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History of Medicine

Perez on Medicine in cream lettering on a dark green background.

Table of Contents

Stress surgeon surrounded by all types of people.

A Day in the Hospital

Man sick in bed with miniature armies marching towards him on the bedroom floor.

Giant senior citizen being worshipped and offered odd items.

The Alternative Practitioner

God-like representation of Dionysus with an ether can at his feet.

The Anesthesiologist

Surgeon surrounded by paperwork and politics, with puppets on strings in the corner.

The Bureaucrats of Medicine

Woman in yellow robes assisting senior citizens around her.

The Chiropractor

Dentist examining alligator teeth with nurse and animal assistants.

The Dermatologist

The Dermatologist

Multitude of patients being scooped up on to an operating room.

The Emergency Room

Doctor surrounded by a family with butler serving him some liquid.

The Family Practitioner

Giant soldier being blessed by priest and examined by female in white robe.

Centaur examined in the head by several doctors.

The Neurologist

Patient surrounded by all types of nurses, including one playing a harp.

Doctor examining woman in a delivery room with storks flying in the background.

The Obstetrican

Surgeon holding two women in the palm of his hands, while sitting in a chair, being painted by an artist.

The Opthalmologist

A gargantuan figure, the doctor in this painting sits on his antique throne of bones. Various athletes approach the doctor's throne to ask in reverential fashion for healing of their sports injuries.

The Orthopedist

King resting on a throne made of a giant skeleton, talking to athletes with various injuries.

The Otorhinolaryngologist

Skeleton holding a pathology book accusing a group of people cowering in fear.

The Pathologist

Female doctor holding a newborn surrounded by kids with angels in the cloud background.

The Pediatrician

Surprised look from an explorer looking at a woman running wild. Mushrooms all over the place with microscope and lab chemicals in the corner.

The Pharmacologist

Surgeon with assistants practicing on a human mannequin. A Frankenstein’s monster can be seen to the right.

The Plastic Surgeon

Centaur having his hooves inspected in a forest backdrop.

Book with the word ‘Mother’ underlined being held by a man, with various entities ranging from soldiers, a general, and woman with a spear in her hand.

The Psychiatrist

Man in military decoration holding a public health decree with various patrons celebrating on a table nearby.

The Public Health Doctor

The female surgeon in the X-Ray department examines skeletons posing on a black screen, being hugged by a naked child.

The Radiologist

Surgeon examining blueprints by candlelight of a patient sleeping, with machinery all around handled by various people.

Doctor speaking to half naked patient with painting of a feast of wine in the background.

Surgeon examining the arm of an orangutan, surrounded by both wild and domestic animals.

The Veterinarian

Judge surrounded by all sorts of people ranging from protestors to a drummer, senior citizens, man with a firearm, and more.