Memorial of Professor Jamal Gousheh (1930-2016): Biography of A Man with Effective Role in the Development of the Field of Plastic Surgery in Iran

It becomes necessary for every individual in his life to pause and look behind a man who had a positive impact on the lives of many patients, medical students and residents that may be the only thing a person can be proud of with high degree of confidence. We wish to write about him who had an immeasurable and indisputable contribution to the development of the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery in Iran. Professor Jamal Gousheh was born in April 1930 in Tehran. He was graduated from high school in 1949 and attended Tehran University as a medical student at that year. In the second year of his study, he became a medalist in body building tournament held in Tehran University. While he was a medical student, he also showed an interest in wrestling, and won a few medals in wrestling matches as well. He achieved the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1956 and continued his education in the field of general surgery. In 1959, he was graduated as a general surgeon, and after fulfilling the customary state mandatory services, he moved to and resided in the center of the Kurdistan Provence, Sanandaj, with his family for 10 years. During his stay in Sanandaj, in addition to performing thousands of operations, he founded the general surgery department, blood bank and transfusion center, and radiology ward for Pahlavi Hospital, as well as equipping the hospital with modern anesthesiology machines. Due to his remarkable improvements in Pahlavi Hospital, he was elected as the chief of the hospital.