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Who is called as the father of Indian surgery?

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Hippocrates
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Sushruta
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Charaka
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Robert koch
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Solution

The correct option is A Sushruta
Sushruta is called as the father of Indian surgery and ophthalmology. The physician greatly studied the cause, symptoms and treatments for the various disorders and contributed to the field of medicine.
Hippocrates is known as the father of western medicine.
Charaka is the father of medicine (anatomy).
Robert Koch is the father of microbiology.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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