Seyed Nasser Emadi (born 1969) is an Iranian physician. He is a volunteer physician and a member of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). He won the Florence Nightingale Medal 2021, which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster.[1]

Seyed Nasser Emadi
NationalityIranian
EducationBabol University of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Early life

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In 1969, Emadi was born in Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran Province, Iran.[2]

Career

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In 1994, Emadi received an M.D. from the Babol University of Medical Sciences in Babol, Mazandaran Province, Iran.[3] He completed his training in dermatology at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences In 2004. He has worked as a doctor in field projects in Iraq, Afghanistan, Burundi, Kenya, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Guinea and Somalia.[4] He is a faculty member at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.[5][6]

Honours

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He won the Florence Nightingale Medal 2021, which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Iranian physician awarded Florence Nightingale medal 2021". tehrantimes. 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "هدیه سردار سلیمانی به پزشک بدون مرز چه بود؟ + فیلم". Young Journalists Club.
  3. ^ "از چوپانی تا پزشکی بدون مرز؛ استاد دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران مدال فلورانس نایتینگل دریافت کرد". Iranian Students News Agency. 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "پزشک بدون مرز سرپرست دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بابل شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "سرپرست دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بابل منصوب شد". Mehr News Agency. 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Iranian physician awarded Florence Nightingale medal". irannewsdaily.
  7. ^ "Iranian Physician Wins The Florence Nightingale Medal For Work in Armed Conflict Zones". Al Bawaba.