Sushruta:The Father of Surgery
Sushruta was a renowned surgeon of ancient India - 6th century BC. He lived , taught and practiced his art on the banks of the Ganga in the present day city of Varanasi. He was a direct disciple of Divodasa who was in turn a disciple of Dhanvantari. He wrote Sushruta Samhita where he described 101 blunt instruments and 20 sharp instruments, which "should have an edge so fine that it should divide the hairs on the skin.", 300 surgical procedures and classifies human surgery into 8 categories. Because of his contributions to the medical science and art of surgery he is also known by the title "Father of Surgery." His technique of forehead flap rhinoplasty, that he used to reconstruct noses that were amputated, is practiced almost unchanged in technique to this day. The Susrutha Samhita contains the first known description of several operations, including the uniting of bowel, the removal of the prostate gland, the removal of cataract lenses and the draining of absces...
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