membrane disease, is a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs, glomerulonephritis ...

* Austin Gresham (1925–2009), English forensic pathologist

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* Hakaru Hashimoto (1881–1934), Japanese medical scientist. * Ludvig Hektoen (1863–1951), American researcher on pathology of infectious diseases. *

Arnold Ludwig Gotthilf Heller Arnold Ludwig Gotthilf Heller (1 May 1840 – 1913) was a German anatomist and pathologist who was a native of Kleinheubach am Main, Bavaria. He studied medicine at the Universities of Erlangen, Berlin and Leipzig, and as a student had as instru ...

(1840–1913), German anatomist and pathologist. * Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (1809–1885), German physician, pathologist and anatomist. * Richard L. Heschl (1824–1881), Austrian anatomist & pathologist. * Thomas Hodgkin (1798–1866), English physician & pathologist; eponymist of

Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition ...

. * Friedrich Albin Hoffmann (1843–1924), German internist and pathologist. *

Jason Hornick Jason Hornick is a surgical pathologist, Director of Surgical Pathology, and Director of the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is a Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Hornick was a member of Hea ...

, American pathologist and researcher *

Karl Hürthle Karl Hürthle (March 16, 1860 – March 23, 1945) was a German physiologist and histologist who was a native of Ludwigsburg. In 1884 he received his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he remained until 1886, working as a pros ...

(1860–1945), German physiologist and histologist. * Helen Hart (1900–1971), American plant pathologist

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* Elaine Jaffe, American pathologist, expert in research, diagnostics and classification of lymphomas, particularly follicular lymphoma.

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* Fujiro Katsurada (1867–1946), Japanese pathologist. *

Eduard Kaufmann Eduard Kaufmann (24 March 1860, Bonn – 15 December 1931, Göttingen) was a German physician. The disease Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome is named for him. Career Kaufmann studied in Bonn and Berlin, and earned his doctorate from t ...

(1860–1931), German pathologist. *

Ernest Kennaway Sir Ernest Laurence Kennaway FRS (23 May 1881 – 1 January 1958) was a British pathologist and Royal Medal winner. He first became interested in natural life when, due to a childhood illness, he was encouraged to spend time outdoors. He was trai ...

(1881–1958), English clinical chemist and researcher on carcinogenesis. * Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011), American pathologist, controversial advocate of euthanasia. * Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (1834–1913), German-Swiss pathologist. *

Julius von Kossa The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the c ...

19th-century Austro-Hungarian pathologist (see Von Kossa stain). *

Leiv Kreyberg Leiv Kreyberg (22 May 1896 – 6 September 1984) was a Norwegian pathologist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1938 to 1964. Among his scientific studies was the development and typology of lung cancer. During World War II h ...

(1896–1984), Norwegian war hero, humanitarian and pathologist known for typology of lung cancer. *

Hans Kundrat Hans Kundrat (6 October 1845 – 25 April 1893) was a pathologist born in Vienna, Austrian Empire. He studied medicine in Vienna, and as a student he was a demonstrator under Josef Hyrtl and Karl von Rokitansky. In 1868 he received his medic ...

(1845–1893), Austrian pathologist. * Kathleen Coard (born 1952), Grenadian pathologist.

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Paul Eston Lacy Paul Eston Lacy (February 7, 1924 – February 15, 2005) was an anatomist and experimentalist and one of the world’s leading diabetes mellitus researchers. He is often credited as the originator of islet transplantation. Education Lacy was b ...

(1924–2005), former chairperson of pathology at Washington University and diabetes researcher. * Paul Langerhans (1847–1888), German pathologist, physiologist and biologist. * William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), English authority on the pathology of human parasitic diseases (see leishmaniasis) *

George Lignac George Otto Emil Lignac (30 August 1891 – 5 September 1954) was a Dutch pathologist-anatomist. Lignac was born in Passoeroean, Java, Dutch East Indies, where his father worked as a civil servant. He studied medicine at Leiden and then returned ...

(1891–1954), Dutch pathologist-anatomist. *

Henrique da Rocha Lima Henrique da Rocha Lima (24 November 1879 – 12 April 1956) was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist born in Rio de Janeiro. With his friend, Stanislaus von Prowazek, he described what would later be known as ''Rickettsia prowa ...

