Editorial
Meet the Team


GP’s knowledge and attitude towards anxiety and depression in Abu Dhabi

Vaginal birth after caesarean section

Cefpodoxime versus trimethorim - sulfamethoxazole for short-term therapy of uncomplicated acute cystitis in girls

How does family medicine clerkship affect the attitudes to family medicine specialization?


Management of the hospitalized patient with sleep disordered breathing


Study of nursing care of cardiac patients in C.C.U. and A&E, and the role of education and effective training in the optimization of the quality of healthcare in both departments

Estimation of Body Mass Index in Daquq district


Bilateral Epistaxis after face washing in a pond in a two year old child


Childhood Emergencies - case study


 

 


Dr Abdulrazak Abyad
MD,MPH, AGSF
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Meet the Team - Masoud Mardani

 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
   

First name:

Masoud

Surname:

Mardani

Date of birth:

22nd Nov, 1956

Nationality:

Iranian

Marital status:

Married

Title:

Dr

Gender:

Male

Home address

99 Royan Alley, Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran-Iran, Tehran, IRAN Post code: 17189 Tel: 0098 21 E-mail: mmardani@hotmail.com

Work address

Dean Office, Medical School, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Tehran IRAN Tel: 0098 21 23872502
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 
1982-1985 Speciality in infectious Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran-Iran (appointed as the first rank student)
1984-1985 MPH., Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran-Iran

1981-1982
M.D, Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz-Iran (appointed as the first rank student)
 
Professional Training
 
1998-1999 Fellowship in Infectious diseases, cancer and transplantation, department of internal medicine, M.D Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston-Texas-USA
Jan-March 1996 Fellowship, a clinical training course for Patients care for infectious diseases, International medical Center of Japan, Japan
15-23 Nov.1995 Fellowship in tuberculosis control, W.H.O training course, National Institute of tuberculosis and respiratory disease Honoi, Vietnam.
1985 E.P.I training Course .W.H.O , Tehran-Iran
   

EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 
2005 -present Full professor of Infectious Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran
2002-present Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Iran , May
2000-2005 Associate professor of Medicine Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Infectious diseases
1999- 2000 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Science and Health Services, Shahrekord-Iran Dec department Tehran-Iran
1985-1987 Assistant Professor of Shaheed, Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Services, Tehran-Iran
1987-1995 Consultant of T.B and chest Diseases in Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Shahrekord-Iran
1987-1988 Head of Department of Infectious Dis, Shahrekord University of Medical Science and Health Services Shahrekord-Iran
 
PUBLICATIONS - ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH
   
1. Mardani M.,Jahromi MK, Naieni KH, Zeinali M. The efficacy of oral ribavarin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003;36:1613-1618.
2. Issam Raad , MD ,FACP; Gefrey Tarrand, MD; Hend Hanna, MD,MPH; … Masoud Mardani , MD. Epidemiology , Molecular Mycology , and Enviromental Sources of Fusarium in Patient With Cancer Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2002 ; 23: (9) P 532 - 537
3. Gerald P Bodey , Masoud Mardani , Hend A.Hanna , Maha Boktour. The epidemiology of Candida glabrata and Candida albicans fungemia in Immunocompromised patient with cancer. The American Journal of Medicine .2002;112:380-385.
4. Jalal, Abbas, MD; Gerald P. Bodey, MD; Hend A. Hanna, MD, MPH; Masoud Mardani, MD; Essam Girgawy. Candida krusei Fungemia: An Escalating Serious Infection in immunocompromised patients. Arch Inter Medicine, 2000; 160:2659-2664
5. Masoud Mardani, MD; Hend A. Hanna, MD, MPH; Essam Girgawy, MD; Issam Raad, MD. Nosocomial Candida guilliermondii Fungemia in Cancer Patients. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2000; 21(5) p 336-337.
6. Masoud Mardani Clinical feature and outcome analysis of 90case of Crimean- Congo, Hemorrhagic fever in Iran. Clinical Infection Disease.2001; 33 :( s7) p1157.
7. Mardani M. An outbreak of Crimean- Congo, Hemorrhagic fever in Islamic Republic of Iran (1999).Clinical Infectious Disease .2000; 31,315.
8. Mardani. M. Nosocomial Crimean-Congo, Haemorrhagic fever in Iran (1999-2000) Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2001; 7:p213.
9. Sumoza .D, Mardani M, Predictive factor for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis based on Clinical and radiological finding, Blood.1998; 92:10
   
