Parviz ghadirian biography sample

Parviz Ghadirian, Ph.D.

Director, Epidemiology Research Unit, CHUM -- Hôtel-Dieu Professor, Faculty of Medicine (Nutrition), University of Montreal Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine (Oncology), McGill University

Dr.

Ghadirian's scientific career began early. In 1969, after receiving his B. Sc. in Food and Nutrition Sciences from the School of Food Sciences in Iran, he was appointed Director of the Caspian Littorial Cancer Registry and Nutritionist of the Epidemiology Team for Esophageal Cancer Studies in Northern Iran.

These research activiities were collaborative projects of the international Agency for Reseach on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Institute of Public Health Research (IPHR) of Tehran University.

In 1972, Dr.

Ghadirian joined the staff of the Eppley Cancer Research Institute in Omaha as a nutritionist. During his four years in the United States, he received his M. Sc. in Medical Science (Human Nutrition) from the Unive