Asghar Rastegar

Background

Rastegar, Asghar was born on April 22, 1942 in Shiraz, Iran.

Education

Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 1968.

Career

Intern in medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1969; resident in medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1969-1970; fellow in nephrology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1972; chief resident in medicine, instructor in medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1972-1973; associate professor medicine, Shiraz (Iran) U. School of Medicine, 1973-1981; visiting professor and attending physician, Firoozgar Hospital and Iranian Institute Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 1981-1983; attending physician medicine, VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, 1983-1984; associate professor department medicine, U. Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, 1984-1985; associate professor medicine, professor medicine, associate chairman, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1985, 88-93,93-; chief medical service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, 1985-1993. Visiting associate professor medicine Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1977-1978;director residency training program department medicine U. Colorado Health Sciences Center and chief, clinical services department medicine University Hospital, 1984-1985. Acting chief renal section Yale University School Medicine, 1991-1992, associate chairman for education, department internal medicine, since 1993.

Consultant Department Medicine, U. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Asghar Rastegar has been listed as a noteworthy Nephrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

M. Faye E. Gibbon; three children.