Ibn al-Nafis has been described as “the father of circulatory physiology”. Full Name: Alāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī Ḥazm al-Qarashī. Arabic: علاء الدين أبو الحسن عليّ بنأبي حزم القرشي Born: 1210-1213 AD. Died: 1288 AD. Origin: Damascus, Ayyubid Sultanate. Famous for: Medicine, Surgery, Physiology, Anatomy, Biology, Islamic studies, Jurisprudence, and Philosophy. Contributions: He…
Ibn Zuhr is known as the pioneer of neurology and neuropharmacology. He performed the first experimental tracheotomy on a goat. He is thought to have made the earliest description of bezoar stones as medicinal items. Full Name: Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr . Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر Other Names: Avenzoar. Born:…
Al-Zahrawi is considered as one of the greatest surgeons of the Middle Ages. Full Name: Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-‘Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari . Arabic: أبو القاسم خلف بن العباس الزهراوي Other Names: Albucasis or Abulcasis Born: 936 AD. Died: 1013 AD. Origin: Medina Azahara, al-Andalus (near present-day Córdoba, Spain). Famous for: Physician Surgeon and Chemist.…
