Medical Discoveries and Inventions

1. Antiseptic surgery-Lord Joseph Lister-1867
2. Anti-polio vaccine -Dr. Jonas E. Salk (U.S.A.)-1955
3. Ayurveda-Atreya (India) -2000-1000 B.C.
4. Ashtanga Hridaya- vagaba’ta (India)-C-550 A.D.
5. Anatomia-Mondino (Italy)- 1316
6. Aspirin-Dreser (Germany)-1889
7. Anti-toxin (science of immunity)-Bearing & Kitasato(Germany, Japan)-l 890
8. Adrenaline-Schafer and Oliver (Britain) -1894
9. Aureomycin-Duggar (U.S.A.) -1948
10. Bacteria-Leuwenhoek-1683
11. Blood circulation and functioning of heart Harvey- 1628
12. Blood Transfusion-Jean-Baptiste Denys (France)-1625
13. Biochemistry-Jan Baptista Van Helmont (Be1gium)-1648
14. Bacteriology-Ferdinand Cohn (Germany)-1872
15. Chloroform-sir James Harrison and Sir James Young Simpson-l 847
16. Cholera Bacillus-Robert Koch- 1577
17. Cause of beriberi-Eijlkman-l 897
18. Cause of yellow fever-Reed- 1900
19. Chemotherapy-Paracelsus (Switzerland) 1483-1541
20. Cardiac Pacemaker-A.s. Hyman (U.S.A.)-1932
21. Chloromycetin-Burkholder (U.S.A.)-1947
22. Cryo-surgery-) Henry Swan (U.S.A.)-1953
23. D.D.T.- Dr’. Paul Mu11er-1939
24. Dysentry and plague bacilli- Kitazato
25. Diphtheria germs-Klebs & lofter (Germany)-1883-84
26. Embryology-Karl Ernest-van Bear (Estonia) 1792-1896
27. Fndocrinology-Bayliss &Starling (Britain)-1902
28. Electro-Cardiograph-Willem Einthoven (Netherland) -1903
29. Electro-encephalogram-Hans Berger (Germany)-1929
30. Germ theory, hydrophobia anti- toxin-Louis Pasteur-1882
31. Human heart transplantoperation (First) Dr. Christiaan Barnard)-1967
32. Homeopathy-Hahnemann
33. Histology-Marie Bichat (France)-1771-1802
34. Hypodermic Syringe-Alexander Wood (Britain) -1853
35. Insulin-F. Banting-1932
36. Kala-azar fever-U.M. Brahmachari
37. Kidney Machine-Kolf (Netherland) -1944
38. Leprosy Bacillus-Hansen(Norway)- 1873
39. L S D (Lysergic aciddiethylamide)-Hoffman (Switzerland)-1943
40. Malaria Parasites-Dr. Ronald Ross
41. Morphine-Friderich Sertumer (Ge1many)-1805
42. Neurology-Franz Joseph Gall (Germany)-1758-1828
43. Open Heart Surgery-Walton Lillehel (U.S.A.)-1953
44. Penicillin-sir Alexander Fleming and Florey-1929
45. Physiology-Albrecht Von Haller (Switzerland) -1757-66
46. Psycho-Analysis-Sigmund Freud (Austria)-1895
47. Rabies Vaccine-Louis Pasteur (France)-1860
48. Rh-factor-Karl Landsteiner (U.S.A.)-1940
49. Reserpine-Jal Vakil (India)-1949
50. Syphilis cure-.Paul Ehrlich-1910
51. Stethoscope-Laennec-1816
52. Sulpha drugs- G. Domagk
53. Sidhayoga- vrdukunta (India) -C-750
54. Serology-Paul Ehrlich (Germany)-1884- 1915
55. Sex-hormones-Eugen Steinach (Austria)-1910
56. Synthetic Antigens-Land Steiner (U.S.A.)-1917
57. Streptomycin-Hoffman (Switzerland)- 1944
58. Tubercle bacilli-Robert Koch- 1812
59. Typhoid bacilli–Eberth-1880
60. Typhus-vaccine-J.Nicolle (France)-1909
61. Thyroxin-Edward Calvin Kendall (U.S.A.)-1919
62. Terramycin-Finley & Others (U.S.A.)-1950
63. Ultra-violet rays- Finsen (die- covered curative effects)
64. Vaccination (Small pox) Edward Jenner-1796
65. Virology-lvanovski & Bajernick (U.S.S.R., Netherland)-1892
66. Vitamin C-Froelich 1401st (Norway)-1919
67. Vitamin B1-Edward Calvin Kendall (U.S.A.)-1936
68. Western Scientific Therapy- Hippocrates (Greece)-460 – 370 B.C.
69. Yoga- Patanjali (lndia)-200-l00 B.C