These are a sample of some of the photographs and art from
THE OATH: A Surgeon's Life Under Fire
by Khassan Baiev, M.D.

Dada showing off his
World War II decorations.

Me (right) and my twin,
Hussein.

My sister Malika (left) and
Nana.

A view of “Little Switzerland”
looking north from the Caucasus Mountains. (Ruth Daniloff)

Grozny before the war—the most beautiful city of the
North Caucasus.

Deportation of Chechens in 1944.
(Painting by Sultan Yushaev, 1989)

Operating under fire. Left to right: me,
my nephew Ali, nurses Rumani
Idrísova and Markha Chalaeva, and
Said Ali, the dentist turned
surgical assistant.

Consulting Chechen fighters after an amputation during the second war.

Bandaging an amputee with my nephew Ali.
Still in bloody gloves, I take a break during the marathon operating session.

Even in war life goes on: Grozny
after the bombardment.
(Laurent Van Der
Stockt/Gamma Presse /images)

Twice during the fighting my house
was hit, and ultimately destroyed, by rockets.

Field commander Shamil Basayev,
near death, awaits amputation of
his right foot.

The family I left behind. Seated, left to right: Nana, Dada, Tamara, and
Raya; standing, left to right: Razyat, Hussein, and Malika.

Zara and me at a reception in Boston, October 2002.

At peace in Vermont. Lying down: Adam;
seated, left to right: Ali, Zara, our
American-born daughter Satsita, Markha,
and Islam; standing, left to right:
Maryam, Khava, and me.

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