Abū al-Qāsim al-Zahrāwī

Abū al-Qāsim al-Zahrāwī, also known as Abu Qasim Zahrawi, was a pioneering figure in the field of medicine and surgery. He is best known for his comprehensive medical encyclopedia, Al-Tasrif, a thirty-volume work that covered various aspects of medical science, including surgery, orthopedics, and pharmacology. Al-Tasrif included detailed descriptions of surgical instruments, many of which Zahrawi designed himself, making him one of the earliest contributors to the development of surgical tools. ...See more