Amirhossein Tavallaei - ۱ Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research (COTAR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran ۲ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sina Shahabi - ۱ Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research (COTAR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran ۲ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Hossein Nabian - ۱ Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research (COTAR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran ۲ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Naghi Tahmasebi - ۱ Center of Orthopedic Trans-Disciplinary Applied Research (COTAR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran ۲ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Professor Issa Navab Shaykh al-Islam (۱۹۳۸-۲۰۱۸) was one of the first orthopedic surgeons in Iran. He studied general medicine, specialty, and subspecialty in France and returned to Iran after completing his education. Following that, he earned a degree in regenerative orthopedics and traumatology from France and was one of the youngest physicians to become a full professor in France at the age of ۳۲. One of his most valuable services was the voluntary treatment of war-injured during the imposed war between Iran and Iraq. Moreover, he helped many students to continue their education in France. He can and should be a role model for upcoming generations. Level of evidence: V

biography, History of orthopedics in Iran, Issa Navab, Shaykh al-Islam Navab