List of pathologists
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A list of people notable in the field of pathology
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Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
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- Maude AbbottMaude AbbottMaude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a Canadian doctor and was one of Canada's earliest female medical graduates and an expert on congenital heart disease....
(1869-1940), Canadian pathologist, one of the earliest women graduated in Medicine, expert in congenital heart diseases. - Lauren AckermanLauren AckermanLauren Vedder Ackerman was a prestigious American pathologist, who championed the subspecialty of surgical pathology in the mid-twentieth century.- Early life :...
(1905-1993), American pathologist and one of the fathers of Surgical pathologySurgical pathologySurgical pathology is the most significant and time-consuming area of practice for most anatomical pathologists. Surgical pathology involves the gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, as well as biopsies submitted by non-surgeons such as general internists, medical subspecialists,... - Max BielschowskyMax BielschowskyMax Bielschowsky was a German neuropathologist born in Breslau.After receiving his medical doctorate from the University of Munich in 1893, he worked with Ludwig Edinger at the Senckenberg Pathology Institute in Frankfurt-am-Main. At Senckenberg he learned histological staining techniques from...
- Santiago Ramón y CajalSantiago Ramón y CajalSantiago Ramón y Cajal ForMemRS was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate. His pioneering investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain were original: he is considered by many to be the father of modern neuroscience...
(1852–1934), Spanish pathologist and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1906 - Francis CampsFrancis CampsFrancis Edward Camps, FRCP, FRCpath was a famous English pathologist notable for his work on the cases of serial killer John Christie and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams.-Early life and training:...
- Marie CassidyMarie CassidyProfessor Marie Therese Jane Cassidy was appointed state pathologist in the Republic of Ireland in January, 2004. She succeeded Dr John Harbison....
- Benjamin CastlemanBenjamin CastlemanBenjamin Castleman was an American pathologist best known for the eponymous disease which is named after him, Castleman's disease....
- David C. Dahlin (1917–2003)
- Paul EhrlichPaul EhrlichPaul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...
(1854–1915) - James Ewing (pathologist) (1866-1943), American pathologist nicknamed "cancer man"; first professor of Pathology at Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, discoverer of the Ewing's sarcoma and one of the founders of the American Association for Cancer ResearchAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchThe American Association for Cancer Research is the world's oldest and largest professional association to advancing cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research including basic, clinical and translational research into the etiology, prevention, diagnosis,...
. - Johannes Andreas Grib FibigerJohannes Andreas Grib FibigerJohannes Andreas Grib Fibiger was a Danish scientist, physician, and professor of pathological anatomy who won the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Fibiger had claimed to find an organism he called Spiroptera carcinoma that caused cancer in mice and rats. He received a Nobel prize for...
(1867–1928), Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1926 - Gustav GiemsaGustav GiemsaGustav Giemsa was a German chemist and bacteriologist who was a native of Medar-Blechhammer. He is remembered for creating a dye solution commonly known as "Giemsa stain"...
(1867–1948), see Giemsa stainGiemsa stainGiemsa stain, named after Gustav Giemsa, an early German microbiologist, is used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites.-Uses:... - Camillo GolgiCamillo GolgiCamillo Golgi was an Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate.-Biography:Camillo Golgi was born in the village of Corteno, Lombardy, then part of the Austrian Empire. The village is now named Corteno Golgi in his honour. His father was a physician and district medical officer...
(1843–1926), Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1906 - Ernest Goodpasture
- Austin GreshamAustin GreshamG Austin Gresham was a British pathologist and writer of A Colour Atlas of Forensic Pathology, a seminal book on the subject.Austin Gresham emeritus professor of morbid anatomy and histopathology at Jesus College, Cambridge....
(1925–2009) - Ludvig HektoenLudvig HektoenLudvig Hektoen was a noted American pathologist. Hektoen published widely and served as editor of a number of medical journals. In 1942, Hektoen received the American Medical Association's Distinguished Service Medal for his life's work.-Background:Hektoen was born into a Norwegian immigrant...
(1863–1951) - Thomas HodgkinThomas HodgkinThomas Hodgkin was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832...
- Martin J. FettmanMartin J. FettmanMartin Joseph Fettman is an American pathologist and researcher who flew on NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-58 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist.-Personal data:...
(1956-), veterinary pathologist and astronaut - Ernest KennawayErnest KennawaySir Ernest Laurence Kennaway 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 trained at University College London, and in 1898 was accepted into New College, Oxford on an...
(1881–1958) - Jack KevorkianJack KevorkianJacob "Jack" Kevorkian , commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to...
- William Boog LeishmanWilliam Boog LeishmanLieutenant-General Sir William Boog Leishman FRS was a Scottish pathologist and British Army medical officer. He was Director-General of Army Medical Services from 1923 to 1926....
(1865–1926), see leishmaniasisLeishmaniasisLeishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly... - Richard MayRichard MaySir Richard George May was a British judge.May was born in London and educated at Haileybury. Following national service with the Durham Light Infantry, he studied law at Selwyn College, Cambridge...
- Frank Burr MalloryFrank Burr MalloryFrank Burr Mallory was an American pathologist at the Boston City Hospital and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, after whom the Mallory body is named....
(1862–1941), see Mallory bodiesMallory bodyIn histopathology, a Mallory body, Mallory-Denk body, and Mallory's hyaline, is an inclusion found in the cytoplasm of liver cells.-Associated conditions:... - John McCraeJohn McCraeLieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres...
