Med. 1 Block 6

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299

    Middle Ages

  • Al-Zahrawi
    Sep 12, 1000

    Al-Zahrawi

    Al-Zahrawi was an Arab Muslim physician that established surgery as a profession.
  • Alhazen
    Sep 13, 1021

    Alhazen

    He wrote the book of optics.
  • The Canon of Medicine
    Sep 13, 1025

    The Canon of Medicine

    This is a book that set standards for medicine in Medieval Europe.
  • Avenzoar
    Sep 13, 1091

    Avenzoar

    An Arab Muslim that is considered the greatest physician since Rhazes he discovered and did many things first. Just one is the first Parasitologists and did many other things.
  • Rhazes
    Sep 6, 1299

    Rhazes

    Persian doctor who discovered the difference between small pocks and missals.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Renaissance

  • Blood Circulation
    Sep 13, 1578

    Blood Circulation

    It was discovered.
  • Zacharius Jannsson

    Zacharius Jannsson

    Dutch len grinder invented the microscope.
  • Cancer

    Cancer

    It was discovered.
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    Published "An Anatomic Study of the motion of the heart and of the blood in animals", describing how blood is pumped throughout the body by the heat.
  • Bacteria

    Bacteria

    It was discovered.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Complutense University of Madrid

    Complutense University of Madrid

    The university was established
  • Smallpox Vaccination

    Smallpox Vaccination

    The vaccination was discovered.
  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

    It was successfully performed during surgery.
  • Cholera

    Cholera

    It was a large outbreak.
  • The Germ Theory

    The Germ Theory

    It was introduced.
  • Wilhelm Roentgen

    Wilhelm Roentgen

    He discovered X-Rays.
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    Discovered the reason why blood transfusions, sometimes save lives and not other times.
  • Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy

    The first time it was done.
  • Polio

    Polio

    A vaccine for polio was created.
  • Dr. Chris Barnard

    Dr. Chris Barnard

    He performed the first heart transfusion.
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    It was discovered.