(1879–1956), Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist * James Linder (born 1954), American cytopathologist and technological developer *

Leo Loeb Leo Loeb (September 21, 1869 – December 28, 1959), was a German-American physician, educator, and experimental pathologist. Early life Loeb, son of a Jewish family from the German Eifel region, was born in 1869 in Mayen, Prussia. He was orphaned ...

(1869–1959), American pathologist and early cancer researcher.

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* Frank Burr Mallory (1862–1941), American surgical pathologist & histochemist (see

Mallory bodies In histopathology, a Mallory body, Mallory-Denk body, and Mallory's hyaline, is an inclusion found in the cytoplasm of liver cells. Mallory bodies are damaged intermediate filaments within the liver cells. Associated conditions Mallory bodies ar ...

) * Rod Markin (born 1956) American pioneer in laboratory automation. *

Alexander A. Maximow Alexander Alexandrowitsch Maximow (russian: Александр Александрович Максимов; – December 4, 1928) was a Russian-American scientist in the fields of Histology and Embryology whose team developed the hypothesis about ...

(1874–1928), Russian-American scientist, histologist and embryologist. * John McCrae (1872–1918), Canadian pathologist, physician, soldier and poet, author of

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* Frances Gertrude McGill (1882–1959), pioneering Canadian pathologist and criminologist *

Tracey McNamara Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, ...

, veterinary pathologist at the

Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in ...

who played a pivotal role in identifying the first outbreak of West Nile Virus in the United States *

Giovanni Battista Morgagni Giovanni Battista Morgagni (25 February 1682 – 6 December 1771) was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Pro ...

(1682–1771), Italian pathologist, considered the father of modern Anatomical Pathology

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Heijiro Nakayama was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist living in Fukuoka. Life Heijiro Nakayama was born in 1871 in Kyoto City to a family of physicians. In 1874, he moved to Tokyo. During secondary school days, he was interested in archaeology and foun ...

(1871–1956), Japanese pathologist. * Bernhard Naunyn (1839–1925), German pathologist. *

Franz Ernst Christian Neumann Franz Ernst Christian Neumann (30 January 1834 – 6 March 1918) was a German pathologist who was a native of Königsberg. His common name was Ernst Christian Neumann (without Franz at the beginning). Life He was the son of physicist Franz Ernst ...

(1834–1918), German pathologist. * Thomas Noguchi (born 1927), Japanese American forensic pathologist & medical examiner.

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Shuji Ogino is a molecular pathological epidemiologist, pathologist, and epidemiologist. He is currently Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan ...

(born 1968), Japanese pathologist,

epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

professor, and pioneer in molecular pathological epidemiology. * Eugene Lindsay Opie (1873–1971), American pathologist and researcher on tuberculosis. * Johannes Orth (1847–1923), German pathologist. *

William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, (; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of phy ...

(1849–1919), Canadian physician and pathologist, founder professor at

Johns Hopkins Hospital The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest of over $7 million (1873 ...

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Richard Paltauf Richard Paltauf (9 February 1858 – 21 April 1924) was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist. Biography Paltauf was born on 9 February 1858, in Judenburg, Styria. In 1880 he received his medical doctorate at the University of Graz, a ...

(1858–1924), Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist. * George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), Greek-American cytopathologist & developer of the Papanicolaou cervical smear (see

Pap smear The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in t ...

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Artur Pappenheim Artur Pappenheim (13 December 1870 in Berlin – 31 December 1916) was a German physician and hematologist, remembered for his pioneer efforts in stem cell research. Biography Of Jewish origins, initially he studied mathematics and philosophy, b ...

(1870–1916), German physician, developer of histochemical stains. * Lukáš Plank (born 1951), Slovak pathologist specializing in oncopathology and hematopathology. *

Emil Ponfick Emil Ponfick (3 November 1844 – 3 November 1913) was a German pathologist born in Frankfurt am Main. In 1867 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Heidelberg, and later was an assistant to Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen ...

(1844–1913), German pathologist.

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* Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835–1922), French physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist, discoverer of nodes of Ranvier. * Ronald Rapini (1948–present), US dermatopathologist. discoverer of sclerotic fibroma. * Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (1833–1910), German pathologist. * Benno Reinhardt (1819–1852), German physician, specialized in the field of pathological anatomy. * Donald Rix (1931–2009), founder of a Canadian commercial pathology laboratory * Carl von Rokitansky (1804–1878), Bohemian autopsy pathologist *

Juan Rosai Juan Rosai (August 20, 1940 – July 7, 2020) was an Italian-born American physician who contributed to clinical research and education in the specialty of surgical pathology. He was the principal author and editor of a major textbook in that fi ...

