Professor Mohsen Ziai; A Pediatrician with Many Gifts

Iranian journal of pediatrics lost a famous editorial board member and the iranian medical community lost a leader on 27th march 2013, with the death of prof. mohsen ziai, at age 86. prof. ziai was highly respected and widely regarded as a giant in pediatrics, not only in iran, but in the u.s. as well. numerous textbooks teach pediatrics but no book is written on how to become a noble, dedicated and superb pediatrician. however, the life story of prof. ziai, illustrates how a young man from khorasan, iran, traveled to the u.s. soon after world war ii, received a great medical education, returned home to practice and teach medicine, and ended up with a highly distinguished career in pediatrics .