Famous Mormons Physicians and Surgeons
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 www.umm.edu | R. Adams Cowley, M.D Pioneer of trauma medicine | He is known as the father of Emergency Medicine and Shock Trauma His pioneering work in open-heart surgery, trauma care and the development of emergency medical services systems is a monumental legacy that continues to affect the lives of millions who are treated in trauma and emergency centers around the globe | |
 | Russell M. Nelson heart surgeon | He worked on a team that developed the first machine that could perform the functions of a patient’s heart and lungs during heart surgery. In 1951, the machine performed well in the first open-heart operation on a human being. Four years later, he performed the first successful open-heart surgery using a heart-lung machine in Salt Lake City, making Utah the third state in the nation to reach this important milestone. Source: "Elder Russell M. Nelson: Applying Divine Laws" by Marvin K. Gardner Ensign, June 1984, page 9. | |
 | Robert Rey, MD, MPP cosmetic surgeon featured on Dr. 90210 | He came to the U.S. as a troubled youth on a cargo ship and is now known for liposuction and breast augmentations on the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. His last act on his native soil of Sao Paulo, Brazil was to rob a grocery store. He was rescued from his dysfunctioal, poverty-stricken life by American missionaries. Source: The Women in the Life of Dr. Robert Rey by Brent Frank, Cosmetic Surgery.com, 10 Nov 2004 | Dr. Robert Rey.com |
 Photo: www.dixie.edu | Dr. Jarvis “Jay” Edwin Seegmiller pioneer in the field of human genetics | Seegmiller was one of the country’s leading researchers in intermediary metabolism, with a focus on purine metabolism and inherited metabolism. He worked in the field of human biochemical genetics, with a special interest in the mechanisms by which genetically determined defects of metabolism lead to various forms of arthritis. His laboratory identified a wide range of primary metabolic defects in metabolism responsible for development of gout, and pioneered the use of tissue culture to study these metabolic defects. Dr. Seegmiller received both a United States Public Health Distinguished Service Award and an International Geigy Rheumatism Prize in 1969. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for research at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research in 1982-83, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1972 and the National Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982. | In memoriam
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 Photo: American College of Medical Informatics | Homer R. Warner medical scientist | He pioneered many areas of computer applications in medicine. | |
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