His medical expertise was so renowned that it is said that from as far away as England, King Richard the Lion - Hearted made attempts to obtain Maimonides as his personal physician.
Tema meditsiinialane pädevus leidis sedavõrd tunnustust, et isegi kuningas Richard Lõvisüda kaugelt Inglismaalt püüdis teda oma ihuarstiks saada.