NAME                     : Farhan Bakir.

DATE OF BIRTH     : July 01, 1926

MARITAL STATUS: Married with four children

DEGREES:

1. M.B.Ch.B., Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq, 1948.
2. M.Sc. (Medicine), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1952.
3. F.C.C.P., American College of Chest Physicians, 1956.
4. M.R.C.P.E., Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, July 1956.
5. F.R.C.P.E. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, July 1964.
6. F.A.C.P., American College of Physicians, 1974.
7. M.R.C.P.L., American College of Physicians, London, October, 1974.
8. F.R.C.P.L., Royal College of Physicians, London, April, 1979.
9. Federal License – California, September 1982.
10. MOH License (U.A.E.) 1983-1987 then 1998 still valid.

TRAININGS:

1. Graduated at the Royal College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, 1948.
2. Captain in the Army Medical Corps, 1948-1949.
3. Resident in “Al Samare Hospital,” OB-GYN for 6 months in 1950.
4. Resident in Medicine, D.C. General Hospital, Washington, D.C., Georgetown University Service, 1952-1953.
5. Resident, Pulmonary Disease Department, D.C. General Hospital, Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Service, 1953-1954.
6. Chief Resident in Medicine, New York City Hospital, New York Medical College (presently Elmhurst General Hospital), 1954-1956.
7. Advanced Courses in Medicine and Neurology in U.K. Queen Square and Hemmersmith Hospital—London, July 1995 – September 1956.

TEACHING POST:

1. Instructor in Physiology Department, University of Baghdad Medical School, Baghdad, Iraq, 1949-1952 with part-time private medical practice.
2. Tutor and Instructor in Medicine, University of Baghdad Medical College and Teaching Hospital, 1956-1961.
3. Lecture for 2 semesters in Pharmacology and Public Health in the College of Pharmacy - Baghdad, 1963.
4. Assistant of Professor in Medicine, University of Baghdad Medical College, 1961-1966.
5. Professor of Medicine, University of Baghdad Medical College, 1966-1979.
6. Chairman of the Department of Medicine, University of Baghdad Medical College, 1974-1976.
7. Chairman or Member of Committee for Diploma in Medicine and M.R.C.P. Committee, 1971-1979.
8. Participation in a large number of Local, Regional and International Congresses.  Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Japan, Mexico, USA, Canada, Germany West and East.
9. Member of the Committee to start the full time practice in the Medical College Baghdad.

Over the years in Baghdad, I have started the M.R.C.P. Part 1 with the best achievement in the world in its result.  I contributed in the Diploma Postgraduate Studies, established Pulmonary Function Laboratory and the intensive Respiratory Care Unit.

Over the years during my teaching post, I was deeply involved in many clinical research projects that have been published.  As well as supervising postgraduate medical student in their diploma studies.

1. Regular annual visits to Mousil and Bashra Medical Colleges to lecture and participate in examination and evaluation.

1. Visiting Professor of Medicine, Rechester University Medical School for four months in 1974.
2. Invited group of visiting Scientists in five Universities in Japan to talk about Mercury Poisoning in 1975.
3. Visiting Professor, Pittsburgh Medical School, 1978. Days only.
4. Visiting Scientist, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 1978.
5. Honorary Professor in Pulmonary Medicine at the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1981.
6. Head, Department of Medicine, Al Jazeira Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1983-1987.
7. During this period, I established the Specialty Clinic, the Medical Library, Teaching Program, Acting Chairman for the Drug Registration Committee, the registration and license, arranging written and oral examinations for physicians to the Ministry of Health.
8. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, June 15, 1994.

OTHER POST AND HONOURS:

