[Abu Maher Shirazi: the founder of Shiraz medical doctrine]

ABSTRACT

Being contemporary with Avicenna and Rhazes, Abu Maher Shirazi was born in Shiraz the 10th century AD. He was known as the first influential physician in Shiraz in the Islamic period and his students, such as Haly Abbas, called him a great scientist. Concerning his significant impact on medicine in this era, Abu Maher Shirazi is a good candidate for the title "the Founder of Shiraz Medical Doctrine"