Alex Sakula (26 June 1917 - 27 December 2003) published more than 200 papers and was a British respiratory physician with a fascination in history of medicine.

[1] Born to Polish immigrants and brought up in Whitechapel, Sakula entered medicine after achieving a number of scholarships and distinctions.

[1] During the Second World War, while serving in India, Burma and Malaya as a Major in the RAMC, Sakula became competent in treating tropical diseases.

He wrote a considerable number of articles on tuberculosis and founded chest services for East Surrey and West Sussex.

[1] Sakula wrote many medical biographies including those of René Leanne, Leopold Auenbruzgger, Robert Koch and Skoda.

[2] Sakula published many articles in the Journal of Medical Biography, including those relating to John Keats, Thomas Henry Huxley, Sydney Coleman, and Lord Joseph Lister.