Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)

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Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) was a pioneering 10th–11th century Andalusian physician and surgeon, often regarded as the father of modern surgery for his influential medical encyclopedia and innovative surgical techniques.

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instanceOf Andalusian physician
Andalusian surgeon
Muslim scholar
medical innovator
medieval physician
physician
pioneer of surgery
polymath
surgeon
writer
alsoKnownAs Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Abulcasis
birthDate c. 936
birthPlace Al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia

al-Zahra
near Córdoba
citizenship Caliphate of Córdoba
deathDate c. 1013
deathPlace Al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia

Córdoba
employer Umayyad court of Córdoba
era Islamic Golden Age
field dentistry
medicine
obstetrics
pharmacology
surgery
fullName Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Zahrāwī
influenced Guy de Chauliac
Latin medical tradition
medieval European surgeons
influencedBy Galen
Hippocrates
earlier Islamic physicians
knownFor Kitab al-Tasrif
detailed illustrations of surgical instruments
influence on European surgery
pioneering surgical techniques
systematic classification of surgical operations
languageOfWork Arabic
legacy Kitab al-Tasrif used as a standard surgical text in Europe for centuries
linked to: Al-Tasrif
majorContribution advances in obstetric and gynecological surgery
description of dental extraction and replacement techniques
development of techniques for cauterization
early description of ligature for blood-vessel control
early description of lithotomy for bladder stones
standardization of surgical instruments
use of catgut for internal sutures
notableWork 30-volume medical encyclopedia
Kitab al-Tasrif li-man ‘ajiza ‘an al-ta’lif
occupation court physician
region Al-Andalus
linked to: Andalusia
religion Islam
specialization orthopedic procedures
surgical pathology
trauma surgery
urological surgery
title father of modern surgery
father of operative surgery
workLocation Córdoba
workTranslatedInto Latin

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Islamic Golden Age notableScholar Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)
Islamic medicine keyFigure Al-Zahrawi
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Al-Zahrawi fullName Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Zahrāwī
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Al-Zahrawi alsoKnownAs Abulcasis
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Al-Zahrawi alsoKnownAs Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
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Al-Tasrif author Al-Zahrawi
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Al-Tasrif author Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
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Ibn Zuhr influenced Andalusian physicians
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