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Facts

Born 1516? • Cremona • Italy
Died 1559 • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “De re anatomica”
Subjects Of Study pulmonary circulation

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Matteo Colombo, oil painting by an unknown artist
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British surgeon and teacher
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Italian scientist
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Mondino De’ Luzzi
Italian physician
Lorenzo Bellini, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist
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Italian physician and anatomist
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Italian physician
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Frank Jobe
American orthopedic surgeon
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William Worrall Mayo
American physician
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William James Mayo
American physician
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German physician
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American physician
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American physician
William Harvey
William Harvey
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Greek physician
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister
British surgeon and medical scientist
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner
English surgeon
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
American neurosurgeon and politician
Dr. Sanjay Gupta smiling in a suit at an outdoor event, 2010.
Sanjay Gupta
American neurosurgeon and medical correspondent
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René Laënnec
French physician

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