Francois Mitry Abboud

Background

Abboud, Francois Mitry was born on January 5, 1931 in Cairo, Egypt. Son of Mitry Y. and Asma (Habac) Abboud. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1963.

Education

Student, University Cairo, 1948-1952; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Ein Chams U., 1955; D (honorary), University Lyon, France, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Wisconsin, 1994.

Career

Intern, Demerdash Government Hospital, Cairo, 1955; resident, Milwaukee County Hospital, 1955-1958; American Heart Association research fellow cardiovascular laboratories, Marquette U., 1958-1960; American Heart Association advanced research fellow, U. Iowa, 1960-1962; assistant professor, U. Iowa, 1961-1965; associate professor medicine, U. Iowa, 1965-1968; professor medicine, U. Iowa, since 1968; professor physiology and biophysics, U. Iowa, since 1975; Edith King Pearson professor cardiovascular research, U. Iowa, since 1988; director cardiovascular division, 1970-1976; department chairman internal medicine, since 1976; director cardiovascular center, since 1974. Attending physician U. Iowa Hospitals, since 1961, Veterans Administration Hospital., Iowa City, since 1963. Chairman research review committee National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1978-1980, advisory county, since 1995.

Achievements

• Francois Mitry Abboud has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Master American College of Physicians. Member Institute Medicine NAS, American Medical Association, American Society Clinical Investigation, Control Society for Clinical Research (president elect 1984-1985, president 1985-1986), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Heart Association (board directors 1977-1980, past chairman research committees, award of Merit 1982, Distinguished Achievement award 1988, Chemical Industries Basel award for hypertension research 1990, president elect 1989-1990,president 1990-1991, Gold Heart award 1995), American Federation Clinical Research (president 1971-1972), Association University Cardiologists, Association professors Medicine (Robert H.Williams Distinguished Chairman of Medicine award 1993, board directors 1993-1997), Association American Physicians (treasurer 1979-1984, councillor 1984-1989, 89-, president-elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991), American Physiological Society (chairman circulation group 1979-1980, chairman clinical physiology section 1979-1983, publication committee 1987-1990, Wiggers award 1988), American Clinical and Climatological Association (councillor 1992), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (award experimental therapeutics 1972), International Society Hypertension (Merck Sharp & Dohme International award for research in hypertension 1994), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha (board directors since 1989).

Connections

Married Doris Evelyn Khal, June 5, 1955. Children: Mary Agnese, Susan Marie, Nancy Louise, Anthony Lawrence.

Father:

Mitry Y. Abboud

Mother:

Asma (Habac) Abboud

Spouse:

Doris Evelyn Khal

child:

Susan Marie Abboud

child:

Mary Agnese Abboud

child:

Nancy Louise Abboud

child:

Anthony Lawrence Abboud