[Eight centuries of the death of a great doctor: "Maimonides El Español"].
Eight hundred years have gone by since the death of Maimonides. An extraordinaire Jewish Spanish physician. This review of his life and achievements provides insight into the world of a remarkable 12th-century physician and may offer valuable lessons for physicians today. His descriptions of many diseases such as hepatitis, pneumonia, and many others are remarkably modern by current standards. His legacy as a physician, lives on for posterity. He was a physician of whom modern medicine would be proud if he were alive today.
Casal
María Teresa
MT
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain. ch2casam@hotmail.com
Casal
Manuel
M
D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D013030:Spain