扁鹊，原姓秦，名缓，字越人，又号卢医，生于周安王元年（公元前401年）前后，卒于周赧王五年（公元前310年），据传是在秦国替秦武王医疗后，在离开秦国的途中，于骊山北面的小路，被秦国太医李酰使刺客劫杀。

传说中东周战国时期田齐勃海郡莫州（今河北**）人。由于他的医术高超，被认为是神医，所以当时的人们借用了上古神话的黄帝时神医「扁鹊」的名号来称呼他。扁鹊奠定了中医学的切脉诊断方法，开启了中医学的先河。据《汉书·艺文志》载，扁鹊有著作《内经》和《外经》，但均已失佚。相传有名的中医典籍《难经》亦为扁鹊所着。

Bian Que (Chinese:扁䳍; pinyin:Biǎn Què) (also pronounced Pien Chueh, Wade–Giles: Pien Ch'iao; died 310 BC) was, according to legend, the earliest known Chinese physician. His real name is said to be Qin Yueren (秦越人), but his medical skills were so amazing that the people gave him the same name as the legendary doctor Bian Que, from the time of the Yellow Emperor. He was a native of the State of Qi.