Women Physicians

Throughout history, there have been many women physicians who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female physicians such as Maria Montessori, Elizabeth Blackwell, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Mae Jemison, Mary Edwards Walker.The women physicians featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Mae JemisonMae Jemison
(First African American Woman To Travel To Space)

17 October 1956

American

Mary Edwards WalkerMary Edwards Walker
(Surgeon, Feminist, Activist)

26 November 1832

American

Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori
(Physician and Educator)

31 August 1870

Italian

Connie BoothConnie Booth
(Actress, Psychotherapist)

31 January 1944

American

Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell
(First Woman Medical Graduate)

03 February 1821

American

Roberta BondarRoberta Bondar
(Astronaut & Neurologist)

04 December 1945

Canadian

Rita Levi-MontalciniRita Levi-Montalcini
(Neurologist)

22 April 1909

Italian

Elizabeth Garrett AndersonElizabeth Garrett Anderson
(Mayor of Aldeburgh)

09 June 1836

British

Fe del MundoFe del Mundo
(Pediatrician)

27 November 1911

Filipino

Anna Howard ShawAnna Howard Shaw
(Leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.)

14 February 1847

American

Virginia ApgarVirginia Apgar
(Physician and Anesthesiologist)

07 June 1909

American

Nora VolkowNora Volkow
(Psychiatrist)

27 March 1956

Mexican

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Cicely SaundersCicely Saunders
(English nurse)

22 June 1918

British

Anna ComnenaAnna Comnena
(Greek Princess & Scholar)

01 December 1083

Greek

Janet Lane-ClayponJanet Lane-Claypon
(Physician)

03 February 1877

British

Tran JeongTran Jeong
(Wife of Ken Jeong)

24 February 1972

American

Anandi Gopal JoshiAnandi Gopal Joshi
(Physician)

31 March 1865

Marci BowersMarci Bowers
(Gynaecologist)

18 January 1958

American

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Michelle BacheletMichelle Bachelet
(Politician, Surgeon, Epidemiologist)

29 September 1951

Chilean

Patricia BathPatricia Bath
(Ophthalmologist, Physician)

04 November 1942

American

Renée RichardsRenée Richards
(Tennis player, Surgeon, Officer, Ophthalmologist, Physician, Autobiographer, Academic, Tennis coach, Writer)

19 August 1934

American

Taslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin
(Poet, Physician, Novelist, Essayist, Writer, Feminist)

25 August 1962

Bangladeshi

Jennifer AshtonJennifer Ashton
(Physician)

23 April 1969

American

Laurel ClarkLaurel Clark
(Officer, Astronaut, Physician, Submariner)

10 March 1961

American

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Herta OberheuserHerta Oberheuser
(Military physician, Physician)

15 May 1911

German

Ursula von der LeyenUrsula von der Leyen
(Physician, Politician)

08 October 1958

German

Wan Azizah Wan IsmailWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(Ophthalmologist, Politician)

03 December 1952

Malaysian

Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland
(Physician, Politician, Diplomat)

20 April 1939

Norwegian

Frances Cress WelsingFrances Cress Welsing
(Psychiatrist)

18 March 1935

American

Mehriban AliyevaMehriban Aliyeva
(Ophthalmologist, Politician, Physician)

26 August 1964

Azerbaijani

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Colleen McCulloughColleen McCullough
(Novelist, Writer, Neurologist, Biographer, Science fiction writer)

01 June 1937

Australian

Alexa CanadyAlexa Canady
(neurosurgeon, physician)

07 November 1950

American

Anna KomneneAnna Komnene
(Byzantine physician)

01 December 1083

Turkish

Debora GreenDebora Green
(Physician)

28 February 1951

American

Linda HazzardLinda Hazzard
(physician)

1867 AD

American

Philippa PerryPhilippa Perry
(Psychotherapist, Novelist)

01 November 1957

British

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Marianne KochMarianne Koch
(Actor, Television presenter, Physician, Internist)

19 August 1931

German

Ewa KopaczEwa Kopacz
(Politician, Physician)

03 December 1956

Polish

Alice HamiltonAlice Hamilton
(Toxicologist, Pathologist, University teacher, Physician)

27 February 1869

American

Sneha Anne PhilipSneha Anne Philip

07 October 1969

American

Carolyn BennettCarolyn Bennett
(Politician, Physician)

20 December 1950

Canadian

Regina BenjaminRegina Benjamin
(Surgeon General of the United States)

26 October 1956

American

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Johanna BudwigJohanna Budwig
(Chemist, Biochemist, Inventor, Physician)

30 September 1908

German

Margaret MahlerMargaret Mahler
(Psychiatrist, Child psychiatrist)

10 May 1897

Hungarian

Marie BashirMarie Bashir
(Engineer, Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher)

01 December 1930

Australian

Grethe RaskGrethe Rask
(physician, surgeon)

1930 AD

Danish

Emily StoweEmily Stowe
(Teacher, Physician)

01 May 1831

Canadian

Susan La Flesche PicotteSusan La Flesche Picotte
(American doctor)

17 June 1865

American

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May-Britt MoserMay-Britt Moser
(Professor, Neuroscientist, Psychologist, Physician)

04 January 1963

Norwegian

Carol W. GreiderCarol W. Greider
(Biologist, Molecular biologist, Geneticist, Physician)

15 April 1961

American

Sara Josephine BakerSara Josephine Baker
(Physician)

15 November 1873

American

Maud MentenMaud Menten
(Chemist, Physician, Biochemist)

20 March 1879

Canadian

Fiona WoodFiona Wood
(Plastic surgeon, Physician)

02 February 1958

Australian,British

Bluma ZeigarnikBluma Zeigarnik
(Psychologist, Psychiatrist)

09 November 1900

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Leila DenmarkLeila Denmark
(Pediatrician, Author)

01 February 1898

American

Helen CaldicottHelen Caldicott
(Physician, Autobiographer)

07 August 1938

Australian

Carol M. BlackCarol M. Black
(Physician)

British

Helene DeutschHelene Deutsch
(Psychologist, Psychiatrist)

09 October 1884

Polish,American

Mathilde KrimMathilde Krim
(Geneticist, Physician)

09 July 1926

Israeli

Thérèse de LisieuxThérèse de Lisieux
(Saint)

02 January 1873

French

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Samantha NuttSamantha Nutt
(physician)

30 September 1969

Canadian

Dorothea ErxlebenDorothea Erxleben
(Physician)

13 November 1715

German

Zilda ArnsZilda Arns
(Brazilian pediatrician)

25 August 1934

Brazilian

Helen Flanders DunbarHelen Flanders Dunbar
(Psychiatrist, Physician)

14 May 1902

American

Sandra Wood ScarrSandra Wood Scarr

1936 AD

American

Penelope J. LeachPenelope J. Leach

19 November 1937

British

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Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa of Ávila
(Philosopher, Writer, Cleric)

28 March 1515

Spanish

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