About the Author
Dr. Krishna Mohan Mishra was born in a small village in Bhagalpur, in Bihar. He studied Medicine at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and obtained his MBBS degree and MD in Neurology. He worked at a mission hospital in Patna, Bihar.
Growing up he observed various approaches to medical practice including Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Faith Healing, Naturopathy, and Hakimi (Unani).
At BHU he taught modern Medicine to both medical and Ayurved students.
After moving to London, England, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and practiced Modern Medicine in Hertfordshire for nearly forty years.
He lives with his wife Kalyani in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, while his son Amitabh lives in Norwich, England with his wife Eleanor and two children Kalimohan and Anjali.
About the Book
The book ‘History and Philosophy of Medicine is based on the author’s lifetime of experience in Medicine and review of literature in the field.
He has seen the extremes of healing, from the non-existent and most primitive medical practices in remote villages in India, to the great modern institutions of modern medicine at BHU, Varanasi, and London. He has also observed the pivotal role of alternative medicine in saving lives.
The author has traced how medicine was practiced in the beginning and followed its development to a sophisticated science, and the philosophy that guided its evolution. It is the author's overall opinion that the world has to practice various types of medicine, in an endeavor to save human lives.
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