Role of Physician and Scientists of Tabas Region in Islamic and Iranian's Medical History

 Tabas is one of townships of south Khorasan Province that despite of huge past in history, it has been lesser recognized in view of medical sciences' history since now. In this field, surveying on live and remained works of Tabas physicians can be switch to becoming familiar with their medical opinions. In this article whilst recognition of physicians and medical scientists from Tabas in historical ages, introduces this group of scientists belonging to Islamic and Iranian's culture and civilization who have put on valuable medical works as a heritage for their own future generations.

 The present survey has been accomplished by desk study and historical research with descriptive - analytic approach. To achieving the information about of the physicians in Tabas and their works, it has been referred to the historical writings' sources, listing references and scientific websites, too.

Ethical Considerations:

 In this study, criteria concernd with moral principles as confidentiality, personal satisfaction and freedom of participants in cooperation or non- cooperation during the study process have been observed.

 Region of Tabas has had a significant contribution in field of medical science in South Khorasan. Some of the physicians who were from Tabas are Mirza Yahya Tabib-e Tabassi, Mirza Abolhassan Tabib-e Tabassi, Mirza Asadolla-e Tabib, Gholamreza Amirshaibani and Hassan Majd. In section of writing works, they are included as translation of Quran verses' properties (Al-Dorr-on-Nazim fi Khavas-el- Qurna-el- Azim), Shafi-ol-Oja (translation of Taghvim-ol-Abdan)), compiling of Zobdat-ol-Alaj (Poetic medicine) and transcription of five medical manuscripts such as Alvaho-Sehha. It also was indicated that one hospital unit entitled to "Shaibani hospital" has been in the city of Tabas.

 Regarding the findings of the study, It was showed that Tabas region has had an important role in medical education and treatment and also transmission of medical heritage to succeeding generations wherever many physicians like as Mirza Yahya Tabib-e Tabassi, Mirza AbolhassnTabib-e Tabassi and etc. were recognized in the mentioned periods. Moreover, the posterity of Tabas has done the compiling of one manuscript, translation of two books from Arabic in Persian and transcription of five manuscripts in field of medical sciences. Shaibani Hospital in Tabas has been also active to provide medical healthcare services to the public before destroying by direful earthquake on Sep 1978.