The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as medical professionals – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

Name Lifespan Age Reason for NotabilityElizabeth Bagshaw 1881–1982 100 Canadian physician and director of the first birth control clinic in CanadaConstantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici 1923–2023 100 Romanian neurologistJoseph Barnes 1914–2017 102 Irish physicianGrace Barr-Kumarakulasinghe 1908–2013 104 Sri Lankan pediatricianAaron T. Beck 1921–2021 100 American psychiatristMyra Bennett 1890–1990 100 Canadian nurseGeorge Berci 1921–2024 103 Hungarian-American surgeonElisabeth Bing 1914–2015 100 German-born American physical therapistRichard Bing 1909–2010 101 German-born American cardiologistWanda Błeńska 1911–2014 103 Polish physician and missionaryHedda Bolgar 1909–2013 103 American psychoanalystSadie Bonnell 1888–1993 105 British FANY ambulance driver who won the Military MedalGeraldine Branch 1908–2016 107 American gynaecologistBranch, Geraldine Burton, M.D., 1908-2016Clifford Brewer 1913–2017 104 British surgeonClifford BREWER obituary 1921–2026 104 French general practitionerhttps://www.leparisien.fr/societe/un-homme-profondement-engage-christian-chenay-le-doyen-des-medecins-de-france-est-mort-a-104-ans-23-05-2026-7COLJKDWIBFURML363XDRRUP34.phphttps://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/liberal-soins-de-ville/le-doyen-des-medecins-de-france-nest-plus-le-dr-chenay-seteint-104-ansJacinto Convit 1913–2014 100 Venezuelan epidemiologistHéctor Croxatto 1908–2010 102 Chilean physiologistDeng Tietao 1916–2019 102 Chinese physician and academic中国“国医大师”邓铁涛逝世 享年104岁Leila Denmark 1898–2012 114 American pediatrician who helped develop the pertussis vaccineMeyer, M.D., Charles R. "The Graying Physician" 'MMA Publications'. August 2006Anthony F. DePalma 1904–2005 100 American orthopedic surgeon; father of film director Brian De PalmaIan Douglas-Wilson 1912–2013 101 British physicianCarola B. Eisenberg 1917–2021 103 Argentine-American psychiatristJoel Elkes 1913–2015 101 Prussian-born American medical researcherEphraim Engleman 1911–2015 104 American rheumatologistSir Anthony Epstein 1921–2024 102 British pathologist and academicObituary: Sir Anthony Epstein, thetimes.co.uk. Accessed 13 February 2024.Emmanuel Evans-Anfom 1919–2021 101 Ghanaian physician, scholar, university administrator and public servantGordon S. Fahrni 1887–1995 108 Canadian physician and expert on goitreLoretta Ford 1920–2025 104 American nurse and academicWilliam Frankland 1912–2020 108 British allergist and immunologistSir George Godber 1908–2009 100 Chief Medical Officer of the United KingdomCharles Godfrey 1917–2022 104 Canadian physician and politicianFrancesc Gras Salas 1921–2022 101 Spanish Ophthalmologist and writerWalter Guralnick 1916–2017 100 American dentistLosing a Legend: HSDM Mourns the Loss of Walter C. Guralnick. September 7, 2017, Home/News on website of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, accessed September 8, 2017Norman Guthkelch 1915–2016 100 British-born American Pediatric neurosurgeonPhilip D'Arcy Hart 1900–2006 106 British epidemiologistErich Häßler 1899–2005 106 German pediatricianShuntaro Hida 1917–2017 100 Japanese physicianShigeaki Hinohara 1911–2017 105 Japanese physician Edward Augustus Holyoke 1728–1829 100 American physicianHoward W. Jones 1910–2015 104 American gynecological surgeon and in vitro fertilization specialistKeith Jones 1911–2012 100 Australian medical practitioner and surgeonMavis Kelsey 1912–2013 101 American internist and clinic founderDavid Morris Kern 1909–2013 103 American pharmacist and businessmanFred Kummerow 1914–2017 102 German-born American physiologistMartha Kyrle 1917–2017 100 Austrian physicianAna Maria Lajusticia 1924–2024 100 Spanish biochemist and nutritionistEthel Lote 1920–2024 103 British nurse and yoga instructor Margaret Morgan Lawrence 1914–2019 105 American psychiatrist, first black psychoanalyst in the USHannah Myrick 1871–1973 101/102 American superintendent of the New England Hospital for Women and ChildrenGeorge Nagobads 1921–2023 101 American sports physicianFrances Oldham Kelsey 1914–2015 101 Canadian-born American pharmacologistLucy Ozarin 1914–2017 103 American military physician and psychiatristAMWA’s Oldest Member Dr. Lucy Ozarin, Eliza Lo Chin, American Medical Women's Association, 12 February 2016Sir Harry Platt, 1st Baronet 1886–1986 100 British orthopaedic surgeon, President of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandWanda Półtawska 1921–2023 101 Polish psychiatristIngeborg Rapoport 1912–2017 104 German pediatricianZus Ratulangi 1922–2025 102 Indonesian-Dutch pediatricianPaul Rohmer 1876–1977 100 French pediatrician and biologist"Paul Rohmer une vie au service de l'enfance", Florent Grange, 2005, 240 pages, éditions Le Verger, (in lang|fr)Andrew Best Semple 1912–2013 101 British medical officerJennie Smillie Robertson 1878–1981 103 Canadian physician, first female surgeon in CanadaSu Hongxi 1915–2018 103 Chinese surgeon沉痛悼念我国胸心血管外科奠基人—苏鸿熙教授 Tang Yuhan 1913–2014 101 Hong Kong oncologistEva Tichauer 1918–2018 100 German doctor, author and Holocaust survivorArgenteuil : Eva Tichauer, la survivante d’Auschwitz décède à 100 ans Stanley M. Truhlsen 1920–2021 101 American ophthalmologistHoward Tucker 1922–2025 103 American neurologistFyodor Uglov 1904–2008 103 Russian surgeonAgnès-Marie Valois 1914–2018 103 French nun and World War II nurseDieppe : héroïne de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sœur Agnès-Marie s'est éteinte à 103 ans, tendanceouest.com; accessed 21 April 2018.Wang Shizhen 1916–2016 100 Chinese nuclear medicine physicianKen Walker 1924–2025 101 Canadian obstetrician, gynecologist, and medical columnistEllsworth Wareham 1914–2018 104 American cardiothoracic surgeonBELOVED VEGAN SURGEON DIES AT 104 YEARS OLDP. K. Warrier 1921–2021 100 Indian Ayurveda practitionerJames Whittico Jr. 1915–2018 102 American physicianEsther Wilkins 1916–2016 100 American dentistArvo Ylppö 1887–1992 104 Finnish pediatrician

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