History of Medicine

By laura.brucker22
  • Period: 500 to 1300

    Middle Ages

  • 700

    First Greek Medical School

    The First known Greek medical school was opened in Cnidus.
  • 754

    First Pharmacy

    First Pharmacy
    the first pharmacy was established in Baghdad to give people drugs and medicines.
  • 805

    First Hospital

    The first general hospital was built in Baghdad to provide patients with treatment and specialized medical care.
  • 900

    Rhazes

    Rhazes
    Discovered the difference between small pox and measles.
  • 1020

    First Successful Eye Surgery

    The first successful eye surgery took place with the use of a needle to remove a cataract.
  • Period: 1301 to

    Renaissance

  • 1487

    First Ambulances

    The first ambulances were first used for emergency transportation.

  • Microscope Invention

    Microscope Invention
    It was invented to see objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.

  • Printing Press

    Allowed for publications of medical discoveries.

  • Circulatory System Discovery

    Circulatory System Discovery
    Fist discovery of the circulation of blood.

  • Tracheotomy Invention

    It was invented to relieve an obstruction in the windpipe to help with breathing.

  • Robert Hooke

    He was the first person to describe cells in his book Micrographia.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • First Women to Receive a Medical Degree

    The first women to receive a medical degree in the United States.

  • First Vaccine Invention

    The first vaccine was invented to produce immunity. It was used for an infection of the small intestine called cholera.

  • Charles Chamberland

    He invented the steam sterilizer to clean (sterilize) surgical tools.

  • Stethoscope Invention

    Stethoscope Invention
    The stethoscope was invented to listening to sounds produced by the body,or auscultation.

  • Latex Gloves Invention

    Latex Gloves Invention
    Latex gloves were invented to prevent the spread of infection.
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Karl Landsteiner

    He discovered the existence of different human blood types.

  • Electrocardiography Invention

    Electrocardiography Invention
    An electrocardiography was invented to measure the electrical activity of a heartbeat.

  • Penicillin Invention

    The discovery of penicillin help fight infections and bacteria in the body.

  • CPB Invention

    Cardiopulmonary bypass was invented to temporarily take over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, to maintain the circulation of blood and the oxygen content in patient's body.

  • Insulin Pump Invention

    Insulin Pump Invention
    The insulin pump was invented to replaces the need for multiple daily injections with a continuous insulin infusion, and also helps to improve your blood sugar levels.

  • HGP Completion

    The Human Genome Project draft was completed which provided a complete and accurate sequence of the 3 billion DNA base pairs that make up the human genome.
  • Period: to

    21st Centery

  • HPV Vaccine Approved

    The first human papillomavirus infection vaccine was approved to treat or prevent the infection.

  • First Successful Uterus Transplant

    The first successful uterus transplant from a deceased donor in Turkey occurred.

  • First Grown Liver

    First Grown Liver
    The first human liver was grown from stem cells in Japan.

  • First 3-D Skull Transplant

    First 3-D Skull Transplant
    The first 3-D printer was used for the first ever skull transplant.

  • First Artificial Pancreas

    The fist ever artificial pancreas was created.