(1872-1918), pathologist, physician, textbook author, and poet - Giovanni Battista MorgagniGiovanni Battista MorgagniGiovanni Battista Morgagni was an Italian anatomist, celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology.-Education:...
(1682–1771), Italian pathologist, considered the father of modern Anatomical PathologyAnatomical pathologyAnatomical pathology or Anatomic pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies... - Thomas NoguchiThomas Noguchiis a former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles, who served in that position from 1967 to 1982. Known as the "coroner to the stars", he determined the cause of death in many high profile cases. He is most famous for performing autopsies on Marilyn Monroe, Robert F...
(1927-), forensic pathologist - George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), see Pap smearPap smearThe Papanicolaou test is a screening test used in to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the endocervical canal of the female reproductive system. Changes can be treated, thus preventing cervical cancer...
- Artur PappenheimArtur PappenheimArtur Pappenheim was a German physician known primarily for his work in hematology.He initially he studied mathematics and philosophy, but his focus later turned to medicine, and in 1895 received his degree from the University of Berlin...
- Donald RixDonald RixDonald Blake Rix, CM, OBC, was a Canadian pathologist, philanthropist, community volunteer, and businessman. He was the founder and chair of MDS Metro Laboratory Services , the largest private medical laboratory in Western Canada.He was a member of several organizations and foundations including...
(1931-2009) - Carl von RokitanskyCarl Freiherr von RokitanskyBaron Carl von Rokitansky , was a Bohemian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician.-Medical career:...
- Dmitri Leonidovich Romanowsky (1861–1921), see Romanowsky stainRomanowsky stainRomanowsky staining is a prototypical staining technique that was the forerunner of several distinct but similar methods, including Giemsa, Jenner, Wright, Field, and Leishman stains, which are used to differentiate cells in pathologic specimens....
- Juan RosaiJuan RosaiJuan Rosai, M.D. is an Italian-born American physician who has contributed to clinical research in the subspecialty of surgical pathology. He is the principal author and editor of a major textbook in that field, and he has characterized novel medical conditions such as Rosai-Dorfman disease and...
, Italian-American surgical pathologist, discoverer of the Rosai-Dorfman diseaseRosai-Dorfman diseaseRosai–Dorfman disease, also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by the overproduction of histiocytes, which accumulate in lymph nodes throughout the body. Lymphadenopathy of the neck is the most common place of...
and desmoplastic small round cell tumorDesmoplastic small round cell tumorDesmoplastic small-round-cell tumor is classified as a soft tissue sarcoma. It is an aggressive and rare tumor that primarily occurs as masses in the abdomen. Other areas affected may include the lymph nodes, the lining of the abdomen, diaphragm, spleen, liver, chest wall, skull, spinal cord, large... - Charles Scott SherringtonCharles Scott SherringtonSir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE, PRS was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s...
(1857–1952), Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1932 - Maud SlyeMaud SlyeMaud Slye was an American pathologist who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A historian of women and science wrote that Slye "'invented' genetically uniform mice as a research tool." Her work focused on the heritability of cancer in mice...
(1879–1954) - Sophie SpitzSophie SpitzSophie Spitz, M.D. was an American pathologist who published the first case series of "juvenile melanoma," , skin lesions that have come to be known as Spitz nevi....
(1910–1956), see Spitz nevusSpitz nevusA Spitz nevus is a benign melanocytic nevus, a type of skin lesion, affecting the epidermis and dermis.... - Javier Arias StellaJavier Arias StellaJavier Arias Stella is a Peruvian pathologist who discovered the "Arias-Stella's phenomenon" , which is named after him.-Education:...
, Peruvian pathologist, described the Arias Stella reaction of the endometrium. - Stephen SternbergStephen SternbergStephen S. Sternberg, M.D. is a retired American surgical pathologist, who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for his entire career....
, founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology and editor of textbooks. - Arthur Purdy StoutArthur Purdy Stout-Early years and education:Arthur Purdy Stout was the fourth son of Joseph and Julia Frances Stout. He attended the Pomfret School and Yale University, where he earned an A.B. degree in 1907. After spending a year abroad, Arthur entered the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University....
(1885–1967). American surgeon and pathologist, one of the fathers of modern Surgical pathologySurgical pathologySurgical pathology is the most significant and time-consuming area of practice for most anatomical pathologists. Surgical pathology involves the gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, as well as biopsies submitted by non-surgeons such as general internists, medical subspecialists,...
. - Paul Gerson UnnaPaul Gerson UnnaPaul Gerson Unna, was a German physician specialized in dermatology and one of the pioneers in dermatopathology....
- Rudolf VirchowRudolf VirchowRudolph Carl Virchow was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for his advancement of public health...
(1821–1902) - Robin WarrenRobin WarrenJohn Robin Warren AC is an Australian pathologist, Nobel Laureate and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall.- Life and career :...
, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2005 - Carl Weigert
- Sharon WeissSharon WeissSharon Whelan Weiss, M.D., is an American physician who is best known for her contribution to the subspecialty of soft tissue pathology. She is the main author of Soft Tissue Tumors, one of the most widely used textbooks in the field of sarcoma and soft tissue pathology. Dr...
, American surgical pathologist, professor and international expert on soft tissue pathology (SarcomaSarcomaA sarcoma is a cancer that arises from transformed cells in one of a number of tissues that develop from embryonic mesoderm. Thus, sarcomas include tumors of bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, vascular, and hematopoietic tissues...
). - James Homer WrightJames Homer WrightDr. James Homer Wright was an early and influential American pathologist, who from 1896 to 1926 was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(1869–1928), see Wright stain