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Dr. Mohamad Saleh Abdul Munim (1917-1994) Professor in Baghdad Medical School The first Surgeon to perform a successful Thoracotomy in Iraq

He was born in 1917 in Baghdad Karadat Maryam. His father Haj Abdul Munim was a school headmaster. His mother was Fatma Albairmani. He joined the school of Tatbeeqat Dar Al-Mualameen as primary school then Al-Markazia Secondary School. His parents wanted him to become clergy man but he wanted to go to medical school. He joined medical school 1933 and qualified as a Doctor in 1939. During this period his mother died. After graduation he worked at the Royal Hospital in Bab A-Muadham in General Surgery and also taught clinical surgery. In 1945 was sent on a scholarship to USA where he studied for a post graduate degree in Thoracic Surgery from Sea View Hospital in New York. on his return to Iraq he was appointed as a professor in clinical surgery at the Royal Hospital/Medical school. He was the first Iraqi Surgeon to successfully perform thoracotomy. He was well known for his love to medicine putting humanity first and did not use medicine as a way to make wealth but to serve people and humanity. He would treat poor people for free and he enjoyed teaching medical students. He opened a private hospital called Saleh's hospital in Salihia in 1956 and he did very well. He kept one ward in his hospital to provide free service to the poor people who could not afford to pay for their operations. In 1958 the revolution erupted and in 1961 he was pressurized to surrender his Hospital to the government. He continued to work in private clinic till 1990 and died in 1994.