- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Care Issues
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
Iran University of Medical Sciences
2015-2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2019-2024
City, University of London
2024
University of Washington
2020-2024
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2010-2023
Rasool Akram Hospital
2020-2023
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2023
Firoozgar General Hospital
2023
University of Human Development
2023
Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
2015-2022
Oesophageal cancer is a common and often fatal that has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma adenocarcinoma. Updated statistics on the incidence mortality of cancer, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by disease, can assist policy makers in allocating resources for prevention, treatment, care cancer. We report latest estimates these 195 countries territories between 1990 2017, age, sex, Socio-demographic Index (SDI), using data from Global Burden...
Abstract Background Recent surge of olfactory dysfunction in patients who were referred to ENT clinics and concurrent COVID-19epidemic Iran motivated us evaluate anosmic/hyposmic find any relation between these two events. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with an online checklist on voluntary cases all provinces the 12th 17th March, 2020. Cases was defined as self-reported anosmia/hyposmia responders fewer than 4 weeks later (from start COVID-19 epidemic Iran). Variables consist...
Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease that can cause permanent disability through disruption of the lymphatic system. This caused by parasitic filarial worms are transmitted mosquitos. Mass drug administration (MDA) antihelmintics recommended WHO to eliminate as public health problem. study aims produce first geospatial estimates global prevalence infection over time, quantify progress towards elimination, and identify geographical variation in distribution infection.A dataset...
Background:The occurrence of anosmia/hyposmia during novel Coronavirus disease 2019 may indicate a relationship between coincidence olfactory dysfunction and coronavirus .This study aimed to assess the frequency self-reported COVID-19 epidemic in Iran.Methods: This population-based cross sectional was performed through an online questionnaire from March 12 17, 2020.Cases all provinces Iran voluntarily participated this study.Patients completed 33-item patient-reported questionnaire,...
BackgroundBenign prostatic hyperplasia is a common urological disease affecting older men worldwide, but comprehensive data about the global, regional, and national burden of benign its trends over time are scarce. As part Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019, we estimated global in, prevalence of, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to hyperplasia, in 21 regions 204 countries territories from 2000 2019.MethodsThis study was conducted with GBD 2019...
BackgroundGastro-oesophageal reflux disease is a common chronic ailment that causes uncomfortable symptoms and increases the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. We aimed to report burden gastro-oesophageal in 195 countries territories between 1990 2017, using data from Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017.MethodsWe did systematic review identify measurements prevalence geographically defined populations worldwide 2017. These estimates were analysed with DisMod-MR,...
Varicocele is one of the most common causes male infertility and spontaneous pregnancy rate after varicocelectomy only about 30%. The important seminal antioxidant vitamin C but recent studies effects on spermatogenesis are controversial; therefore, we decided to evaluate its role varicocelectomy. In a double blind randomized controlled clinical trial, 115 men with varicocele abnormal semen analyses were recruited. After surgery, intervention group received (250 mg bid) control placebo for...
Appendicitis is a common surgical emergency that poses large clinical and economic burden. Understanding the global burden of appendicitis crucial for evaluating unmet needs implementing scaling up intervention services to reduce adverse health outcomes. This study aims provide comprehensive assessment global, regional, national appendicitis, by age sex, from 1990 2021.
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most burdensome cancers worldwide. Despite advancements in diagnostic and treatment modalities, developing countries are still dealing with increasing burdens existing disparities. This study provides estimates BC burden associated risk factors Iran at national subnational levels over 30 years (1990-2019).Data on for were retrieved from Global Burden Disease (GBD) 1990 to 2019. GBD estimation methods applied explore incidence, prevalence, deaths,...
Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) causes the most threatening form of chronic viral hepatitis. To date, there is no overall estimation HDV prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean Region Office WHO (EMRO) countries.To provide a clear aforementioned region.In current systematic review, databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web sciences and Google scholar were searched Until December 2010. The summary estimate EMRO region was calculated an average pooled infection each country weighted by ratio country's HBV...
Abstract Background Being obese can lead to various complications during pregnancy, such as Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), Pre-Eclampsia (PE), and Large Age (LGA). Although bariatric surgery is an effective way treat obesity, it also result in may be linked having small for gestational age (SGA) babies. This cohort study protocol aims compare the maternal fetal/neonatal outcomes of two groups Iranian pregnant women: those who have undergone are but...
Information about genotypes and associated risk factors in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients Iran is limited. The aim of this study was to identify the HCV a group from Iran.Genotyping analysis performed 156 with positive anti-HCV HCV-RNA. Patients were questioned concerning documented factors. Genotypes 1 3 found 87 (55.8%) 45 (28.8%) patients, respectively. most frequent subtype 1a (37.8), followed by 3a (28.9%) 1b (16.7%). There no statistically significant difference between...
The aim of this study is to identify the association between lipid profile healthy nondiabetic, nonobese pregnant women in first weeks third trimester pregnancy and macrosomia or large-for-gestational-age (LGA) neonates with normal pregnancies.In cohort study, 200 without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), obesity, hypertension carrying a single fetus prenatal clinic referral hospital were included based on convenience sampling. Then, we took blood sample assess fasting sugar (FBS),...
Access to real-time data that provide accurate and timely information about the status extent of disease spread could assist management COVID-19 pandemic inform decision-making.