Rebecca de Guarna

Rebecca de Guarna was an Italian physician and surgeon and author in the 14th century. She is one of the few woman physicians known from the Middle Ages.

Rebecca de Guarna was a member of the same Salernitian family as the famous Romuald, priest, physician and historian. She was a student of the University of Salerno and belonged to the minority of female students of her time period. She was the author of medical works on "Fevers", on "Urine", and on "Embryo".

References

• Howard S. The Hidden Giants, ch. 2, (Lulu.com; 2006)
• Walsh JJ. 'Medieval Women Physicians' in Old Time Makers of Medicine: The Story of the Students and Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages, ch. 8, (Fordham University Press; 1911)