physicians

A brief biography of the first woman doctor emphasizing the hardships she endured in becoming a physician and in practicing medicine.

Provides a brief overview of the life and career of African-American doctor Charles Drew.

A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he's created.

Describes the career of a pediatrician including educational requirements, duties, workplace, salary, employment outlook, and possible future positions.

Profiles nineteenth- to early twentieth-century cardiologist Willem Einthoven and discusses how he came to develop the electrocardiogram.

A biography of the Dutch doctor who worked to perfect a means of treating kidney failure and later helped develop the first artificial heart.

A biography of the German physician and researcher credited with being the father of modern drug development, who focused on the principle that substances act only when they are linked.

A biography of the American surgeon who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on kidney transplants.

A biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research on pneumonia and other bacteria led to a new understanding of DNA which, in turn, led to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation, paternity testing, and genetic engineering.

Recounts the life of the Canadian doctor and how his research led to the discovery of insulin and a treatment for diabetes.