1. Chairman of the Iraq National Formulary 1958 and the 60’s.
2. Established the first Diabetic Clinic in Iraq in 1958 which was later expanded to all over the country.
3. Secretary of the Iraqi Medical Society in 1960-1963.
4. Invited Delegate (Representing Internal Medicine) to look into Russian Medicine, Moscow, 1959.
5. Established the Grand Round a clinical teaching in 1957.
6. Establish the Death conference in the teaching hospital for the first time in 1957.
7. Secretary General of the First Annual Iraqi Medical Conference, 1961.
8. Secretary General of the Second Annual Iraqi Medical Conference, 1963.
9. Established  the Intern and Resident Committee in the Medical City Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, and I was a chairman, 1960’s and 1970’s.
10. Established the pulmonary function Lab.
11. Established the intensive respiratory care unit.
12. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of Organo-Mercury Poisoning in Iraq.
13. Member of the library committee for many years.
14. The Physician for the Presidential Palace-Republic of Iraq, 1968-November 1979.
15. President of the International Congress on Mercury Poisoning held in Baghdad under the auspices of the WHO in 1975.
16. Invited Delegate to China—Representing Internal Medicine 1975 to look into Medicine in China.
17. Consultant in the Biomedical Research Committee to the Regional Office of WHO from 1977 until 1978 (Alexandria).
18. Invited External Examiner to Ain Shaamas Medical College, 1968.
19. Invited External Examiner to Jordan Medical College, Jordan in 1978.
20. Chairman and Organizer of the First Annual Medical Congress for the United Arab Emirates-Abu Dhabi, 1984.
21. Chairman of the Scientific Meeting of A.A.MA. in Palm Springs on Infection and Antibiotics- May 8, 1992.
22. Chairman of Minicourse “headache” of the A.A.M. LA Chapter, Puerto Vallerta, November 1992, Mexico.
23. Advisory Committee of the 11^th International Convention of the A.A.M.A.-Amman, Jordan, 1993.
24. Founded the Iraq Medical College Graduate Alumni, IMCA, 1998.
25. President of the First Iraqi Medical College Graduates Alumni “IMCA” Convention, Anaheim, CA. July 1998.
26. Scientific Chairman of the XIIth International Convention A.A.M.A. Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 30, 1994.
27. President of the Second Iraqi Medical College Graduate Alumni IMCA Convention, Washington, D.C., April 2001.
28. Chancellor of IMCA from April 2000-Lifelong.
29. Member of the Advisory Committee in the Zayed Institute for Research and Technology, July 2001.
30. Chairman of the Iraqi Medical Association UK (Annual Meeting) October 17, 2003.
31. Member of the Founding Committee of the Iraqi Academy of Science September 2003 and ongoing.
32. Invited external examiner, for the M.B Ch.B final year University of Sulaymania May 31, June 3rd , 2004.
33. Invited external examiner, for the M.B Ch.B, final year, university of Salaheldin, Erbil, June 3rd 2004
34. Emeritus professors of medicine Baghdad University, June 2004.
35. Visiting professor T. Dohook Medical College lecturing to the post graduate medical staff.  June 4th and 5^th 2004.
36. Member of the Advisory Board for Novartis Pharmaceutical May 2004.
37. International Editorial Board – IMA (UK) August 2004.
38. Established annually “the present of professor Farhan Bakir to the first graduate in internal medicine of medical collage of the university of Baghdad” since 2002”

SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEES:

1. Iraqi Medical Association since 1948 (Secretary) 1960-1963.
2. Iraqi Medical Society since 1948.
3. British Thoracic Society, Late 70’s.
4. American Thoracic Society, Late 50’s.
5. Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians since 1956.
6. Iraqi Cancer Society in the 60’s.
7. Member of the Executive Committee of the Iraqi Society of Cardio-Pulmonary Disease and President from 1979-1981.
8. Member of the Executive Committee of the Iraqi Society Against Tuberculosis (in the 60’s and 70’s).
9. Governor of the American College of Chest Physicians in Iraq, 1974-1982.
10. Member of the British Cardiology Society (in the 70’s).
11. Member of the Committee of Continuous Medical Education at San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, Ca. 1992.
12. private practice with Vineyard Medical Groups then solo practice from September 1987 -  December 1998
13. Member of the Continuing Medical Education Committee, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1992-1998.
14. Full Medical Staff Privileges in the following Hospitals:
    1. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA 1987-present.
    2. San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA 1988-present.
    3. Doctors Hospital of Montclair, Montclair, CA 1987 until resignation in 1994.
    4. Ontario Community Hospital, Ontario, CA 1987 until resignation in 1994.
    5. Glendora Community Hospital, Glendora, CA 1993 until resignation.
    6. Vencor Hospital, Ontario, CA.
    7. Colombia Chino Valley Medical Center, Chino, CA Provisional status, 1995.
15. Member of the Medical Quality Assurance Committee, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1995-1996.
16. Member of the Medicine Committee, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1996.
17. 2-year Sabbatical Leave, January 1998 from all U.S. Hospitals in which I was a member, except I remain an Honorary Member at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and San Antonio Hospital (present).
18. Director of Specialty Medicine, Abu Dhabi, UAE. February 1999 till August 2003.
19. Member of the Royal Society of Medicine – London UK November 2003.
20. Elected as honorary member to the international Iraqi medical association, November 22^nd 2005.
21. On January 31^st 2005 I was nominated to be the chairman for the first international Iraqi medical association meeting to be held in Sharjah, UAE on April 2006.