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Khassan Zhunidovich Baiev (Russian: Хасан Жунидович Баиев; born 4 April 1963) is a Russian-American surgeon of Chechen origin who performed numerous operations under critical conditions during the Second Chechen War. He is mostly known as author of two memoirs, The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire and Grief of My Heart: Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon.
Plagued by frailty and illness growing up, Baiev took up martial arts to overcome his physical weaknesses – by late adolescence he was a black beltjudoka who won national competitions and faced a promising career as a coach in the sports-oriented Soviet Union.[2] However, Baiev desired to become a doctor, as his sisters were nurses and his father a herbalist, and in his words, "I always wanted to do something that would be of service to society."[4] Baiev was accepted to the Krasnoyarsk Medical Institute in Siberia in 1980 [2] and specialized in maxillofacial surgery.[4]
Careeredit
In 1985, Baiev graduated from medical school and started his specialist training. He returned to Chechnya in 1988 and became a successful plastic surgeon; and, in the early 1990s, he went to Moscow for additional training. He has said of his practice in Moscow:
"In Moscow, 75% of my patients were people who wanted facelifts and tummy tucks, while 25% were accident victims. People came from abroad--Sweden, Germany, Switzerland--for plastic surgery because we were offering such operations at a tenth of the cost in their countries. I could have stayed in Moscow, but by 1994 it was clear that war was going to break out, and I decided it was my duty to help my fellow Chechens."[4]
By 2000, Baiev was the single surgeon for nearly 80,000 residents near Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and at one point during the conflict he performed 67 amputations and eight brain operations in a 48-hour period.[5] His patients included the rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Salman Raduyev.[6] Both sides of the conflict saw Baiev's actions of treating the other side as treason and multiple death threats were made against him.
Grief of My Heart: Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon (2005)
The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire (2004)
Referencesedit
^ abcDaniloff, Caleb (February 23, 2003). "For Chechens, a fighting chance". calebdaniloff.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ abc. TheOathBook.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^Baiev, Khassan (February 27, 2004). "A History Written in Chechen Blood". The St. Petersburg Times. Vol. 947, no. 15. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^ abcVlad, Ioana (April 2004). "Surgeon under fire". Student BMJ. 12. BMJ Group: 154. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^Peper, Lisa (April 9, 2004). "Chechnian doctor discusses how he risked death to uphold Hippocratic Oath". The Reporter. Vanderbilt Medical Center. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^. TheOathBook.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^Baiev, Khassan (January 2008). "News Archive of the International Committee for the Children of Chechnya". News posting. ICCC website. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
External linksedit
. International Committee for the Children of Chechnya. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
. Website of the Physicians for Human Rights. Physicians for Human Rights. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2010 Khassan Zhunidovich Baiev Russian Hasan Zhunidovich Baiev born 4 April 1963 is a Russian American surgeon of Chechen origin who performed numerous operations under critical conditions during the Second Chechen War He is mostly known as author of two memoirs The Oath A Surgeon Under Fire and Grief of My Heart Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon Khassan BaievBorn 1963 04 04 4 April 1963 age 61 Alkhan Kala Chechen Ingush ASSR Soviet UnionEducationKrasnoyarsk Medical InstituteOccupation s Surgeon AuthorSpouseZara Tokaeva 1 ChildrenMaryam Islam Markha Satsita 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editKhassan Baiev was born as a fraternal twin in Alkhan Kala a suburb of Grozny in April 1963 2 His father a herbalist by profession served in the Soviet Red Army and was wounded during World War II but was deported to Kazakhstan as a result of the forced deportations of most Chechens to Central Asia in February 1944 Baiev s parents would return in 1959 after Nikita Khrushchev allowed for the Chechens to return home during the de Stalinization campaign 3 Plagued by frailty and illness growing up Baiev took up martial arts to overcome his physical weaknesses by late adolescence he was a black belt judoka who won national competitions and faced a promising career as a coach in the sports oriented Soviet Union 2 However Baiev desired to become a doctor as his sisters were nurses and his father a herbalist and in his words I always wanted to do something that would be of service to society 4 Baiev was accepted to the Krasnoyarsk Medical Institute in Siberia in 1980 2 and specialized in maxillofacial surgery 4 Career editIn 1985 Baiev graduated from medical school and started his specialist training He returned to Chechnya in 1988 and became a successful plastic surgeon and in the early 1990s he went to Moscow for additional training He has said of his practice in Moscow In Moscow 75 of my patients were people who wanted facelifts and tummy tucks while 25 were accident victims People came from abroad Sweden Germany Switzerland for plastic surgery because we were offering such operations at a tenth of the cost in their countries I could have stayed in Moscow but by 1994 it was clear that war was going to break out and I decided it was my duty to help my fellow Chechens 4 By 2000 Baiev was the single surgeon for nearly 80 000 residents near Grozny the capital of Chechnya and at one point during the conflict he performed 67 amputations and eight brain operations in a 48 hour period 5 His patients included the rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Salman Raduyev 6 Both sides of the conflict saw Baiev s actions of treating the other side as treason and multiple death threats were made against him Consequently the human rights organization Physicians for Human Rights sponsored Baiev for political asylum in the United States during the Second Chechen War and Baiev flew to Washington DC in April 2000 7 After his family joined him in the U S ten months later Baiev and his family have been living in Needham Massachusetts 1 As of 2008 Dr Khassan has been treating pediatric patients in Grozny especially in deformations of the face and amputated limbs 8 Books editGrief of My Heart Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon 2005 The Oath A Surgeon Under Fire 2004 References edit a b c Daniloff Caleb February 23 2003 For Chechens a fighting chance calebdaniloff com The Boston Globe Retrieved August 26 2009 a b c Author Biography Khassan Baiev TheOathBook com Archived from the original on August 19 2008 Retrieved January 22 2009 Baiev Khassan February 27 2004 A History Written in Chechen Blood The St Petersburg Times Vol 947 no 15 Retrieved January 22 2009 a b c Vlad Ioana April 2004 Surgeon under fire Student BMJ 12 BMJ Group 154 Retrieved January 22 2009 Peper Lisa April 9 2004 Chechnian doctor discusses how he risked death to uphold Hippocratic Oath The Reporter Vanderbilt Medical Center Retrieved January 22 2009 Chechnya A Nation Suffering at the Hands of Scoundrels An Interview with Khassan Baiev Johnson s Russia List Vol 19 no JRL 2008 Center for Defense Information Retrieved January 22 2009 Q amp A with Dr Khassan Baiev TheOathBook com Archived from the original on August 19 2008 Retrieved January 22 2009 Baiev Khassan January 2008 News Archive of the International Committee for the Children of Chechnya News posting ICCC website Retrieved May 9 2011 External links edit Official website of the International Committee for the Children of Chechnya International Committee for the Children of Chechnya Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved January 22 2009 Dr Khassan Baiev 2006 PHR Health and Human Rights Award Recipient Website of the Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights Archived from the original on October 13 2008 Retrieved January 22 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khassan Baiev amp oldid 1210610551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
