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Masoud Pezeshkian Position:Associate Professor In CURRICULUM VITAEPRIVATE Name: Masoud pezeshkian Position:Associate Professor in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Nationality: Iranian Address:Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Shahid Madani Hospital, Faculty of medicine, TabrizUniversity of Medical Sciences, 51664-14766 Tabriz-Iran. Tel: +98 9144051786 Fax:+98 413 3364666 e-mail: [email protected] Place of birth: Mahabad Date of birth: 29/09/1954 Marital Status: Married Educational Records & Qualifications 2000:Certificate in Management of Health Center, ChulalongkornUniversity,Bangkok- Thailand PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com 2000:Certificate in Management Effectiveness Programme ( WHO),Cairo- Egypt 2000 (Jan)-2000 (Feb): Certificate in Health Policy, Planning and Economics, Nuffield Institute, Leeds University, Leeds, UK. 1998:Certificate in Managing Health Programs in Developing Countries.Harvard School of Public Health .Harvard University , Harvard-U S. 1995:Certificate in Medical Education University of Dunde, Dunde- Scatland. 1992-1995: Speciality in heart Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran-Iran 1988-1992: Speciality in General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz Iran 1975-1987: M.D.in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz-Iran. 1974-1975: Diploma in Natural Sciences, Mahabad -Iran 1960-1972: Diploma in Industrial Food, Oroumieh -Iran Teaching Experience (Since 1987) Heart, Lung and Kidney Physiology (for medical students) Cardiac Surgery (for cardiac surgeon residents) Health System Management (for health system managers) Research Experience & Activities Presentation of 21 articles in international journals and confrencess Presentation of 30 articles in national scientific journals and confrencess Supervision of more than 15 MD, 3 MSc and 8 Subspecialist thesises PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com Supervision of 6 research projects including two national projects Involvment in 5 research projects as a main research member Administrative Experience 2007- present Parlment Member of I.R.I. 2001-2005 Minister of Health and Medical Education ,Tehran, IRAN 2000-2001 Vice-minister of Health and Medical Education ,Tehran, IRAN 1994-2000 Chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 1994-1994 Dean of Shahid Madani Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Technical experience: Establishment of more than 500 health houses and 50 health system centers in West- Azerbaijan provenience in one year Establishment of integrated referral system for Health in Tabriz city Establishment of family physician and referral system in rural area of Iran Establishment of rural health insurance in Iran The major research areas: Biochemical Risk factor in Heart Disease PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com The manuscripts published in the international and national journals during the few last years national journals: Valve-patch for closure of large ventricular septal defect with pulmonary artery hypertension Afrasiabi A, Pezeshkian M, Rastkar B, Samadi M, Safaei N, Montazer Ghaem H Utilization of outpatient and inpatient healthcare services by the population northwestern Tabriz Abbas Alizadeh Sh, Piri Z, Somi MH, Pezeshkian M, Jabbari H, Zaman Zadeh V Health seeking behavior of residents in northwestern Tabriz Somi MH, Behshid M, Zaman Zadeh V, Abbas Alizadeh Sh, Jabbari H, Yavari Kia P, Pezeshkian M Prevalence of various signs and symptoms of diseases in northwestern Tabriz Pezeshkian M, Akbar Zadeh F, Hejazi SME, Kooshavar H, Ranjbar Koochak Saraei F Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiac risk factors in northwestern Tabriz Akbar Zadeh F, Hejazi E, Kooshavar H, Pezeshkian M Aspects of health managements (Management’s patterns, excitement, guidance, decision) Pezeshkian M, Nouri M, Afrasiabi Rad A PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com Effects of a low caloric, low Cholesterol, high fiber dietary regiment and aerobic exercise on plasma levels of vitamins C and E in patients with involved vessels Nouri M, Afrasiabi A, Zahraei M, Pezeshkian M, Mahboob SA, Baghdadchi E, Rashidi MR, Agha Zadeh A, Satari Vand R Relieving pain with (TENS) after midsternotomy and open heart surgery Hassanzadeh Salmasi S, Afrasiabi Rad A, Pezeshkian M, Parvizi R Effect of dietary regimen and aerobic exercise on the level of Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant vitamins in patients with coronary heart disease Nouri M, Zahraei M, Pezeshkian M, Afrasiabi A, Mahboob SA, Samadi Khah J, Aslan Abadi N, Agha Zadeh A, Sattari Vand R Evaluation of plasma levels of Malondialdehyde and antioxidant vitamins in patients with cardiovascular diseases and their relation with the extent of vessel obstruction Pezeshkian M, Zahraei M, Nouri M Review of clinical, angiographic evidences and results of surgery at nine patients with coronary artery fistula Afrasiabi A, Pezeshkian M, Hakim SH, Tabatabaei SMB, Kiani AR, Rastgar B Evaluation of serum level of MB Creatine Kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) in cardiac surgery Pezeshkian M, Afrasiabi A, Nouri M Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Heart PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com SANAAT Z, PEZESKIAN M, ESMAILI H International journals: Fatty acid composition of epicardial and subcutaneous human adipose tissue.Pezeshkian M, Noori M, Najjarpour-Jabbari H, Abolfathi A, Darabi M, Darabi M, Shaaker M, Shahmohammadi G.Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Summer;7(2):125-31. Relationship Between Hyperhomocysteinemia and Oxidative Stress with Severity of Atherosclerotic Lesion. Massoud Pezshkeyan , Mohammed Norri , Roghieh Refahi , Abbas Afrasiabi , Mohammed Rahbani and Durdi Qujeq Journal of MedicalSciences: 2005 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Page: 243-246. STUDY OF MDA, ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS,LIPOPROTEINS SERUM LEVELS ANDANTHROPOMETRY PARAMETERS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTSMASOUDPEZESHKIAN*MOHAMMADNOURI**MAHEIN ZAHRAEI***ABBAS AFRASIABI*NASER A. ABADI .Medical Journal of Islamic Academy of Sciences 14:1, 5-8, 2001 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com.
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