<P> The Arab physician Abu al - Qasim al - Zahrawi ( 936 - 1013 ) wrote Al - Tasrif ( The Method of Medicine ) , a 30 - part medical encyclopedia in Arabic . In the encyclopedia , he introduced his collection of over 200 surgical instruments , many of which were never used before . Some of his works included being the first to describe and prove the hereditary pattern behind hemophilia , as well as describing ectopic pregnancy and stone babies . He has been called the `` father of surgery '' . </P>
<P> The Arab physician Abu al - Qasim al - Zahrawi ( 936 - 1013 ) wrote Al - Tasrif ( The Method of Medicine ) , a 30 - part medical encyclopedia in Arabic . In the encyclopedia , he introduced his collection of over 200 surgical instruments , many of which were never used before . Some of his works included being the first to describe and prove the hereditary pattern behind hemophilia , as well as describing ectopic pregnancy and stone babies . He has been called the `` father of surgery '' . </P>
who is described as the father of surgery
who is described as the father of surgery
Abu al - Qasim al - Zahrawi
Abu al - Qasim al - Zahrawi