Sushruta (also spelt Susruta or Sushrutha was the first surgeon in the world who lived in ancient India and is the author of the book "Sushruta Samhita", in which he describes over 120 surgical instruments, 300 surgical procedures and classifies human surgery in 8 categories. He lived and taught and practiced his art on the banks of the Ganga in the area that corresponds to the present day city of Varanasi in North India. Wikipedia
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