Irvin Abell (September 13, 1876 – August 28, 1949) was a surgeon from Louisville, Kentucky.

[citation needed] --Career-- In 1897, Abell interned at Louisville City Hospital.

During World War II he chaired the national committee that consulted with the Department of Defense on matters of public health.

[2] Abell died on August 28, 1949, while vacationing at Kamp Kaintuck on Pickerel River in Ontario.

[4] In 1938, Abell received the Laetare Medal, an award given by the University of Notre Dame annually to an "outstanding Catholic layman".