Dr. Fereidoun Azizi, Director of the Endocrine Research Center at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and president of the Iran Endocrine Society, has been named "The Distinguished Scientist of 2011" by the Iran Academy of Medical Sciences. Azizi serve as ICCIDD's regional coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. Congratulations!

Dr. Azizi is professor of internal medicine and endocrinology at the university, based in Tehran.