• President of Bilkent University and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Ankara (1985- ).
• Honorary President, International Children's Center, Ankara (2007- ).
• Honorary President, Turkish National Committee for UNICEF (2003- ).
• Honorary President, International Pediatric Association (1992- ).

• Doctor of Medicine, Istanbul University (1938).
• Postgraduate training and fellowships in pediatrics:
  Ankara Numune Hospital (1940)
  Graduate School of Medicine, Harvard University (Boston Children’s Hospital)
  (1945-1946) , Research fellow in Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis (1946-1947).
• Lecturer and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (1947-1954).
• Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Institute of Child Health, Ankara University (1955-1967) and Hacettepe University, Ankara (1967-1981).
• Visiting Professor of Pediatrics, Université de Paris V (1976-1977).
• Rector of Ankara University (1963-1965).
• President of the Board of Trustees, Middle East Technical University, Ankara (1965-1967).
• Rector of Hacettepe University, Ankara (1967-1975). (In 1975 elected Honorary Rector.)
• President, National Council of Medical and Health Sciences Education (1974-1981).
• President, Council of Higher Education of Turkey (1981-1992).
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London (1971).
• Founder Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London (Honorary) (1996)

Glasgow (Scotland), Nice (France), Nebraska (U.S.A.), Baghdad (Iraq), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Ain Shams (Egypt), Helsinki (Finland), Soka (Japan), Devlet University (Baku-Azerbaijan), Devlet Tip University (Baku-Azerbaijan), De Montfort (U.K.), Eastern Mediterranean University (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), Jamia Millia Islamia (India), University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy), Case Western Reserve (U.S.A.), and eleven Turkish universities including Anadolu, Bogaziçi, Istanbul and Marmara Universities.

• "Akademie der Naturforscher, Leopoldina" (German National Academy of Sciences)
• Académie Nationale de Médecine, Paris (Membre correspondant)
• Indian National Academy of Medical Sciences
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Azerbaijan National Academy of Science and Arts
• Honorary member, Medical Society of WHO

• Medical Society of WHO
• The pediatric societies of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Britain, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, USA, Uzbekistan

• National Award for Distinguished Service (Scientific and Technical Research), Turkey , 1978.
• Léon Bernard Foundation Prize (WHO), 1981.
• Christopherson Award ( American Academy of Pediatrics), 1986.
• Maurice Pate Award (UNICEF), 1995
• State Medal of Merit ( Romania), 1997
• Health-For-All Gold Medal (WHO), 1997
• 1999 Health and Education Award for Merit (Turkey)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey), Distinguished Service Award, 2000
• Council of Europe “ Peace, Justice and Tolerance” Prize, 1998 (The other two laureates were Franz Cardinal König and Simon Wiesenthal.)
• Sevda Cenap And Music Foundation 2005 Honor Award Gold Medal ( Turkey)
• 2007 Turkish Grand National Assembly Honor Prize

• State Medal for Outstanding Merit ( Turkey).
• Order of Haydar Aliyev ( Azerbaijan).
• First Rank Order of Independence ( Azerbaijan).
• Order of Homayoun First Class ( Iran).
• Gran Cruz Placa de Plata de la Orden Heráldica de Cristóbal Colón ( Dominican Republic).
• Gran Oficial, Orden del Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella ( Dominican Republic).
• First Rank Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland ( Finland).
• First Rank Commander of the Order of Merit of Poland.
• Order of the Cross of St. Mary’s Land (Estonia)
• Officier de la Légion d'Honneur ( France).

8.1. INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION

• President of IPA (1968-1977).
• Executive Director (1977-1993).
• Honorary President (1992- ).

8.2. UNICEF, New York

• Member of the UNICEF Executive Board (1959- ).
• Elected Chairman of the Board for two terms.
• President, Turkish National Committee for UNICEF (1958-2003).
• Honorary President, TNCU (2003- ).

8.3. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

• Signed WHO Constitution in New York, July, 1946 (The only currently living signatory)
• Head of Turkish Delegation to the World Health Assembly (1976-1981).
• Elected Vice Chairman of the World Health Assembly (1976).
• Member of WHO Executive Board (1979-1982).
• Member of the Global Advisory Committee on Medical Research (1979-1983).
• Served as consultant or temporary advisor to the World Health Organization on mission to Yaoundé (Cameroun), Ife (Nigeria), Brasilia (Brazil) and Sherbrooke (Canada) in connection with medical and health sciences education projects, and to various other countries in connection with WHO seminars, workshops and other meetings.
• Member of WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Health Manpower (1966-1996) (renamed as of 1990 the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on the Development of Human Resources for Health).
• Member of the Consultative Group on Maternal and Young Child Nutrition (1979-1984).
• Member of the Programme Advisory Committee in Maternal and Child Health (1982-1983).

8.4. HEART INTERNATIONAL

• Member of the Board of Trustees (1981- ).

8.5. INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES, England

• Honorary Scientific Advisor (1982- ).

8.6. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FRANCEVILLE ( Gabon)

• Member of "Comité de Patronage" (1983- ).

