Behrouz Boroumand

Behrouz Boroumand (Persian: بهروز برومند‎) is an Iranian physician and political activist.

Behrouz Boroumand
Boroumand in 2017
Born
Qaemshahr, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materUniversity of Tehran Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Political partyNation Party of Iran
Medical career
ProfessionInternal
FieldNephrology
InstitutionsIranian Academy of Medical Sciences
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Sub-specialtiesNephropathology
AwardsISN Pioneer Award (2014)

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
  1. "World Congress of Nephrology to honor Iranian", Iran daily, 8 February 2015, 111250, retrieved 25 March 2020
  2. Ameri, Ali (29 July 2013), "BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES IN IRAN", Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.), ISSN 2330-4804
  3. "Iranian nephrologist receives ISN Pioneer Award", Islamic Republic News Agency, 18 December 2014, 81431007, retrieved 25 March 2020
  4. "Boroumand Hailed as 'Father of Nephrology'", Financial Tribune, 15 December 2014, retrieved 25 March 2020
  5. Timmerman, Kenneth R. (2005), Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran, Crown Forum, p. 213, ISBN 9781400053681


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