 
PUBLICATIONS - ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH
   
1. Mardani M.,Jahromi MK, Naieni KH, Zeinali M. The efficacy of oral ribavarin in the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003;36:1613-1618.
2. Issam Raad , MD ,FACP; Gefrey Tarrand, MD; Hend Hanna, MD,MPH; … Masoud Mardani , MD. Epidemiology , Molecular Mycology , and Enviromental Sources of Fusarium in Patient With Cancer Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2002 ; 23: (9) P 532 - 537
3. Gerald P Bodey , Masoud Mardani , Hend A.Hanna , Maha Boktour. The epidemiology of Candida glabrata and Candida albicans fungemia in Immunocompromised patient with cancer. The American Journal of Medicine .2002;112:380-385.
4. Jalal, Abbas, MD; Gerald P. Bodey, MD; Hend A. Hanna, MD, MPH; Masoud Mardani, MD; Essam Girgawy. Candida krusei Fungemia: An Escalating Serious Infection in immunocompromised patients. Arch Inter Medicine, 2000; 160:2659-2664
5. Masoud Mardani, MD; Hend A. Hanna, MD, MPH; Essam Girgawy, MD; Issam Raad, MD. Nosocomial Candida guilliermondii Fungemia in Cancer Patients. Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2000; 21(5) p 336-337.
6. Masoud Mardani Clinical feature and outcome analysis of 90case of Crimean- Congo, Hemorrhagic fever in Iran. Clinical Infection Disease.2001; 33 :( s7) p1157.
7. Mardani M. An outbreak of Crimean- Congo, Hemorrhagic fever in Islamic Republic of Iran (1999).Clinical Infectious Disease .2000; 31,315.
8. Mardani. M. Nosocomial Crimean-Congo, Haemorrhagic fever in Iran (1999-2000) Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2001; 7:p213.
9. Sumoza .D, Mardani M, Predictive factor for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis based on Clinical and radiological finding, Blood.1998; 92:10
   
PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
 
1. Mardani M.,Ma . Keshtkar Jahromi , K.Holakouie Naieni Demographic , epidemiological and clinical data analysis of 81 confirmed cases of Crimean - Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iran . 15 th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases . Denmark March 2005.
2. Mardini M., Darvishi , B.Ataee , S. Chinikar , N. Jalali … . Seroepidemiology of Crimean - Congo haemorrhagic fever in Local and imported sheep in Isfahan province , Iran in 2002 . 15 th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Denmark March 2005.
3. Mardini , M. Rahnavardi , M.Rajaeinejad … . Knowledge and attitude of Iranian Healthcare worker about Crimean Congo haemorraghic fever .15 th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases . Denmark March 2005.
4. Mardani M.,Bijani B.Clinico-epidemiologic features & outcome analysis of hemorraghic form of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran .11th international Congress of Infectious Disease,Concun-Mexico,March 4-7 2004
5. Mardani M., ET al.The efficacy of oral Ribavirin in the treatment of 81 proved cases of Crimnea-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran. 11ICID, Cancun-Mexico, March 4-72004.
6. Mardani M. as speaker.Prevention of HIV in health workers .Index Confrences & Exhibitions Organisation EST.Inter.Medical care & Diagnostic Confrences & Exhibition IMD2003
7. Mardani M. The efficacy of oral ribavirin in treatment of 81 proved case of Crimean-Congo, Hemorraghic Fever in Iran , 40TH annual meeting of infection Disease Society of America ,Chicago , USA Oct 2002
8. Mardani M. Crimean-Congo, haemorrhagic fever, an emerging infectious disease in Iran, 12th International symposium on HIV & emerging infectious diseases, Toulon, France, June 2002.
9. Mardani M. clinical feature and outcome analysis of 90 cases of Crimean-Congo, hemorrhagic Fever in Iran, 39th annual meeting of infectious disease society of America, San Francisco, USA, Oct. 2001.
10. Mardani M. Nosocomial Crimean-Congo, haemorrhagic fever in Iran (1999-2000), 11th European Congress of clinical microbiology and infectious disease, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2001.
11. Mardani M. An outbreak of Crimean-Congo, haemorrhagic fever in Islamic Republic of Iran. 38th annual meeting of infectious disease society of America, Louisiana, USA, Nov. 2000.
12. Mardani M., Hend A. Hanna, Essam Girgaway - Issam Raad. Candida glabrata candidemia in Immunocompromised cancer patients, 10th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden, April 2000.
13. Mardani M., Hend A Hanna, Essam Girgawy, Issam Raad, Nosocomial candida gulliermodii fungemia in cancer patients abstracts, ninth annual meeting of the society for health care epidemiology of America, San Francisco, USA, April 1999.
14. Jalal Abbas, Gerald P Bodey, Hend A Hanna, Masoud Mardani, Candida krusei fungemia : An escalating serious infections in immunocompromised patients abstract, Ninth annual meeting of the society for health care epidemiology of America, San Francisco, USA, April 1999.
15. Sumoza. D, Mardani M, Predictive factors for diagnosis invasive pulmonary asperigllosis based.on clinical and radiological findings Blood (Journal of the American Society of Hematology) 1998; 2: (10), supp 1 Nov.
16. Mardani M. A survey for immunity against rubella in 10-19 years old women. With international Congress for tropical medicine and Malaria, Nagasaki - Japan, Nov. 1996.
17.

Mardani M. Treatment of brucellosis and comparison of antibrucella drug regiments. XIVth International congress for tropical medicine and malaria, Nagasaki - Japan, Nov. 1996.

18. Mardani M. Treatment of brucellosis and comparison of antibrucellosis drug regiments, European Conference on tropical medicine, Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 1995.
19. Mardani M. A survey for immunity against rubella in 10-19 years old women, European Conference on tropical medicine, Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 1995.
20. Mardani M. Treatment of brucellosis in children, Second international congress of pediatric Infectious diseases, Abstracts, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 1994
21. Mardani M. T.B meningitis in 25 patents … First International Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Abstracts, Tehran, Iran, Sept. 1990.
22. Mardani M., Tahmasebi S.A, Cutaneous anthrax and evaluation of 50 cases … Abstracts, 10th International congress of geographic medicine, Shiraz, Iran, Nov.