Hippocrates

Born: 460 BC in Kos, Ancient Greece

Died: 370 BC

Greek physician known as the ‘Father of Medicine’, he was first to separate medicine from superstitions.

Believed that the body must be treated as a whole, not just a series of parts.

Credited with healing many people, including Macedonia’s king, whom he treated for tuberculosis.

First to express belief that our ideas & feelings come from brain, not heart, a revolutionary concept for his time.

Was first documented chest surgeon & his findings are still valid today.

“His oath” cannot be directly credited to him but is based on his principles & still guides the ethical conduct of physicians today.