(1940-2020), Italian-American surgical pathologist, discoverer of Rosai-Dorfman disease and the desmoplastic small round cell tumor. *

Gustave Roussy Gustave Roussy (24 November 1874 – 30 September 1948) was a Swiss-French neuropathologist born in Vevey, Switzerland. Career As a hospital interne in Paris, Roussy worked under neurologists Pierre Marie and Joseph Jules Dejerine. In 1907 he ...

(1874–1948), Swiss-French neuropathologist.

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* Christian Georg Schmorl (1861–1932), German pathologist. * Richard Scolyer, Australian pathologist * Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist, and pathologist. *

Charles Scott Sherrington Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (27 November 1857 – 4 March 1952) was an eminent English neurophysiologist. His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system ...

(1857–1952), English neuropathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine 1932 * Richard Shope (1901–1966), American virologist and pathologist. * Keith Simpson (1907–1985), English forensic pathologist. *

Lee J. Slavutin Lee J. Slavutin is an entrepreneur, author and speaker in the areas of life insurance and financial planning. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1951 to a Jewish family. He trained as a medical doctor with a specialization in pathology, an ...

(born 1951), Australian pathologist. * Maud Slye (1879–1954), American experimental pathologist. * Theobald Smith (1859–1934), American pioneering epidemiologist and pathologist. *

Kim Solez Kim Solez (born 1946) is an American pathologist and co-founder of the Banff Classification, the first standardized international classification for renal allograft biopsies. He is also the founder of the Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology ...

(born 1946), American pathologist, father of the Banff Classification of Transplantation Pathology. * Sir Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), British pathologist. * Sophie Spitz (1910–1956), American surgical pathologist, eponymist of Spitz nevus *

Edward Stafne Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(born 1894, date of death unknown), American oral pathologist (see

Stafne defect The Stafne defect (also termed Stafne's idiopathic bone cavity, Stafne bone cavity, Stafne bone cyst (misnomer), lingual mandibular salivary gland depression, lingual mandibular cortical defect, latent bone cyst, or static bone cyst) is a depres ...

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Allen Starry Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

(1890–1973), American pathologist (see Warthin–Starry stain). *

Javier Arias Stella Javier Arias Stella (August 2, 1924 – February 25, 2020) was a Peruvian pathologist, politician, diplomat, academic, and lecturer who variously served as Minister of Public Health of Peru (1963-1965, 1967-1968), Minister of Foreign Relations of ...

(1924–2020), Peruvian pathologist, describer of the Arias Stella reaction in the endometrium. * Stephen Sternberg (1920–2021), American pathologist, founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology and editor of several 20th-century pathology textbooks. *

Arthur Purdy Stout Arthur Purdy Stout (1885-1967) was an American surgeon and pathologist. Early years and education Arthur Purdy Stout was the fourth son of Joseph and Julia Frances (née Purdy) Stout. He attended the Pomfret School and Yale University, where he e ...

(1885–1967). American surgeon and pathologist, & one of the fathers of modern Surgical pathology. * Lotte Strauss (1913–1985), American pathologist (see

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* Sunao Tawara (1873–1952), Japanese pathologist, discoverer of the Atrioventricular node. *

Donald Teare Robert Donald Teare, FRCP, FRCPath (1 July 1911 – 17 January 1979) was a senior British pathologist. Early life Teare was born 1 July 1911 on the Isle of Man, and educated at King William's College, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge ...

(1911–1979), British pathologist. * Jacques-René Tenon (1724–1816), French surgeon and pathologist. * Ludwig Traube (1818–1876), German physician, co-founder of the experimental pathology in Germany. *

Václav Treitz Václav Treitz (german: Wenzel Treitz; 9 April 1819 – 27 August 1872) was a Czech pathologist. Biography Treitz was born on 9 April 1819 in Hostomice, Bohemia. He studied medicine in Prague, and performed post-graduate studies in Vienna wit ...

(1819–1872), Czech pathologist. *

Charles Emile Troisier Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1844–1919), French doctor.

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* Johann Paul Uhle (1827–1861), German physician and pathologist. * Paul Gerson Unna (1850–1929), one of the founders of

dermatopathology Dermatopathology (from Greek , ''derma'' 'skin' + , ''pathos'' 'fate, harm' + , '' -logia'' 'study of') is a joint subspecialty of dermatology and pathology or surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and ...

