The Contributions of Islamic Civilization to Medicine: The Past and the Pre - The Past and the Present

This is an enjoyable, informative collection of essays tracing the roots of modern medicine back to an Islamic Golden Age. It opens with an insightful, contextualizing essay by Georgetown's Distinguished University Professor, Dr. John Esposito. Dr. Mahmood Hai synthesizes thousands of facts into a readable, thoroughly illuminating presentation of a group of tireless physicians and medical philosophers who, between the 7th and 15th centuries, established the practice of medicine. The book includes a long-awaited study of Muslim female physicians in Islamic History. The final essay, continuing a millennial trajectory of revolutionary thought and invention introduces readers to prominent modern Muslim medical professionals and their innovative contributions to various domains of medicine today. Eminent contributors to this book include: Tajuddin Ahmed, MD, FACC; Ramzi Mohammad, MSc, PhD; Hossam E. Fadel, MD, PhD, FACOG; M. Basheer Ahmed, MD, FRCPsy, FRCP; Marium Husain, MD, MPH; Sharif Kafal-Ghazal, MD, MCH.RCS (Plas.), DM, MA; Fatima M. Tourk, BS; Feras Deek, MS; and Azim Shaikh, MD, MBA.

Product details

• Authors: Mahmood A Hai MD Fics, Mubin Syed, Mubin Syed MD Fsir Facr, Various
• Assisted by: Mahmood A Hai (Editor)
• Publisher: Neil Investments Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.2023
• EAN: 9798350924251
• ISBN: 979-8-3509-2425-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 871 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General