Behrouz Boroumand
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Born | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater | University of Tehran Medical School Georgetown University School of Medicine Armed Forces Institute of Pathology |
Political party | Nation Party of Iran |
Medical career | |
Profession | Internal |
Field | Nephrology |
Institutions | Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences Iran University of Medical Sciences |
Sub-specialties | Nephropathology |
Awards | ISN Pioneer Award (2014) |
Behrouz Boroumand (Persian: بهروز برومند) is an Iranian physician and political activist.
Early life and education
Boroumand was born in Qaemshahr, Mazandaran province, and obtained his medical degree from University of Tehran Medical School.[1] He did his residency in Hackensack, New Jersey and District of Columbia General Hospital, and gained a fellowship in nephrology and nephropathology at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.[1]
Medical career
During the 1970s, Boroumand worked at the 'National Dialysis and Transplant Committee' of health ministry and collaborated in the first kidney transplantation service in Iran.[2] From 1976 to 1980, he was the president of 'Iranian Society of Nephrology' and office he holds for the second spell since 2000.[3] He is acclaimed as "the founder and leader of kidney disease treatment in the Middle East" by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN),[4] and received the society's Pioneer Award in 2014.[3]
Political activities
Boroumand has served in the leadership council of the Nation Party of Iran.[5]
References
- ^ a b "World Congress of Nephrology to honor Iranian", Iran daily, 8 February 2015, 111250, retrieved 25 March 2020
- ^ Ameri, Ali (29 July 2013), "BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES IN IRAN", Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.), ISSN 2330-4804
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b "Iranian nephrologist receives ISN Pioneer Award", Islamic Republic News Agency, 18 December 2014, 81431007, retrieved 25 March 2020
- ^ "Boroumand Hailed as 'Father of Nephrology'", Financial Tribune, 15 December 2014, retrieved 25 March 2020
- ^ Timmerman, Kenneth R. (2005), Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran, Crown Forum, p. 213, ISBN 9781400053681
- Iranian medical biography stubs
- Living people
- Iranian physician-politicians
- Nation Party of Iran politicians
- People from Qaem Shahr
- University of Tehran alumni
- Georgetown University School of Medicine alumni
- Iranian nephrologists
- Iranian pathologists
- Iranian expatriates in the United States
- National Front (Iran) student activists