Medical History

By josephgogadi
  • 500

    Bia Que

    first physician to use acupuncture
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300

    Middle Ages

  • Eye Surgery
    1000

    Eye Surgery

  • 1020

    Eye Surgery

    first eye surgery was performed
  • 1084

    Hospital

    first documented hospital in england
  • First Hosptal
    1200

    First Hosptal

  • Period: Jan 1, 1301 to

    Renaissance

  • Gunshot Wound
    1500

    Gunshot Wound

  • 1510

    Gunshot Wound

    first treatment of gunshot wounds
  • 1540

    William Clowes

    invented surgical chest for military
  • Circulatory System

    Circulatory System

  • Circulatory System

    William Harvey discovers how the circulatory system works
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Small Pox Vaccine

    the small pox vaccine was discovered by benjamin waterhouse

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes

    Lived 1809-1894, he discovered the cause and prevention of the puerperal fever

  • Puerperal Fever

    Oliver Wendell Holmes identified the cause and prevention of this fever

  • Anesthesia

    John Collin demonstrated first use of this during a surgery
  • Puerperal Fever

    Puerperal Fever

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Tetanus Vaccine

    vaccine for tetanus was invented

  • Tuberculosis Vaccine

    vaccine for tuberculosis

  • Hans Berger

    hans berger discoverd electroencephalography
  • Tetanus Wound

    Tetanus Wound

  • Polio

    Polio

  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • HPV Vaccine

    first hpv vaccine was approved

  • Bionic Eye

    first bionic eye was created
  • Bionic Eye

    Bionic Eye

  • Laurent Lantieri

    laurent lantieri performed first successful full face transplant
  • Face Transplant

    Face Transplant