P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Usmonov, Ni'matullo

Tajik physician Ni'matullo Usmonov was born in Samarqand on

January 6, 1929.

Usmonov graduated from Samarqand Medical Institute in 1950 and

remained as an intern in the surgery clinic of that institute until 1952. In

1952 and 1953, he taught at the Samarqand School for Surgeon's As-

sistants and Obstetricians. Between 1953 and 1964, he served as intern,

post-graduate student, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor at the Depart-

ment of General Surgery of the Tajikistan State Medical Institute. In

1970, he became the Director of the same institute. He received his

doctorate degree in medicine in 1969, and became a Professor in 1970.

Usmonov's research deals with surgical pathology, and the diseases of

the liver, lungs, and stomach.

Usmonov became a Distinguished Scientific Contributor in 1979.