Definition of Medical scientistMedical scientist: A person who combines expertise in medicine and science. Medical scientists of note might, for example, include: Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr., Oswald Theodore Avery, Julius Axelrod, Donald Fredrickson, Joshua Lederberg, Barbara McClintock, Marshall W. Nirenberg, Linus Pauling, Martin Rodbell, and many more. Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012
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