Template:Infobox medical person/doc

Infobox medical person may be used to summarize information about a person in the medical field.

Note that for scientists Infobox scientist should be used.

Usage
The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article.



General (from Infobox person)

 * name
 * Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name).


 * image
 * Image name: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc.


 * image_size
 * Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.


 * alt
 * Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. One word (such as "photograph") is rarely sufficient. See Alternative text for images.


 * caption
 * Caption for image, if needed. Try to include date of photo. Do not simply put the name of the subject


 * birth_name
 * Name at birth; only use if different from name.


 * birth_date
 * Date of birth: birth date and age (if living) or birth date (if dead). See Template:Birth date and age/doc for details on usage. If only a year of birth is known, or age as of a certain date, consider using birth year and age or birth based on age as of date. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use birth year and age or a similar option.


 * birth_place
 * Place of birth: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not use a flag template.


 * death_date
 * Date of death: death date and age (if birth date is known) or death date (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date/doc for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using death year and age.


 * death_place
 * Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not use a flag template.


 * death_cause
 * Cause of death, if known and relevant, e.g., "Accidental radiation overdose".


 * nationality
 * Nationality. May be used instead of citizenship (below) or vice versa in cases where any confusion could result. Should only be used citizenship when they somehow differ and when nationality cannot be inferred from place of birth. Do not use a flag template.


 * citizenship
 * Country of legal citizenship, if different from nationality. Rarely needed. See usage notes for nationality above. Should only be used if citizenship cannot be inferred from the birthplace; note that many countries do not automatically grant citizenship to people born within their borders. Do not use a flag template.


 * education
 * List highest degree granting institution and graduation year, if known.


 * occupation
 * Occupation(s) as given in the lead. Please observe sentence case and capitalize only the first letter of the first item (e.g. Musician, actor, singer-songwriter). Do not use this parameter if using the "profession" parameter below


 * years_active
 * Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format, or   if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen).


 * known_for
 * A brief description of why the person is notable; this parameter is entirely optional; do not use this parameter if using "specialism" below


 * relations
 * Names of notable relatives who also have Wikipedia articles; place names within double brackets. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc). Separate multiple entries using Plainlist or Unbulleted list.


 * website
 * Subject's official website only, if any. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use URL as in Example.com . Do not include the  part unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.


 * signature
 * An image of the person's signature. Please use image name: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc.

Medical career

 * profession
 * State if they are/were a doctor, surgeon, nurse, etc.


 * field
 * State if they are/were a heart surgeon, physician, etc.


 * work_institutions
 * Insert key institutions, universities, and/or companies where they are/were employed


 * specialism
 * For example "organ transplants"


 * research_field
 * Insert research field, if a published medical researcher


 * notable_works
 * Insert most notable works, if any, by title and year of publication; do not list all published works


 * prizes
 * Insert notable prizes, medals, and awards relevant to the medical profession, if any; place name of award in double brackets and give year and category of award

Use as a child template

 * child
 * For embedding this infobox into another.



Embedding other templates

 * module2
 * Used for embedding other templates into this one.



Tracking categories

 * – Used by Module:InfoboxImage to track articles where an infobox uses image syntax in the format |image=[[File:Example.jpg]] . To exclude articles from this category, change it to undefined.
 * – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or yes to the infobox.