Dr. Florence Sabin was the first woman to teach at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Charles Mayo, one of the founders of Mayo Clinic, is also a lung surgeon.
Dr. James Hildreth, a pulmonologist and immunologist, is also a President and CEO of Meharry Medical College.
Dr. Arthur Hill Hassall is one of the first doctors to identify cigarette smoke as a cause of lung cancer.
Dr. Alvan Barach, a pulmonologist and professor in Columbia University, introduced a continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) for the treatment of sleep apnea.
Dr. William Osler, a famous doctor in the 19th century and early 20th century, was also a lung disease expert.
Dr. Henry Heimlich, the creator of Heimlich's technique to save someone choking, is also a lung expert.
Dr. Sydney Ringer, a British doctor and pharmacologist, found a ringer solution used in intravenous fluid therapy used in the care of lung patients.
Dr. John B. West, a pulmonologist and professor of Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, wrote a leading textbook in lung science, Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials.
Dr. Peter J. Barnes, a professor at Imperial College London, is one of the developers of bronchodilator therapy for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
