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Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-'Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو القاسم خلف بن العباس الزهراوي; 936–1013), popularly known as al-Zahrawi (الزهراوي), Latinised as Albucasis or Abulcasis (from Arabic Abū al-Qāsim), was a physician, surgeon and chemist from al-Andalus.
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Abū al-Qāsim al-Zahrāwī (born c. 936, near Córdoba [Spain]—died c. 1013) was a medieval surgeon of Andalusian Spain, whose comprehensive medical text, combining Middle Eastern and Greco-Roman classical teachings, shaped European surgical procedures until the Renaissance.
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Abu Al Qasim Al Zahrawi (Albucasis): Pioneer of Modern Surgery. Abu Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Al Zahrawi, known in the West as Albucasis or Zahravius, was born in 936 AD in Al-Zahra’, a suburb, six miles northwest of Cordoba, the capital of Muslim Spain (Al-Andalus). His ancestors were from the Al Ansar tribes of Al Madina Al Munawwarah who came ...
- Samir S Amr, Abdelghani Tbakhi
- 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.220
- 2007
- Ann Saudi Med. 2007 May-Jun; 27(3): 220-221.
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Jan 14, 2022 · Al Zahrawi is considered the father of operative surgery. He is credited with performance of the first thyroidectomy. The last chapter of his comprehensive book, named “On Surgery”, was dedicated to surgical instruments.
Nov 26, 2015 · Al-Zahrawi was born in 936 AD in El-Zahra, near Cordoba, Andalusia, southern Spain. This was the most prosperous period of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba, which was in control of the region. Unfortunately, little is known about Al-Zahrawi’s life. It is said that Al-Zahrawi received royal patronage and was recognized as a medical genius.
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Dec 22, 2001 · Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), also known in the West as Albucasis, was an Andalusian physician. He is considered as the greatest surgeon in the Islamic medical tradition. His comprehensive medical texts, combining Middle Eastern and Greco-Roman classical teachings, shaped European surgical procedures up until the ...
Feb 27, 2017 · Al-Zahrawi - The Pioneer of Modern Surgery. 141/193. One of the great figures of Muslim Spain was Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, Islam’s greatest medieval surgeon. He revolutionized how surgery was performed by inventing new methods and tools to help heal patients.
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