This video is unavailable. Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (Παῦλος Αἰγινήτης; Aegina) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing the medical encyclopedia Medical Compendium in … Eager to follow the dogma of “oρθoπo(ε)δώ” (orthopodo: pace with no malformation), he introduced a series of surgical operations of reconstructive-cosmetic-plastic-orthopaedic nature to confront any disfiguration of the human body. This compendium is divided into 7 books and 519 chapters. Paul of Aegina was not only aware of such operations but was also ceaselessly performing them by the well-known method of “the direct fall of the sunlight in the organ of interest.” Paul was born in the island of Aegina (c. 7th century AD) and studied and practiced medicine in Alexandria, just before the destruction of the city by the Arabs. Watch Queue Queue. Information about the physician Paul of Aegina: Also known by the name Paulus Aegineta, Paul of Aegina was a Greek Physician who lived in the mid 7th Century AD. Paul of Aegina describes all his knowledge, the basis of his practice, and his experience and innovations in his opus magnum, Epitome of Medicine. Paul of Aegina describes all his knowledge, the basis of his practice, his experience and innovations in a compendium “Epitome of Medicine”. He got the name Aegineta from to his birthplace of Aegina. This multivolume text comprises 7 books and 519 chapters ( Figure 2 ). The first book treats subjects of Hygiene and the preservation from nutrition issues for specific patient categories and their dietary needs. Watch Queue Queue He was born in the year 625 AD on the island of Aegina, Greece. Compre o livro 625 Births; Wu Zetian, Zhang Jianzhi, Uisang, Paul of Aegina na Amazon.com.br: confira as ofertas para livros em inglês e importados Paul of Aegina lived in a era when the preservation of the ancient Greek tradition was for him almost a necessity. 3 The first book treats subjects of hygiene, nutrition issues, and patient-specific dietary needs.