Hua Tuo, together with Dong Feng and Zhang Zhongjing, is known as the "Three Divine Physicians of Jian'an". As a young man, he traveled and studied abroad, practicing medicine in Anhui, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, etc. He studied medicine without pursuing a career. His medical skills are comprehensive, especially good at surgery, skilled in surgery. He was also proficient in internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, and acupuncture and moxibustion. In his later years, he was suspected by Cao Cao and was tortured to death in prison.
Hua Tuo was known as the "Sage of Surgery" and the "Ancestor of Surgery". He was also known as "Hua Tuo Reincarnation" and "Yuanhua Rebirth" for his outstanding medical skills.