1- Debi Thomas Debra Janine Thomas is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, two-time U.S. national champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, became known as the Battle of the Carmens. ABOUT Age: age 48 Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States of America Profession: Physician, Surgeon 2- Mary Edwards Walker Mary Edwards Walker was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. As of 2015, she is the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. Prior to the American Civil War she earned her medical degree, married and started a medical practice. ABOUT Age: Died at 87 (1832-1919) Birthplace: Oswego, New York, United States of America Profession: Surgeon 3- Dorothy Lavinia Brown Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown, also known as "Dr. D.", was an African-American surgeon, legislator, and teacher. She was the first female surgeon of African-American ancestry from the Southeastern United States. She was also the first African American to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly having been elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. ABOUT Age: Died at 85 (1919-2004) Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Profession: Politician, Physician, Surgeon, Writer, Teacher 4- Fiona Wood Fiona Melanie Wood, AM is a British born plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service. In addition, Wood is also a Clinical Professor with the School of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia and Director of the McComb Research Foundation. Wood has become well known for her patented invention of spray-on skin for burn victims, a treatment which is being continually developed. Where previous techniques of skin culturing required 21 days to produce enough cells to cover major burns, Wood has reduced the period to five days. Through research, she found that scarring is greatly reduced if replacement skin could be provided within 10 days. As a burns specialist the Holy Grail for Wood is "scarless woundless healing" ABOUT Age: age 57 Birthplace: Yorkshire, United Kingdom Profession: Professor, Scientist, Physician, Surgeon 5- Regina Benjamin Regina Marcia Benjamin is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, and served on the Board of Trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine. ABOUT Age: age 59 Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States of America Profession: Physician, Surgeon 6- Mary S. Sherman Mary Stults Sherman was an orthopedic surgeon and cancer researcher in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her murder has been included in several conspiracy theories. Sherman was the author or coauthor of numerous articles about bone and joint diseases. As examples, her works included: "The pathology of ununited fractures of the neck of the femur" "Infantile cortical hyperostosis; review of the literature and report of five cases" "The non-specificity of synovial reactions" "Mechanism of pain in osteoid osteomas" She was also the author of an article titled "The Natural Course of Poliomyelitis: A report of 70 cases". ABOUT Age: Died at 51 (1913-1964) Birthplace: United States of America Profession: Physician, Surgeon 7- Specioza Kazibwe Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe, is a Ugandan surgeon and politician. She is also referred to as "Nnalongo", because of her twin daughters. She was Vice President of Uganda from 1994 to 2003. She was the first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation. In August 2013, she was appointed by the United Nations's Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon as United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. ABOUT Age: age 60 Birthplace: Iganga, Uganda Profession: Politician, Physician, Surgeon 8- Susan Lim Susan Lim is a Singaporean surgeon who performed the first successful liver transplant in Singapore in 1990.more ABOUT Birthplace: Singapore Profession: Entrepreneur, Scientist, Surgeon 9- Grethe Rask Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe, is a Ugandansurgeon and politician. She is also referred to as "Nnalongo", because of her twin daughters. She was Vice President of Uganda from 1994 to 2003. She was the first woman inAfrica to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation.[1] In August 2013, she was appointed by the United Nations's Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon as United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. ABOUT Age: Died at 47 (1930-1977) Birthplace: Thisted, Denmark Profession: Physician, Surgeon 10- Jennie Smillie Robertson Jennie Robertson was a Canadian physician and the first female surgeon in Canada. Born as Jane Smillie in Hensall, Ontario, she was the fourth child of Benjamin Smillie and his wife, Jane Smillie. The family farm was in the Huron Tract on lot 10, concession 1, in the township of Tuckersmith, one mile ...more ABOUT Age: Died at 103 (1878-1981) Birthplace: Hensall, Ontario, Canada Profession: Physician, Surgeon Source
