Description: (Surgeon)
Sushruta, a prominent figure in medicine, is recognized as the author of the Sushruta Samhita, an important ancient medical treatise and foundational text of Ayurveda. His work encompasses a wide range of medical topics but is especially renowned for its in-depth chapters on surgery, earning him the title of "the father of plastic surgery." Scholars suggest that various ancient authors under the collective name "Suśruta" collaborated on this text, and the Compendium of Suśruta locates him in Varanasi, India.