ABSTRACT
Imhotep was born at Ahkhtowe, a small town in Egypt around 2655 BC. He was a contemporary of Abraham, the Father of the Hebrews who lived about 5000 years ago. He is reputed as the inventor of the pyramid, the first physician, architect, and engineer. William Osler called him the true “father of medicine”. The Greeks revered him; Hippocrates learnt from him, expounded some of his works, and laid the foundations of the profession of medicine as we know it today.