<p>Kourosh karimi yarandi, M.D.</p><p>Email Address: [email protected]</p><p>TRAINING</p><p>Guidance and high school: Allameh helli School, Tehran, Iran</p><p>Medical School: Tehran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran</p><p>Internship: Tehran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran </p><p>Residency: Department of neurosurgery, Tabriz University of medical sciences</p><p>Chief Residency: Department of neurosurgery, Tabriz University of medical sciences</p><p>BOARDS</p><p>First degree at Iranian Board of Neurological Surgeons Examination, 2009</p><p>PUBLICATIONS:</p><p>ORIGINAL REPORTS:</p><p>Shakeri M, Karimi K, Haddadi K, Sayyahmelli S: Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm by Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) in men over 50 years with low back pain. Rawal Med J. Jan - Jun 2009; 34(1):1-3.</p><p>Meshkini A, Salehpour F, Zeinali A, Vahedi P, Karimi K: Report of a Rare Case of Multiple Hereditary Exostosis With Vertebral and Spinal Cord Compression and Chondrosarcomatous Differentiation. Neurosurgery quarterly. 2007 vol.17 (no.1) </p><p>Salehpour F, Meshkini A, Sheikh Mozaffar A, Karimi K , Hadidchi S: Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Cranial Vault. The Middle East journal of emergency medicine. Mar 2007 vol7 (no.1) CHAPTERS:</p><p>Salehpoor F, Karimi K, Hagir M: A simplified approach for imaging diagnosis of head trauma .How to manage head trauma: an educational compact disc as a guide for general practitioners (CD). . Salehpoor F, Karimi K, Hagir M: A simplified approach for diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: an educational compact disc as a guide for general practitioners (CD). </p><p>Amirjamshidi A, Karimi K: Single Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy without Fusion; An Outcome Analysis, Textbook of cervical spine surgery, World federation of neurosurgeons, (under publication)</p><p>PRESENTATIONS</p><p>Karimi K: CSF physiology in children: An overview. Iranian surgeons society annual conference, June 2009 Tehran Iran.</p><p>Salehpoor F, Karimi K: Prophylactic effect of citicoline on mortality and neurological morbidity of patients suffering from chronic subdural hematoma treated with surgery: A double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial. Iranian surgeons society conference, Aug 2009 Tabriz Iran</p><p>Karimi K: Anterior lumbar instrumentation: indications and technique. Iranian surgeons society annual conference, May 2011 Tehran Iran.</p><p>SKILLS</p><p>Professional speaking and real-time translation of English language History of teaching of English in Shokouh’s English institute</p><p>Skills at Powerpoint, Photoshop and educational softwares.</p>