This is a tricky question. It has three possible answers.
1.Agnodike was the first female physician to practice legally in 4th century BC Athens.
2. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female Doctor Who practiced during Queen Victoria's reign.
3. The world's first known female doctor is Merit-Ptah (2700 BC).
Dr. Judith Falconer
The best surgeon in the world and that has marked history is Ariel Barchichat
world renowned surgeon
Sushrut of India who authored Sushrit Sanhita book in Ayurveda and was the first known surgeon in history
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was the first African American heart surgeon.
Dr. Antonia C. Novello, was the first Hispanic and the first female Surgeon General, of the United States of America. Dr. Novello was Surgeon General from 1990-1993.
The first American plastic surgeon was John Peter Mettauer who performed the first cleft palate operation with instruments that he had designed himself.
Galen was the first surgeon to learn the arteries, veins carry blood, not air
she became the first general surgeon at some time...somewhere...over the rainbow...noodles
Galen was the first surgeon to learn the arteries, veins carry blood, not air
No, Jose Rizal was not the first surgeon to perform a human heart transplant. The first successful human heart transplant was performed by South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard in 1967. Rizal was a Filipino nationalist and writer, not a surgeon.
Eliabeth Blackwell