Introduction

This specialized pediatrics hospital was founded in 1955 up on the will of late Mr. Mahmoud Monshibashi Bahrami and under the supervision of Mr. Yoosef Bahrami. In 1958, the hospital was turned over to the University of Tehran as a teaching hospital. In 1988, and during the imposed war, it was hit by an Iraqi missile and six people were martyred. The construction of the new building of the hospital lasted for 6 years (1991- 1997).

The number of the faculty members and students include 34 and 110, respectively. The latter consist of 40 medics, 25 interns and 45 pediatric residents. Two fellowships in the pediatric surgical ward are spending the course. There are 9 different in-patient wards consisting of 144   beds and 1 research center. The number of surgeries done in our center is around 3581 this year.