Sushruta Father of Surgery |
Sushruta (ca 600 BCE) Father of Surgery
Sushruta was an ancient indian Physician. He is Considered to be the Father of Surgery.
His text books had 184 Chapters, described 1120 Illnesses, 700 Medicianl Plants And 64 mineral Preparations
He did many procedures such as Incisions,probing, surgery of haemorrhold and fistulae, as well as cataract surgery.
He is also known as the father of Plastic surgery.
His contributions include the fields of physlology, aetiology, embryology, metabolism and immunity.
Sushruta is the pioneer of 300 different types of operation and he described 125 surgical insturments including the endoscope.