Tehran, March 14, IRNA - The scientific level of Iranian general surgeons improved dramatically during the Iraqi imposed war (1980-88), says the head of Iranian Association of General Surgeons (IAGS).


�Iranian surgeons are highly skilled in carrying out emergency and trauma surgeries due to the high number of such cases during the eight-year war,' Dr. Behzad Rahmani told Iran Daily in an exclusive interview published by the paper on Monday.

'Today, we are still using the experiences we gained in that period,� Rahmani added.

He put the number of general surgeons in Iran at 5,000, adding Iran requires 8,000 general surgeons to meet the needs of its growing population.

�The existing number of surgeons has met the needs of the country�s patients through their considerable efforts' he said.

Upper gastrointestinal surgery is the most common surgical operation in Iran, said the IAGS�s head.

He listed thyroid surgery, abdominoplasty and breast surgery as the other highly frequent surgical operations in the country respectively.

By IRNA