Kazem Abbassioun

Background

Abbassioun, Kazem was born on February 23, 1938 in Tehran. Son of Mohammad and Soghra (Farzanehfar) Abbassioun.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Shiraz University, 1962.

Career

Training in neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, 1963-1969; associate professor, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran, 1969-1973; associate professor, Tehran U. School Medicine, 1973-1983; professor neurosurgery, Tehran U. School Medicine, since 1983; department chairman neurosurgery, Tehran U. School Medicine, 1973-1986. Assistant dean student affairs, Shiraz, 1970-1973.

Achievements

• Kazem Abbassioun has been listed as a noteworthy neurosurgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With Iranian Military, 1970-1972. Member Iranian Neurosurg. Society (president 1978-1980), Iranian Surgical Association (board directors since 1993), American Association Neurological Surgeons.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, tennis.

Connections

Married Oranus Shakury, December 18, 1982. Children: Nazanin, Nilufar, Tannaz.

Father:

Mohammad Abbassioun

Mother:

Soghra (Farzanehfar) Abbassioun

Spouse:

Oranus Shakury

child:

Tannaz Abbassioun

child:

Nilufar Abbassioun

child:

Nazanin Abbassioun