Bagher Larijani

Bagher Ardeshir Larijani (born May 1961) is an Iranian medical practitioner (Professor of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology) at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He is currently Chief Scientific Officer and Director General of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) which has been selected as the highest-ranking research institute in Iran on numerous occasions. According to Google Scholar, in February 2020, his citations exceeded 28021 with an h-index equal to 73. Since 2011, Essential Sciences Indicators (ESI) of ISI Web of Sciences has announced him to be amongst the world’s top 1% scientists. Professor Larijani’s main fields of interest include diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and medical ethics amongst several other interdisciplinary sciences related to endocrinology. Early life and education Bagher Larijani was born in the holy city of Qom in 1961. His father, the late Mirza Hashem Amoli, was one of the most renowned and influential jurisprudence scholars of his time who dedicated most of his life to research, education, and publication of several treatises and textbooks in his fields of study. Brought up in a scholarly environment, Dr. Bagher Larijani and all his siblings pursued scholarly careers and academic lifestyles. Fascinated by medicine, Professor Larijani completed his medical training at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and graduated as a doctor of medicine in 1987. After graduation from medical school, even though he was perfectly qualified to enter any residency program (cardiology, surgery, neurosurgery,…), deeply grieved by his father’s diabetes complication, he decided to pursuit his career in internal medicine and endocrinology, which he successfully fulfilled their requirements in 1990 and 1993 respectively. Since graduating as an endocrinologist, Dr. Larijani has completed several domestic and international training courses on endocrinology, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis. In 2014, he was granted a fellowship distinction (FACE) by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Editorial positions Dr. Larijani is the editor-in-chief of several Persian and English Medical Journals such as the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (JDMD), Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, and Diabetes and Lipid Journal (in Persian). He also serves as the editorial board member of various journals such as Archives of Medical Science and Iranian Journal of Public Health.