DATE AND LOCATION OF BIRTH: 21 June, 1943  Tehran/Iran

DEGREE AND DIPLOMAS:




M.D. University of Göttingen June, 1971                                                                    
German Approbation October, 1978
Specialization in Internal Medicine March, 1979
Certification for Nuclear Medicine February, 1984
Certification on Haematology and Oncology January, 1991                                         
European Certification on Medical Oncology October, 1991                                        

PRESENT APPOINTMENTS:

Department of Internal Medicine (Cancer Research)
West German Cancer Center
University Hospital of Essen
Medical School Essen, Germany


EDUCATION AND JUNIOR APPOINTMENTS:

School and Highschool: 1949-1961 Tehran

College for Foreign Students in Germany: 1964-1965 Hannover

Medical Study: 1965-1971 University of Göttingen  

Junior Resident:

Blood Transfusion Laboratory, 1971-1972
Department of Surgery and Internal
Medicine, University of Göttingen  

Resident Clinician:

Department of Internal Medicine 1972-1973
University of Göttingen  

Department of Internal Medicine 1974-1975
University of Bochum  

Department of Internal Medicine (Cancer Research) 1976-1984
West German Cancer Center
University Hospital of Essen
Medical School Essen, Germany

Senior clinician:

Department of Internal Medicine (Cancer Research) Since 1984
West German Cancer Center
University Hospital of Essen
Medical School Essen, Germany

PROFESSORSHIP:

Professor for Internal Medicine (Hematology/Oncology) Since 1991
Department of Internal Medicine (Cancer Research)
West German Cancer Center
University Hospital of Essen
Medical School Essen, Germany

MEMBERSHIPS:

German Cancer Society
Working Group for Medical Oncology of German Cancer Society
German Society for Haematology and Oncology
German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
International Society of Hematology (ISH)