Medicine
People remembered for their work in medicine. 28 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Florence Nightingale1820 – 1910 · Nurse and statisticianI attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.
162 candles · 11 tributes
Nebojša Radunović1954 – 2026 · Obstetrician-gynecologistSANU academician who pioneered fetal medicine, IVF, and intrauterine therapy in Serbia.
39 candles · 6 tributes
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe† 2026 · Gynaecologist and fertility specialistThe Togolese doctor who performed his country's first IVF and gave hope to thousands of couples.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Louis F. Rose1942 – 2026 · PeriodontistHe taught dentists and doctors that the mouth is part of the body.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Napo Meskhia1938 – 2026 · Neurosurgeon and politicianHe brought neurosurgery to Abkhazia and stood by its displaced people to the end.
8 candles · 1 tributes- JJochen Fahrenberg1937 – 2026 · Psychologist
Freiburg psychologist who linked personality research to psychophysiology and everyday assessment.
8 candles · 1 tributes 
Gary Grandon1948 – 2026 · EducatorGreensboro educator and technologist who built learning systems and community ties.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Emi Kasoulidou† 2026 · AnaesthesiologistAnaesthesiologist who faced cancer with composure and stood quietly beside Cypriot diplomacy.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Rachna Shroff† 2026 · Medical oncologist and GI cancer clinician-scientistGI oncology leader who endowed a Young Investigator Award in biliary cancers while facing her own cancer.
7 candles · 1 tributes
David S. Greenwald1947 – 2026 · Clinical psychologistHe spoke up, but it was always with humor.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Robert A. Kyle1928 – 2026 · PathologistMayo Clinic hematologist who named MGUS and mapped the natural history of myeloma.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Asim Kurjak1942 – 2026 · GynaecologistA pioneer of ultrasound who taught a generation to see the unborn child as a patient.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Yury Antipkin1950 – 2026 · Pediatrician and medical scientistUkrainian pediatrician who spent fifty years caring for the health of the nation's mothers and children.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Andrzej Kułakowski1929 – 2026 · Surgical oncologistMaster of Polish surgical oncology, Home Army scout and friend of the Amazonki. It is worth being decent in life.
6 candles · 1 tributes
David Persse† 2026 · Emergency physicianHouston's longtime chief medical officer who guided the city through COVID-19.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali1926 – 2026 · PhysicianPioneering Malay woman doctor and Ibu Negara who spent a century serving Malaysia's mothers, children and nation.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Kandhari, Sachin† 2026 · NeurosurgeonDelhi neurosurgeon who brought epidural stimulation and robotic HAL rehab to India.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Dr John Egan1929 – 2026 · General practitionerMoree and Sydney GP who delivered thousands of babies and fought hospital segregation.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Katherine Hartley Short1983 – 2026 · Licensed clinical social workerLicensed clinical social worker and mental health advocate, remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Richard E. Holmes1944 – 2026 · Physician (emergency medicine)Mississippi State's first Black student, a quiet trailblazer who became a healer and never stopped loving his alma mater.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Dr Niharranjan Das† 2026 · paediatricianA gentle Tripura paediatrician remembered for kindness toward children and their families.
5 candles · 1 tributes
G. Vijayaraghavan1942 – 2026 · CardiologistPadma Shri cardiologist who brought 2-D echocardiography to India and founded KIMS Healthcare.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Alexander Danilin1960 – 2026 · PsychiatristA Moscow doctor who spent thirteen years talking about the human soul on national radio.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Lajos Nagy1933 – 2026 · Country doctorRéty's doctor for half a century, who then wrote down the story of his villages and his generation.
4 candles · 1 tributes
Rhee Kun-hoo1935 – 2026 · PsychiatristPsychiatrist and essayist who taught Korea to age with joy, and earned the nickname Schweitzer of Nepal.
4 candles · 1 tributes
Lajos Kollár1948 – 2026 · Vascular surgeonThe Pécs surgeon who brought endovascular surgery to Hungary and steered its sailors to the world elite.
3 candles · 1 tributes
Dr Anchal Roy† 2026 · PhysicianA young Dhaka physician whose rising career was cut short by dengue.
3 candles · 1 tributes
Felton Earls1942 – 2026 · Child psychiatrist / social epidemiologist / medical educatorHarvard child psychiatrist who proved neighbors' willingness to act for one another can curb violence.
3 candles · 1 tributes