Hassan Baiev: what happened to the doctor who saved the life of terrorist Basayev

Biography 21/03/20 Hassan Baiev: what happened to the doctor who saved the life of terrorist Basayev

Probably, in that moment, when Hassan Baiev gave the Hippocratic oath, he could not even imagine, whose lives he will have to save. Meanwhile, it was he who rescued these known terrorists like Shamil Basayev, Salman Raduyev and Arbi Barayev. However, this does not mean that Bayev stood on their side: according to the doctor, the medicine must always be apolitical. Moreover, with the same zeal he helped and civilians, and the Federal military. Only after that to live in the homeland he could not.

the Surgeon who gave up a career

Hassan Baiev could make a brilliant career. At least, his achievements have nothing but admiration, not cause. To 18 years of Baiev was already a black belt holder in judo. In addition, he possessed great Sambo and even went to the team of the USSR on struggle. However, Hassan decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was famous in the whole district with his knowledge in herbal remedies. That’s just Hassan decided not to become a folk healer and a professional. Moreover, by the time his two sisters have already managed to graduate nurses. The education of Baiev received in Krasnoyarsk: it was there that he graduated from medical Institute in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

In 1992, Hassan Baiev came for training to Moscow. A couple of years it was already considered a world-class expert: patients came to him even from abroad. At the time, plastic surgeries, and especially those who did were very rare. Then Bayevo didn’t complain: he had money, apartment, car. Stay Hassan Gundulic in the capital, he could provide for themselves until the end of life. And abroad, he would not have gone. However, when Baiev learned that the Caucasus war, he said medicaments, downloaded from in mAthe bus and headed back to Chechnya.

And civilians, and the feds and the militants

at First, Hassan Baiev operated at home, and then organized a small hospital in a suburb of Grozny and moved there. A few months later, the medication that the surgeon had brought over. Then Baiev appealed for help to the local people: the Chechens carried to the hospital painkillers, bandages, in short, everything that could be useful. This is not surprising: first, Baiev was the only surgeon in the area with a population of 100 thousand people, and, secondly, the doctor never separated patients into “us” and “them” on civilians and soldiers, the terrorists and the feds. He saved the life of all simply because stuck to this once the Hippocratic oath.

It is Hassan Baiev right leg amputated terrorist Shamil Basayev after he hit a mine, set aside by Federal troops. Disfigured by an explosive bullet to the face Salman Raduyev also collected Baiev. And the wounded of Arbi Barayev operated Hassan Gundulic. It is noteworthy that Barayev subsequently sentenced their Savior to death. However, the terrorist did not lead the sentence: treat his fighters was no one else. It is clear that for saving enemy lives did not complain Khassan Baiev and the feds. But Bayev claimed that he was just doing his duty. And that before sin, the surgeon is still confident that all his patients will answer or already answered for them before Allah.

Life in USA

Despite this view Khassan Baiev, in the early 2000-ies to stay in Chechnya, he felt unsafe. And back to the capital to move, he decided not to. With the help of the organization “Doctors for human rights” of his wife and children Baiev smuggled into the United States. After the family flew over the ocean and the surgeon. The first time Hassan Bayevo had a hard time in exile: not only that, he worked who would have, so more affected by experience of the horrors of war, and the doctor himself needed help psihologon. To recover had more than one year. Largely Hassan helped to recover the work on the autobiographical book “the Oath, or Surgeon under fire,” which became a bestseller.

Today, Hassan Baiev known in the U.S. not only as a writer but also as a surgeon. He lectures in universities, and the American medical community has awarded him the award “Doctor of the world.” In addition, Baiev and returned to professional sports: he became the champion of America in Sambo and MMA. However, even after health status and social situation Baiev has improved, he still couldn’t become a real American. Hassan Gundulica always pulled home. And soon he had the opportunity to visit the house. Now it is several times a year he comes to Chechnya, has his countrymen free medical care.

Yulia Popova

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