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Two of the Greatest Physician - Scientists of All Time By Christos T. Lolas, M.D. This presentation is about two of the great physician scientists and medical writers. Hippocrates of Greece and Avicenna of Persia lived in different periods, many centuries apart. Both formulated a holistic healing system for the treatment of diseases. Their written works guided many generations of physicians in Asia and Europe for generations following their death.
then to Hamadan, and Isfahan. After extensive travelling, he returned to Hamadan where he died in 1037. He wrote mainly from memory, mostly in Arabic, the language of the Arabic world and in Farsi, his mother tongue. He wrote on just about every area of knowledge physics, mathematics, economics, and philosophy. He was a devoted student of Aristotle, music, natural history, religion and of course, medicine. His major contribution to medical science was the monumental book, AlGanun fi al- Tibb (The Canon of Medicine) and the Kitab al-Shifa, (The Book of Healing). The Canon of Medicine, an immense encyclopedia of Medicine, examines the entire medical knowledge available from ancient and Muslim sources emphasizing the interaction between psychology and health. He based his medical system on the humeral and vitalizing aspects of the medical practices of Hippocrates and Galen. He took a universal perspective by travelling extensively collecting medical knowledge from many countries (Greece, Egypt, Persia, India, Tibet and China). The Canon for centuries after was the standard textbook in many European medical schools. The Book of Healing, was a monumental work embodying a vast field of knowledge from philosophy to the sciences. His philosophy synthesized Aristotelian tradition, preplatonic influences and Muslim theology. These two great fathers of Medicine, Hippocrates and Avicenna have been a constant and enduring source of inspiration to physicians and healers down through the ages and up until modern times. As cardiac specialists, we are reminded Of the importance of the holistic approach to managing our patients. To express honestly our ideas, learn from others and share experiences by travelling and participating in scientific meetings, just as we are now doing in Mashhad. To teach young colleagues the art of our specialty. To maintain the ethical standards of the Hippocratic Oath when practicing our specialty. To enrich our lives by opening our minds as Aviccena to the other sciences and arts.