Background
Hossein Motamed was born February 26, 1893, in Tehran Iran. He was the son of Abdol Karim Motamed (Motamed ol Hokama) and Kokab GolSorkhi.
Hossein Motamed was born February 26, 1893, in Tehran Iran. He was the son of Abdol Karim Motamed (Motamed ol Hokama) and Kokab GolSorkhi.
1915 Medical Doctorate (Doctor of Medicine), degree from Medical School of Tehran (also known as Dar ul-Funun).
1917 Medical Residency, Université de Paris.
Hossein Khan Motamed, Doctor of Medicine Decorated with first (1925) and second place (1917) for the Scientific Medal of Iran. Work Hossein Khan Motamed began his career as an assistant surgeon in City Hospital of Tehran, 1915–1917. In a short time he became the chief of surgery section 1919-1920.
He then became the chief of surgical section in Sina Hospital (also known as Sepah)1920–1922 and later chief of surgical section of Military Pahlavi Hospital with a rank of Colonel 1922–1936.
Doctor Motamed founded his own hospital, Motamed Hospital. Motamed Hospital was the only School of Medicine (Madreseh-ye Tebb) at that time after division of medicine had separated from Dar ul-Funun in earlier years.
Motamed became the director and chief surgeon of his hospital in the years 1936–1940. Doctor Motamed was the first Iranian professor of surgery, he had his surgical training at Sina Hospital under the supervision of Doctor Ilberg from Germany.
Doctor Ilberg was the chief of the Sina Hospital"s surgical ward before World War I. After Doctor Ilberg departed Iran at the onset of World War I, Doctor Motamed took over his position.
Many of the pioneer surgeons in the country including Doctor Sadegh Ghazi and Doctor Anwar Shakki received their surgical training from Doctor Motamed. Doctor Motamed is the first Iranian surgeon who conducted a gastrectomy and lumbar sympatectomy in Iran. He held surgical procedures classes in Motamed hospital, prior to which no educational hospital existed in Iran.
He taught subjects such as pathology, histology, and embryology.
His hospital had five free beds for the poor. He also became the director of surgical clinic of Razi City Hospital in Tehran 1940–1944.
Motamed was a professor and Adviser of Faculty at Medical University of Tehran of surgical theory and author of text in operative surgery 1939, and study in Hernia 1943. He was also Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran"s personal physician.
Doctor Motamed immigrated to United States in 1944 toward the end of World World War II and became a United States citizen in 1954.
He was a resident of Garden City, New York where he also held a practice. Assistance surgeon, City Hospital of Tehran, Iran 1915-1917. Chief of surgery section, City Hospital of Tehran, Iran 1919-1920.
Chief of surgical section, Sina/Sepah Hospital, Tehran, Iran 1920-1922.
Chief of surgical section, Military Pahlavi Hospital, Tehran, Iran 1922-1936. Director and chief surgeon, Motamed Hospital, Tehran, Iran 1936-1940.
Director of surgical clinic, Razi city hospital, Tehran, Iran 1940-1944. Medical Practice, Garden City, New York, 1944-1955.
1915 Medical Doctorate (Doctor of Medicine), degree from Medical School of Tehran (also known as Dar ul-Funun).
