Born 1986; trained in ancient history and classical studies in the US and the UK, where she received her doctorate; holds the position of associate professor (with tenure) in the Classical Studies department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

• Aileen R. Das: Preface to the VolumeAileen R. Das: Introduction: The Best Doctor-PhilosopherText, Translation and NotesΓΑΛΗΝΟΥ ΟΤΙ Ο ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΣEssaysFlorian Steger: Galen's Plea for an "Understanding of Medicine": Ancient Lessons for Today's Practice - Bronwen L. Wickkiser: Galen and Pergamon: The Role of Religion in Framing Medical Authority - Todd Curtis: Galen, Rhetoric, and Philosophical Discourse: A Rhetorical Analysis of Quod optimus medicus sit quoque philosophus - Ralph M. Rosen: "Galen's Hippocrates" in That the Best Doctor is also a Philosopher - Teun Tieleman: Galen between Medicine and Philosophy - Elvira Wakelnig: Galen's Philosopher-Physician from Late Antiquity to the Arabic-Islamic World in ʿAbbāsid Times - Caroline Petit: Humanitas and the Galenic Doctor: Medicine, Philosophy, and Religion in the Renaissance