The Life and Works of Sadid al-Din Kazeroni: An Iranian Physician and Anatomist

Background: one of the great physicians in iran who had expertise in medicine, surgery, and pharmacy was sadid al-din kazeroni. he was a 14th century physician. no information is available on his birth and death – only “al-mughni”, a book, has been left to make him famous in surgical and medical knowledge. methods: we used desk and historical research methods in this research, with a historical approach. this commonly used research method in human sciences was used to criticize and study the birthplace and works of sadid al-din kazeroni. results and conclusion: sadid al-din kazeroni discussed the exact issues in the field of anatomy, surgery, and gynecology. he was fluent in pharmacology. in his pharmacology book, for the first time, he named drugs considered necessary before and after surgery. in this study, we reviewed the biography and introduction of the works and reviewed “al-mughni”, a book on breast cancer.