Medicine

Muslim Firsts in Medicine

From pioneering surgeons to medical researchers, these practitioners advanced human health.

2 firsts documented

medicine 936 Who Was the First Muslim Pioneer of Modern Surgery? Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis) Al-Zahrawi wrote the 30-volume al-Tasrif, the most comprehensive medieval surgical encyclopedia. His instruments and techniques influenced European medicine for five centuries. medicine 1025 Who Was the Father of Modern Medicine? Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Persian polymath Ibn Sina wrote the Canon of Medicine around 1025 CE, a five-volume encyclopedia that served as the primary medical textbook in European universities for over 600 years.