Charaka, one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, is the compiler or editor of the medical treatise, the Charaka Samhita

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Sushruta, an ancient Indian physician and main author of Suśruta-saṃhitā). He is one of a number of individuals described as the "Father of surgery" and "Father of Plastic Surgery".

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Hippocrates, Greek physician and one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine.

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Galen is considered one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.
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The Raja Vaidya (Royal Doctor) of Ravana's Kingdom was named Sushena

It was he who treated Lakhsmana and suggested that Sanjeevani herb is needed

Indians have followed Geneva Conventions much before Geneva Conventions were even formed

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Harvey Williams Cushing was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease.
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Gazi Yaşargil, father of Microneurosurgery, treated epilepsy and brain tumors with instruments of his own design. In 1999 he was honored as "Neurosurgery’s Man of the Century 1950–1999" at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting.

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Lars Leksell was a Swedish physician and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the inventor of radiosurgery.

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G. Venkataswamy popularly known as ‘Dr V.’ was the founder and former chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals.

Responsible for More people seeing than any one else

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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician and scientist, now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. "saviour of mothers"

Read about him at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis

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Dr.Manimaran treating a Trauma Patient

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John H. Watson :)

In case you don't recognise him by now, pages of explanation would be of no use

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Dr.John Michael Crichton

For those who don't know, he is the author of Jurassic Park and a long list of books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton_bibliography

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Archibald Joseph Cronin. a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel, The Citadel (1937), tells of a Scottish doctor in a Welsh mining village, who quickly moves up the career ladder in London.

I like his Gentleman of Verona Short Story

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One of the most memorable Doctor Characters in Tamil Movies, played by @charanproducer 's father, the one and only https://www.facebook.com/SPB/ 

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Dr Lakshmi Swaminathan Sahgal, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government. Sahgal is commonly referred to in India as "Captain Lakshmi", a reference to her rank

Alumni of Madras Medical College

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How many can identify the movie

@mayavarathaan Can

What about others
Dr. Devendra K Chhabra

He developed a VP Shunt for $35, when the imported ones costed #650

His Shunt was Affordable and saved 1000s of Lives

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Sorry,

Can't resist Adding him :) :)
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