The great medieval Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides was also a practicing physician who contributed a number of important works to medical literature. Modern students of these treatises have made extravagant claims about Maimonides' scientific outlook and have attributed to him important discoveries and innovations. Viewed in its historical and religious content, Maimonides' medical work app...

*Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, †Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Reprint Address: Lawrence Haines, MD, MPH, RDMS, Division of Emergency Ultrasonography, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 1...

Maimonides (1135-1204) wrote extensively on moral philosophical matters. In his three main works, the Commentary on the Mishnah, the Mishneh Torah, and the Guide of the Perplexed, he developed a far-reaching ethical system which is Aristotelian and yet is also greatly dependent upon the Rabbinic tradition. In this paper it is argued that Maimonides presents an effective synthesis of these appar...

As a new Journal, most of the papers submitted were naturally reviews. However, the most important aspect for the promotion and advancement of medicine is publication of original research. To promote such efforts the editors of Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal established in 2017 the Maimonides Best Published Original Research Prize. This annual prize of $1,000 is to be awarded to the first au...

Moses Maimonides, the illustrious medieval rabbi and philosopher, dedicated the last decade of his life primarily to medicine. His strong interest in medicine was an integral component of his religious-philosophical teachings and world view. In this paper various sources from his rabbinic writings are presented that explain Maimonides' motivation regarding and deep appreciation for medicine: (A...

Editor-in-Chief, Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal; Director of the Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Associate Editor, Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal; Director of Medical and Research Development, Rambam Health Care Campus,...

This paper contains an analysis and appreciation of one of Moses Maimonides' authentic medical works, his Treatise on Asthma. After a brief biographical section, passages from the work are cited and analysed to illustrate the approach of this medieval physician who organised the knowledge of Greeks and others who preceded him. Maimonides presents a logical and systematic approach to the prevent...

Syeda A. Batul, MD, Felix Yang, MD, FHRS, Karan Wats, MBBS, Suvash Shrestha, MBBS, Yisachar J. Greenberg, MD, FHRS From the Cardiology Division, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology Division, and Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Bro...