Fereydoun Zangeneh

Background

Zangeneh, Fereydoun was born on July 11, 1937 in Tehran, Iran. Came to the United States, 1962, 86.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Tehran, Iran, 1961.

Career

Intern, Washington Hospital Center, 1962; resident in pediatrics, University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics, 1963-1965; fellow in pediatric endocrinology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1965-1966; fellow in pediatric endocrinology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1966-1968; assistant professor to professor, U. Tehran, Iran, 1968-1986; associate professor pediatrics, Marshall U. School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia, 1986-1989; associate professor pediatrics, West Virginia University, Charleston, 1989-1995; professor pediatrics, West Virginia University, Charleston, since 1995; director pediatric endocrinology, West Virginia University, Charleston, since 1989. Instructor pediatrics U. Washington, Seattle, 1967-1968. Director department endocrinology Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran, Iran, 1968-1986.

Director pediatric endocrinology Marshall U. School Medicine, Huntington, 1986-1989. Member West Virginia Advisory Committee on Newborn Metabolic Screening, West Virginia Advisory Committee on Diabetes Mellitus.

Achievements

• Fereydoun Zangeneh has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrics educator, pediatric endocrinologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, research committee, camp committee American Diabetes Association, West Virginia affiliate, Charleston, active in Huntington West Virginia affiliate, 1986-1989. Board dirs.Diabetes Camp of West Virginia Captain Iranian Army Medical Corps, 1969-1971. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics, American College Endocrinology.

Member International Pediatric Association (advisory expert panel 1977-1983), Union Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Pediatric Socs. (executive county 1979-1985), Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, Endocrine Society, American Association Clinical Endocrinologists, American diabetes Association, International Society Pediatric and Adolscent Diabetes.

Connections

Married.