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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
middle ages
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800
Catheters
A urinary catheter tube drains urine from your bladder. It is one of the oldest and most important insrument. -
910
Persian physician Rhazes identifies smallpox
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1160
Hildegard of Bingen
He wrote the Liber simplicis medicinae book -
1210
William of Saliceto
William of Salicet was an Italian surgeon and cleric in Saliceto. He broke tradition with Galen by stating that pus formation was not good for wounds and for the patient. -
1289
The medical school at Montpellier was founded
They permitted anyone who had a medical license to teach there, regardless of religion or background. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1340
The university at Montpellier included a school of anatomy.
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1348
The Black Plauge was huge at this time.
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1528
DENTIST
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Sir Christopher Wren
He experimented with canine blood transfusions -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek observes bacteria
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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eye doctor
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Benjamin Waterhouse
Introduced the smallpox vaccine to the United States -
The cause and prevention of puerperal fever was identified
Oliver Wendell Holmes identified the cause and prevention of puerperal fever. -
John Collins Warren
John Collins Warren gave the first public demonstration of anesthesia in surgery. -
The first clinical description of appendicitis was given.
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Period: to
Modern World
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The electrocardiograph was introduced to the United States.
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Elliott Joslin
Elliott Joslin introduced insulin to the United States. -
The world’s first successful heart valve surgery was preformed.
Eliot Cutler preformed this surgery -
Philip Drinker
Philip Drinker invented the iron lung to help polio-paralyzed patients breathe -
First polio patient saved
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McLean researchers identified four types of brain abnormalities associated with abuse and neglect experienced in childhood.
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Period: to
21 Century
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Stuart H. Orkin
He identidied the first regulatory molecule that puts the brakes on the proliferation of blood stem cells and also preserves the integrity of those stem cells, enabling them to produce functional blood cells over a long period of time. -
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer
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Dana-Farber scientists
They achieved a medical first by using a select drug to drive a patient's metastatic melanoma into remission. -
3D printer for body parts