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José Verocay José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

(1876–1927), Czechoslovakian pathologist (see Verocay body). *

Rudolf Virchow Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (; or ; 13 October 18215 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" and as the founde ...

(1821–1902), German physician, politician, & the father of "cellular" pathology. *

Adolf Vossius Adolf Vossius (10 February 1855, Zempelburg – 28 June 1925, Giessen) was a German ophthalmologist. He studied medicine at the universities of Königsberg and Giessen, receiving his doctorate in 1879. Following graduation, he remained at Gi ...

(1855–1925), German pathologist (see

Vossius ring Vossius ring (also called ''Vossius's ring'' or ''Vossius' ring'') is due to blunt trauma to the eye. When the eye is injured, a circular ring of fainted or stippled opacity is seen on the anterior surface of the lens due to brown amorphous granul ...

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Erik Waaler Erik Waaler (22 February 1903 – 3 March 1997) was a Norwegian professor of medicine. He was born in Hamar as a son of physician Per Waaler (1866–1923) and musician Fredrikke Amalie Holtemann Rynning (1865–1952). He was a brother of Georg ...

(1903–1997), Norwegian professor of medicine. *

Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter (1878 – c. 1944) was a German physician remembered for describing Bracht-Wachter bodies in infective endocarditis. Death During World War II, Wächter was enlisted by the German Army to cure and alleviate dep ...

(born 1878, date of death unknown), German physician (see Bracht-Wachter bodies). * Ernst Leberecht Wagner (1829–1888), German pathologist. * Heinrich von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836–1921), German anatomist. * Robin Warren (born 1937), Australian gastrointestinal pathologist &

in Physiology or Medicine, 2005. * Aldred Scott Warthin (1866–1931), American pathologist (see Warthin–Starry stain). * David Weatherall (1933–2013), British physician and researcher * Friedrich Wegener (1907–1990), German pathologist (see

granulomatosis with polyangiitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is a rare long-term systemic disorder that involves the formation of granulomas and inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis). It is a form of vasculitis ...

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Anton Weichselbaum Anton Weichselbaum (8 February 1845 – 23 October 1920) was an Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist born near the town of Langenlois. Weichselbaum was among the first scientists to recognize the importance of bacteriology for the field of pat ...

(1845–1920), Austrian pathologist and bacteriologist. *

Carl Weigert Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (19 March 1845 in Münsterberg in Silesia – 5 August 1904 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German Jewish pathologist. His nephew was Fritz Weigert and his cousin was Paul Ehrlich. He received his education at the uni ...

(1845–1904), developer of histochemical stains. * Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician and pathologist (see Weil's disease). * Ronald S. Weinstein (1938–2021), American pathologist, inventor, educator (see Telepathology). * Sharon Weiss (born 1945), American surgical pathologist, expert on soft tissue pathology (see

Sarcoma A sarcoma is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer that arises from transformed cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin. Connective tissue is a broad term that includes bone, cartilage, fat, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues, and sa ...

). * William Henry Welch (1850–1934), American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist, medical school administrator, founder professor at

. * Max Westenhöfer, (1871–1957), German pathologist, disciple of

, author of the aquatic ape hypothesis and influential on the development of pathology and social medicine in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

. * George Whipple (1878–1976), American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator,

in Physiology or Medicine, 1934. *

James Homer Wright James Homer Wright (April 8, 1869 – January 3, 1928) was an early and influential American pathologist, who was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1896 to 1926. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1915, he ...

(1869–1928), surgical pathologist and developer of histochemical stains (see Wright stain). *

Guy Alfred Wyon Guy Alfred Wyon (15 October 1883 – 2 March 1924) MD, BSc. was an English pathologist, researcher and lecturer, focusing mainly on bacterial growth and producing papers on the subject. Before the First World War he was a house physician and ...

(1883–1924), English pathologist, one of the team which resolved the issue of potentially-fatal TNT poisoning in shell factories during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

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Yamagiwa Katsusaburō was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering work into the causes of cancer. He was the first to prove chemical carcinogenesis. He was the Nobel Prize nominee in 7 nominations. Life Yamagiwa was born in Ueda, Nagano, the third son ...

(1863–1930) Japanese pathologist, developed the concept of chemical carcinogenesis.

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* Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn (1845–1904), German pathologist. * Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825–1898), German pathologist and physician. * Hugo Wilhelm von Ziemssen (1829–1902), German pathologist and physician.

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