Professor Issa Navab: A Life Well Spent

Document Type : MEMORIAL

Authors

1 Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research (COTAR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Professor Issa Navab Shaykh al-Islam (1938-2018) was one of the first orthopedic surgeons in Iran. He studied general 
medicine, specialty, and subspecialty in France and returned to Iran after completing his education. Following that, he 
earned a degree in regenerative orthopedics and traumatology from France and was one of the youngest physicians 
to become a full professor in France at the age of 32. One of his most valuable services was the voluntary treatment 
of war-injured during the imposed war between Iran and Iraq. Moreover, he helped many students to continue their 
education in France. He can and should be a role model for upcoming generations. 
Level of evidence: V

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 10, Issue 4
April 2022
Pages 360-365

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  • Receive Date: 07 May 2021
  • Accept Date: 26 August 2021
  • First Publish Date: 30 August 2021

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