Home›Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Pediatric Specialists›Era (Birth Year)›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryThis dimension groups healers by the year they were born, showing which generation of medicine they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "both the role of doctors and the meaning of the word itself vary around the world," a role that has looked different in every generation of medical practice. Browsing by birth year lets a visitor compare healers from the same generation.Facts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra First PracticedWell-attested1880 1Tradition or RegionWell-attestedWestern biomedicine 120th centuryFilter Results50 entriesHealing TraditionAllMilitary, Public Health and Reform Surgeons (1)Obstetricians and Gynecologic Surgeons (16)Pediatric Physicians and Child Care Authors (31)Pioneering Women and Minority Physicians (1)Profession/RoleAllMilitary, Public Health and Reform Surgeons (1)Obstetricians and Gynecologic Surgeons (16)Pediatric Physicians and Child Care Authors (31)Pioneering Women and Minority Physicians (1)Specialist InAllDermatology (1)Endocrinology (3)Hematology (1)Medical Genetics (2)Obstetrics and Gynecology (17)Oncology (1)Pediatric Surgery (2)Pediatrics (30)Psychiatry (1)Surgery (1)NationalityAllAustralia (1)Austria (1)Belgium (2)Brazil (1)Chile (4)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)France (2)Germany (6)Israel (1)Italy (2)Japan (1)Malaysia (2)Norway (1)Pakistan (1)Palestine (1)Philippines (1)Poland (2)Romania (1)Switzerland (1)Turkey (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (12)Principal DiscoveryAllBattered Child Syndrome (1)Development of Laparoscopic Surgery (1)GenderAllFemale (8)Male (12)PrizeAllCandace Award (1)E. Mead Johnson Award (1)National Prize of East Germany (1)Nobel Peace Prize (1)Order of Princess Olga (1)Ramon Magsaysay Award (1)Triumph International Literary Prize (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Alexandru Pesamosca20th centuryAlina Margolis-Edelman20th centuryBarnett Slepian20th centuryBeat Richner20th centuryBenjamin Spock20th centuryC. Henry Kempe20th centuryDagfinn Aarskog20th centuryDavid Ludwig (physician)20th centuryDenis Mukwege20th centuryDomenico Scilipoti20th centuryEdith Lucie Bongo20th centuryEugene Lazowski20th centuryEva Schmidt-Kolmer20th centuryFe del Mundo20th centuryFernando Mönckeberg Barros20th centuryFrançoise Dolto20th centuryFrank Stephens (surgeon)20th centuryGeorges Burou20th centuryGianna Beretta Molla20th centuryHans-Rudolf Wiedemann20th centuryHarry Angelman20th centuryİhsan Doğramacı20th centuryIngeborg Rapoport20th centuryJaime Barros Pérez-Cotapos20th centuryJames Mourilyan Tanner20th centuryJohn Fielding Crigler20th centuryJosé Aristodemo Pinotti20th centuryJoycelyn Elders20th centuryKhairuddin Mohamed Yusof20th centuryKurt Semm20th centuryLisamaria Meirowsky20th centuryMai al-Kaila20th centuryMaría Elena Carrera20th centuryMaria Fischer-Slyzh20th centuryMarleen Temmerman20th centuryMary Ellen Avery20th centuryMichael Hermanussen20th centuryMurray Feingold20th centuryNand Peeters20th centuryPatrick Steptoe20th centuryPedro García Aspillaga20th centuryRina Zaizov Marx20th centuryRobert Winston, Baron Winston20th centuryShershah Syed20th centurySteven A. Vasilev20th centuryT. A. Sinnathuray20th centuryT. Berry Brazelton20th centuryTomisaku Kawasaki20th centuryWilliam Sears (physician)20th centuryYvonne Thornton20th centurySources1. Obstetrics (Wikipedia)WikipediaObstetrics, late 19th century formalization, eraBefore the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.Obstetrics, late 19th century formalization, regionBefore the 18th and 19th centuries, midwifery was well established, but obstetrics was not recognized as a specific medical specialty. By the late 19th century...delivery of babies by doctors became popular and readily accepted.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.