Abolhasan Farhoudi
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Abolhasan FarhoudiAbolhasan Farhoudi (1923 in Qom
, Iran
- 19 April 2006 in Paris
, France
) was a prominent Persian
medical scientist, immunologist
and pediatrician
.
Professor Farhoudi studied medicine at Tehran University where he continued his studies in the field of pediatrics. After graduation, Farhoudi lectured at Tehran University for a few years and then moved to London to become a fellow of immunology and allergy in London GOS hospital
. His most important recent work was in inherited disorders of immune function.
He published 39 scientific articles cited in Scopus
. The three most cited are
He was the founder of clinical immunology and allergy studies in Iran
. He was involved in both lab bench works and clinical medicine. With his colleagues at Harvard Medical School
and McGill University
, he published his last book on immunology and allergy.
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
- 19 April 2006 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a prominent Persian
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
medical scientist, immunologist
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
and pediatrician
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
.
Professor Farhoudi studied medicine at Tehran University where he continued his studies in the field of pediatrics. After graduation, Farhoudi lectured at Tehran University for a few years and then moved to London to become a fellow of immunology and allergy in London GOS hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
. His most important recent work was in inherited disorders of immune function.
He published 39 scientific articles cited in Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
. The three most cited are
- "Clinical and immunological features of 65 Iranian patients with common variable immunodeficiency " Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 12 (7), pp. 825-832 (2005) with 46 citations
- "Frequency and clinical manifestations of patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders in Iran: Update from the Iranian primary immunodeficiency registry " Journal of Clinical Immunology 26 (6), pp. 519-532 (2006) with 44 citations
- "Primary immunodeficiency in Iran: First report of the national registry of PID in children and adults " in Journal of Clinical Immunology 22 (6), pp. 375-380 (2002) with 42 citations.
He was the founder of clinical immunology and allergy studies in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. He was involved in both lab bench works and clinical medicine. With his colleagues at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, he published his last book on immunology and allergy.