Dr. Javad Heyat, born in 1925 in Tabriz, the son of Ali Heyat, scholar and the chief justice of Iran, had his elementary and secondary school education in Tabriz. He studied medicine in Tehran and Istanbul. He receives his MD degree in 1946 in Istanbul and subsequently received surgical education in Paris (1952). Upon return to Tehran he worked at Hedayat Hospital. He performed the first pericardectomy in Iran in 1954 and performed most closed cardiac operations (mitral stenosis, shunts and aortic stenosis) up to 1962.

Dr. Heyat in Iran performed the first case of open-heart surgery with hypothermia for a case of pulmonary stenosis in 1962. He performed the first case of open-heart surgery, using cardiopulmonary bypass in Iran, on dogs and subsequently on humans. He reported the results of open-heart surgery at local societies. The first kidney transplant in humans in Tehran and cardiac transplant on dogs were performed in 1968.

Dr. J. Heyat was awarded membership of the Surgical Academy of Paris in 1983 for his achievements in the field of cardiac surgery in Iran. The medical journal entitled 'Danesh e Pezeshki' was published and edited by Dr, Heyat for 12 consecutive years.

He has published more than 80 articles in the Persian language and 20 papers in English and French medical journals. Additionally he has published three textbooks in surgery. Following Islamic Revolution he became professor and chairman of surgery at the Azad e Eslami Medical School. He has published and edited the Turkish literary journal 'Varliq' for 22 years. He has published 7 books about the Turkish language and literature. His book entitled 'History of Western Philosophy' is under press and he is considered a major scholar in Turcology. Dr. Heyat is honorary Professor of the Medical Schools in Azerbaijan Republic. Also he has honorary membership in the Ankara Academy of Turkish Language, He received the Golden Medical Diploma from Istanbul University for 50 years of medical services. He is also the senior fellow in the International College of Surgeons.