8.7. STANDING CONFERENCE OF RECTORS AND VICE-CHANCELLORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES

• Member of the Permanent Committee (1969-1981).

8.8. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

• Member (1981- ).
• Honorary President (1992- ).

8.9. RESEARCH CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE, Istanbul

• Member of the Administrative Council (1986-1999).

8.10. UNION OF TURKIC PEDIATRIC SOCIETIES

• Founder and Honorary President (1993- )

8.11. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CENTRE

• Member of the Board, Paris (1970-1984).
• President, Ankara (1999-2006)

8.12. IPA/UNICEF/WHO/FIGO/UNFPA Task Force

• President (1997-1998)

8.13. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE BROCK CHISHOLM

• Member of the Board of Regents (2000- ).

9. Publications:

9.1. ARTICLES

Over 100 articles in professional periodicals, mainly on pediatrics, public health and medical education.

9.2. BOOKS

• Premature Baby Care, Ankara: Örnek Matbaası (1954).
• Annenin Kitabı , Ankara: Guzel Istanbul Press (1952-1999), in its twelfth edition.
• Governance in Higher Education (in Turkish), Ankara: Meteksan A.Ş. (2000).

9.3. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

• "Care of Mother and Child" in Health of Mankind, London: Churchill (1967).
• "Porphyrias and porphyrin metabolism" in Advances in Pediatrics, Vol. XIII, Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers (1964).
• "Metabolic disorders," "The abdomen and the gastrointestinal tract," "The genito-urinary system" in Pediatrics, Boston: Little, Brown and Co. (1969, 1975, 1984, 1990).
• "Probleme von auslaendischer Arbeitnehmer" in Die Kinder auslaendischer Arbeitnehmer (Fortschritte der Sozialpediatrie Vol. 5). Munich , Vienna, Baltimore: Urban und Schwarzenberg (1980).
• "Child labour: an overview" in Child Labour: a Threat to Health and Development (Iketsetseng Series on the Health and Welfare of Children, No. 1), Geneva: Defence for Children (1981 and 1985).
• "Ethical considerations in the advancement of medical science and technology as reflected in research in pediatrics" in Medical Science and the Advancement of World Health, New York: Praeger (1985).

9.4 EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

• Editor: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics (1958-1993),
• Bulletin of the International Pediatric Association (1975-1985).
• Consulting editor: Journal of Clinical Computing, Buffalo, N.Y.,
• Clinical Pediatrics, Philadelphia (1963-1980).

10. Achievements:

• Established Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, in 1984, the first private university in the country, with the intention of making it a centre of excellence. In spite of the brevity of its existence this university has become the leading establishment of higher education in Turkey.
• Established Hacettepe Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital (1958).
• Established the first School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Turkey (1961).
• Established the first School of Nursing at university level in Turkey (1961).
• Established the first School of Dietetics and Nutrition in Turkey (1962).
• Established Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ankara, in 1963, introducing an integrated teaching system in medicine.
• Contributed to establishment of a Faculty of Medicine at Atatürk University, Erzurum; and a Faculty of Medicine at Karadeniz University in Trabzon.
• Established Hacettepe University in Ankara in 1967, one of the leading institutions of higher education in Turkey.
• In his capacity as President of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey, contributed to the establishment of Erciyes University in Kayseri, Ondukuzmayis University in Samsun, Cumhuriyet University in Sivas, and Anadolu University in Eskisehir.
  

• İhsan Doğramacı Foundation, Ankara
• İhsan Doğramacı Education Foundation, Ankara
• İhsan Doğramacı Science and Research Foundation, Ankara
• İhsan Doğramacı Health Foundation, Ankara
• İhsan Doğramacı Family Health Foundation, Geneva

• The International Who's Who
• Who's Who in the World
• Who's Who in Europe
• Who's Who in the Middle East and North Africa
• International Who's Who of Intellectuals
• Men of Achievement, Cambridge
• International Scholar's Directory
• Dictionary of International Biography
• Minerva, London, Col. XIII, no. 2, 1975
• International Medical Who's Who

• Okyay, Erdoğan. İhsan Doğramacı ve Çağdaş Üniversite. Ankara: Sevda Cenap And Müzik Vakfı Yayınları, 2006, 2007
• Phillips, Sir Horace . İhsan Doğramacı : A Remarkable Turk .
  York: Wilton 65, 1997, 1998 (translated into French, German, Russian, Polish)
• Özsoylu, Ş inasi. İhsan Doğramacı ile 40 yıl . Ankara: Özkan, 1995
• Ertug, Celal . Türkiye’de ve Dünyada İhsan Doğramacı Olayı . İ stanbul: Komat, 1996 (translated into Azeri Turkish, 1996)
• Akman, Muvaffak. Yaşantımda Hacettepe ve Sonrası: Bir Emekli Rektörün Anıları . Ankara: Emek, 1995

• In addition to Turkish: English, Arabic, French, German and Persian.

• Born in Erbil, April 3, 1915.
• Married, three children.
  

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