Khassan Baiev

Khassan Baiev (Chechen: Хасан Баиев) (born April 4, 1963) is a Chechen trauma surgeon who upheld the Hippocratic oath to treat thousands of civilians and combatants on both sides of the First and Second Chechen Wars, including Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters.Baiev has been honored by Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, and Amnesty International for his work. He has authored two memoirs, The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire and Grief of My Heart: Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon, and has served as Chairman of the International Committee for the Children of Chechnya since 2003. He is also a sambo world champion, and holds a black belt in judo.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 04, 1963
Birth place
Soviet Union , Chechen–Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , Alkhan Kala
Children
Islam

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