Herta Oberheuser
A member of the Silent Generation generation, Herta Oberheuser was born in 1911 in Cologne and went on to become a celebrated Dermatologist.
Nazi physician (1911–1978)
"Her most defining 'career' moment was her role as a physician at the Ravensbrück concentration camp." — About Herta Oberheuser
| Metric | Herta Oberheuser | Avg Dermatologist | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 66 | 66 | same |
| Career length | 48 yrs | ~35 yrs | +13 yrs |
| Based on 1 Dermatologist profiles in our database | |||
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Facts about Herta Oberheuser
Did you know that after her release from prison for war crimes, Herta Oberheuser resumed practicing medicine as a family doctor for nearly a decade before her past was exposed?
- She was the only female physician defendant in the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial (1946-1949).
- Conducted horrific sulfanilamide experiments on Polish political prisoners, known as the 'Rabbits of Ravensbrück'.
- She assisted in the removal of organs from living prisoners at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
- After serving 5 years of a 20-year sentence, she resumed practicing medicine as a family doctor.
- Her medical license was finally revoked in 1960 after being recognized by a Ravensbrück survivor.
Her most defining 'career' moment was her role as a physician at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. There, she participated in horrific medical experiments, including infecting healthy women with bacteria, glass, and wood splinters to simulate battle wounds for sulfanilamide drug testing.
Herta Oberheuser's legacy stands as a stark reminder of medical ethics' darkest betrayal. She represents the perversion of healing into an instrument of torture and murder, forever linked to the atrocities of the Holocaust.