With his brothers-in-law, Thessalus and Draco, he was one of the founders of the Dogmatic school of medicine.
He was sent by Hippocrates, with his fellow-pupils, during the time of the plague, to assist different cities with his medical skill.
[2] According to Galen, he followed implicitly the opinions and practices of Hippocrates, but the strict accuracy of this assertion has been doubted.
He has been supposed, by both ancient and modern scholars, to be the author of several works in the Hippocratic collection.
[2] Polybus is mentioned many times by Galen, chiefly in connection with different works in the Hippocratic collection.