History of Healthcare Timeline

  • 2635 BCE

    Mhotep

    May have been the first physician.
  • 1777 BCE

    John Hunter

    Introduced tube feeding.
  • 1774 BCE

    Joseph Priestley

    Discovered the element of oxygen.
  • 1714 BCE

    Gabriel Fahrenheit

    Created the first mercury thermometer.
  • 1667 BCE

    Blood transfusion

    First successful blood transfusion was preformed on animals in England.
  • 1628 BCE

    William Harvey

    Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart
  • 1532 BCE

    Gabriel Fallopius

    Identified the fallopian tubes in the female reproductive system.
  • 1514 BCE

    Andreas Vesalius

    First anatomy book was published.
  • 1510 BCE

    Michael Servetus

    Describe the circulatory system in the lungs to people.
  • 1452 BCE

    Artists Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

    Used dissection to draw the human body more realistically.
  • 1214 BCE

    Roger Bacon

    Promoted chemical remedies to treat disease.
  • 1101 BCE

    Avenzoar

    A physician, described the parasite that caused scabies.
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle

    Dissected animals and is called the founder of comparative anatomy.
  • 129 BCE

    Claudius Galen

    A physician, established many medical beliefs.
  • Benjamin Franklin

    Invented bifocals for glasses.
  • James Lind

    Prescribed lime juice containing vitamin C to prevent scurvy.
  • Edward Jenner

    Developed a vaccination for smallpox.
  • Rene Laennec

    Invented the stethoscope.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Creating a vaccine for rabies.
  • Dr.Emile Roux of Paris

    Developed a vaccine for typhoid fever.