Parvaneh Vossough

Parvaneh Vossough (March 1935- May 2013 پروانه وثوق) was an Iranian physician, chiefly known for her work for children with cancer.

Vossough treated many cancer-suffering children around the world, mostly in Iran, giving them health. She dedicated her life and career to those in need of her care, expertise and wisdom, and she had never married. She was called ‘Iran’s Mother Teresa’ by some people. She died on May 20, 2013 at the age of 78.

In 1971 she returned to Iran and practiced her profession in Ali Asghar Children's Hospital, Mofid and Tehran Children hospitals. She also was one of the founders and fixed members of the Mahak Sub specialty Hospital that is a charity hospital for children suffering from cancer.

In 1971 Vossough began her professional work in Ali Asghar Hospital in Tehran. As a founding member of sub specialty course in blood and children's cancer in Iran, she founded the first hematology and oncology section in Ali Asghar Hospital, her effort led to the establishment of comparable departments in various hospitals. It was a groundbreaking work among her greatest success stories in the field of cancer treatment. Mofid and Tehran Children hospitals were also among the centers where professor Vossough practiced medicine.

Parvaneh Vossough was born on March 1935 in Hamedan,in , Iran. She joined the faculty of Medicine of Tehran University in 1961 where she received a doctorate degree in medicine. She completed her specialization in Pediatric Oncology at the Medical Sciences department of University of Illinois from 1962 to 1964. She later went to the universities of Cambridge and Massachusetts and finished her further studies in those universities. She also attended Washington University for her graduate course.