• DOI:10.1177/000313480807400517
Corpus ID: 44410468

Ibn al-Nafis (1210–1288): The First Description of the Pulmonary Circulation

@article{Loukas2008IbnA,
  title={Ibn al-Nafis (1210–1288): The First Description of the Pulmonary Circulation},
  author={M. Loukas and R. Lam and R. Tubbs and M. Shoja and N. Apaydin},
  journal={The American Surgeon},
  year={2008},
  volume={74},
  pages={440 - 442}
}

• M. Loukas, R. Lam, +2 authors N. Apaydin
• Published 2008
• Medicine
• The American Surgeon

Ibn al-Nafis (1210–1288) was an Arab physician who contributed much to the advancement of medical knowledge and science in the 13th century. He was involved in jurisprudence, politics, and anatomical studies as well. Although a prominent ophthalmologist by training, today he is most recognized for his discovery of the lesser or pulmonary circulation. His was the first work to contradict the accepted teachings of Galen, which had existed since the 2nd century AD. His description included the… Expand