This is a list of famous medical doctors in history. == Chronological lists == List of ancient physicians List of post-classical physicians == Doctors famous for their role in advancement of medicine == William Osler Abbott (1902–1943) – co-developed the Miller-Abbott tube William Stewart Agras (born 1929) – feeding behavior Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) – anesthesiologist who devised the Apgar score used after childbirth Jean Astruc (1684–1766) – wrote one of the first treatises on syphilis Av…