Prof. Fereydoun DAVATCHI (Iran)

University Education:

  • MD, Medicine, Paris (France), 1957-1965
  • Diplome d`Etat de Rhumatologie (Board Certificate of Rheumatology), Paris (France), 1965-1968

Professional Positions:

  • Professor of Medicine, Head Division of Rheumatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
  • Head, Rheumatology Research Center.
  • President, Iranian Rheumatology Association, From.
  • Co-opted member, APLAR.
  • Chairman, APLAR Special Interest Group for Behcet`s Disease.
  • Council Member, International Society of Behcet`s Disease.
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.
  • Member, International Advisory Board journal ¡§Lupus¡¨.

Reviewer of International Medical Journals

  • Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • Arthritis, Care & Research
  • International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
  • American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
  • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • Clinical Rheumatology
  • Journal of Rheumatology

Publications:

  • Papers: 26 local, 197 International journals: Total 223.
  • Books: 25 (9 International, 16 local as 20 chapters and 62 articles)
  • Presentations in National (112) and International Congresses (269): Total 381
  • Meet the Professor Sessions: Behcet¡¦s Disease: American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Research Interests: Behcet¡¦s Disease, Epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases, Osteoporosis.