Khassan Baiev
Chechen surgeon
- Born
- 4 April 1963, Alkhan-Kala
- Citizenship
- Russia, United States, Soviet Union
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- surgeon, judoka, autobiographer, human rights defender, peace activist
Khassan Zhunidovich Baiev (Russian: Хасан Жунидович Баиев; born 4 April 1963) is a Russian-American surgeon of Chechen origin who performed numerous operations under critical conditions during the Second Chechen War. He is mostly known as author of two memoirs, The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire and Grief of My Heart: Memoirs of a Chechen Surgeon.
Awards and honours
- Master of Sport of the USSR
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2291920 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.