Iraj Nazeri

Iraj Nazeri is an Iranian cardiologist and professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He performed the first coronary angioplasty in Iran.

History

Nazeri was born in Kermanshah, Iran in 1939. He attended Khosro Parviz elementary school and Razi High School in Kermanshah where he graduated in 1957. Nazeri had postgraduate training at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas majoring in interventional cardiology and advanced cardiovascular treatment techniques.

In 1987 Nazeri performed the first coronary angioplasty in Iran. He continued to develop the interventional techniques and treatments for coronary artery diseases, structural heart diseases and peripheral vascular diseases in Iran.

Legacy

Nazeri was named the head of cardiology department at Imam Hospital and Medical Center at the University of Tehran. As professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nazeri established the first interventional cardiology training program in Iran.