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Behrouz Boroumand

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Behrouz Boroumand
Born
Qaemshahr, Iran
Alma mater
Political partyNation Party of Iran
Medical career
ProfessionInternal
FieldNephrology
Institutions
Sub-specialtiesNephropathology
AwardsISN Pioneer Award (2014)

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

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Boroumand has served in the leadership council of the Nation Party of Iran.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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
  6. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Bukharamag". Telegram. Retrieved 2024-01-07.