Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 25 3 2022 03 01 Professor Abdulkarim Vessal (1933-2022) and His Role in Promotion of Radiology and Medical Journalism in Iran 196 200 10.34172/aim.2022.34 EN Mohammad Hossein Azizi Moslem Bahadori Journal Article 10.34172/aim.2022.34 2021 02 23 2021 02 28 Abdulkarim Vessal, a distinguished professor of the Shiraz School of Medicine, was the founder of the "Archives of Iranian Medicine Journal" and a permanent member of the "Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences", who finally, after five decades of efforts to promote radiology and medical journalism in Iran, passed away on February 18, 2022 in Shiraz. His demise is a great loss for the Iranian medical community, especially in Shiraz. In the present paper, his life and career are briefly reviewed.