Behrouz Boroumand (Persian: بهروز برومند) is an Iranian physician and political activist.
Behrouz Boroumand | |
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| Born | Qaemshahr, Iran |
| Alma mater | |
| Political party | Nation Party of Iran |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Internal |
| Field | Nephrology |
| Institutions | |
| Sub-specialties | Nephropathology |
| Awards | ISN Pioneer Award (2014) |
Early life and education
editBoroumand 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
editDuring 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
editBoroumand has served in the leadership council of the Nation Party of Iran.[5]
Gallery
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![Behrouz Broumand at the art gallery[6]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Behrooz_Boroomand4.jpg/90px-Behrooz_Boroomand4.jpg)
Behrouz Broumand at the art gallery[6] -
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![Behrooz Boroomand in Bukhara Magazine[7]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Behrooz_Boroomand3.jpg/80px-Behrooz_Boroomand3.jpg)
Behrooz Boroomand in Bukhara Magazine[7]
![Behrouz Broumand at the art gallery[6]](/wiki/File:Behrooz_Boroomand4.jpg)
![Behrooz Boroomand in Bukhara Magazine[7]](/wiki/File:Behrooz_Boroomand3.jpg)
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ www.irna.ir https://www.irna.ir/news/85305373/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%82-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C#:~:text=%C2%AB%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%20%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%8C%20%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%82%C2%BB%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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