Director of ISN introduced Professor Behrooz Broumand as the 2014 Pioneer awardee in the Middle East and said, “based on the investigations conducted by the Central Committee and the International Society of Nephrology Board committee, Prof. Behrooz Broumand was selected as a pioneer in nephrology. His contributions to the creation and development of new techniques for the treatment of renal diseases and kidney transplant in Iran and the ME have been highly significant.”