Sushruta: World's First Surgeon

World's First Surgeon: How Sushruta 's Surgical Wisdom Shapes Today's Medicine Sushruta , the ancient Indian luminary, set surgical benchmarks with his detailed Sushruta Samhita. A blend of surgical ... Discover the life and legacy of Maharishi Sushruta , the ancient Indian physician known as the Father of Surgery and author of the Sushruta Samhita, a foundational text in Ayurvedic medicine. Sushruta was an Indian physician, who wrote one of the world's earliest works on medicine and surgery and is therefore regarded as the 'Father of Indian Medicine' and 'Father of Plastic Surgery.' The Sushruta and Charaka texts differ in one major aspect, with Sushruta Samhita providing more detailed descriptions of surgery, surgical instruments and surgical training. The Charaka Samhita mentions surgery, but only briefly.