Ibn al-Quff al-Karaki, artistic interpretation

Another surgeon and physician who gained fame was Ibn al-Quff (1233 - 1286). He was born in the 13th century in Al-Karak in modern day Jordan. He was a leading physician and had special interest in surgery, in particular methods of relieving patients from pain during surgery for he wrote a complete chapter on pain relief in his book 'Al-'Umdah Fi Sinaat Al Jiraha' or 'Basics in the Art of Surgery'.