Current Position

• Internal Specialist in Kidney Disease, Blood Pressure and Transplant

Education

1997-1999: Nephrology fellowship, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

1992-1996: Internal Medicine Residency, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

1985-1992: Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

1981-1985: High School, Shariati High School, Qaemshahr, Iran.

Appointments

• Oct. 2000: Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
• Oct. 1999- Oct. 2000: Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, Jahrom. University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran;
• Oct. 1996- Aug. 1997: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran;
• Oct. 1999- Oct. 2000: Vice-Chancellor for Education, Motahhari Teaching hospital, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jahrom, Iran;
• November 2003- date: Vice Chancellor in education affair for residency and fellowship program. Shiraz University of medical sciences – Shiraz Iran;
• Head of hemodialysis committed of Fars province of Shiraz Iran;
• Executive secretary of the 17th international congress of Geographic Medicine renal disease and hypertension 2004 Shiraz Iran.
  

Awards

• Sept. 1999: First rank, Iranian Board of Nephrology, Iran;
• Oct. 2000: Renal Week’s Award, American Society of Nephrology, USA;
• Aug 2002: Scholarship fellowship in nephrology, Toronto, Canada.
  

Membership

• 1999-date: Iranian Society of Nephrology, Tehran, Iran;
• 2000-date: Canadian society of nephrology Toronto, Canada.
  

Publications

1. A comparative randomized and placebo-controlled short term trial of aspirin and dipyridamole for overt type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Scandinavian Journal of urology-nephrology 2002.
2. Fatigue in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. International urology and nephrology No: 35, 2003.
3. Squeals of uni-Nephrectomy in living kidney donors in Shiraz: 8^th congress of Asian society of transplantation Kuala Lumpur 2003.
4. Incidence of Arteriovenous thrombosis and the role of anticardiolipin antibodies in hemodialysis patients. International urology and nephrology 35: 2003.
5. Renal transplantation in the elderly: A single center experience: Canadian society of nephrology annual meeting 2004.
6. Comparison of spousal with other donor groups: Canadian society of nephrology annual meeting 2004.
7. Evaluation of the effect of renal stone on outcome of kidney transplant recipients in Shiraz: congress of kidney transplantation Tehran 2004.
8. Transplant out come as related to prolonged dialysis versus short term pre transplantation dialysis. Urology Journal No 2. 2004.
9. Pathophysiology of obstruction on kidney transplantation. Iranian society of organ transplantation 2004. Oral presentation.
10. Acute renal failure in bam earthquake victims. Epidemiologic, laboratory findings and management of patients transported to Shiraz: Iranian society of nephrology congress 2004 oral presentation.
11. Evaluation of the incidence of post-transplant diabetes mellitus and its effect on kidney transplant. Transplant proceeding 2005.
12. Low dose intradermal versus high dose intramuscular hepatitis B vaccination in patients on chronic hemodialysis. ASAIO Journal 2005.
13. Serum and urine levels of sialic acid and neuraminidase activity in diabetic nephropathy: 9^th annual Iranian congress of nephrology dialysis and transplantation 2005 oral presentation.
14. Effect of carnitin on muscle symptoms of hemodialysis patients. 9^th annual Iranian congress of nephrology dialysis and transplantation 2005 oral presentation.
15. Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis in patients on regular hemodialysis: report of 171 patients. Archives of Iranian medical sciences 2005.
16. Risk factors of post-transplant hyperparathyroidism and hyperkalemia. Word congress of nephrology Singapore 2005.
17. Defining conditions that lead to the retention of water: The importance of the arterial sodium concentration: kidney international Vol 67, 2005.
18. Impact of adequate dialysis before transplantation on development of chronic renal allograft dysfunction in 3-year post transplant period Transplant Proc. 2006 Sep; 38(7):2003-5.
19. Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis in patients on regular hemodialysis: a report of 171 patients. Arch Iran Med. 2006 Jan; 9(1):26-32.
20. Comparison of spousal with other donor groups: Study of a single center. Transplant Proc. 2006 Mar; 38(2):562-3.
21. Impact of adequate dialysis before transplantation on development of chronic renal allograft dysfunction in 3-year post transplant period Transplant Proc. 2006 Sep; 38(7):2003-5
22. Urine cytology as a useful screening method for polyoma virus nephropathy in renal transplant patients: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc. 2006 Nov; 38(9):2923-5.
23. Minor beta-thalassemia as a predisposing factor for preeclampsia in pregnant women. Med Hypotheses. 2007; 69(4):956. Epub 2007 Apr 2. No abstract available.
24. Serum LDL levels are a major prognostic factor for arteriovenous fistula thrombosis (AVFT) in hemodialysis patients. J Vasc Access. 2007 Apr-Jun; 8(2):109-14.
25. Outcome of kidney transplantation in patients with polycystic kidney disease: a single center study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Jan-Feb; 19(1):72-5.
26. The socioeconomic status of 100 renal transplant recipients in Shiraz. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Mar-Apr; 19(2):286-90.
27. Bilateral renal lymphangiomatosis: sonographic findings. Bagheri MH, Zare Z, Sefidbakht S, Nabavizadeh SA, Meshksar A, Roozbeh J, Salehipour M. J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Feb;37(2):115-8.
28. Pancreas transplantation in shiraz organ transplant center; the first Iranian experience. Nikeghbalian S, Malek-Hosseini SA, Salahi H, Bahador A, Geramizadeh B, Salehipou M, Davari HR, Kazemi K, Nejatollahi SM, Dehghani M, Kakaei F, Ghaffaripour S, Roozbeh J, Sagheb MM, Rais-Jalali GA, Gholami S. Arch Iran Med. 2008 Sep;11(5):490-
29. Effect of fluid therapy on prevention of acute renal failure in Bam earthquake crush victims. Sagheb MM, Sharifian M, Roozbeh J, Moini M, Gholami K, Sadeghi H. Ren Fail. 2008;30(9):831-5.
30. Nandrolone decanoate increases the volume but not the length of the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the mouse kidney. Hoseini L, Roozbeh J, Sagheb M, Karbalay-Doust S, Noorafshan A. Micron. 2009 Feb;40(2):226-30. Epub 2008 Sep 11
31. Protective effect of pentoxifylline on contrast induced nephropathy. Roozbeh J, Hamidian Jahromi A, Sharifian M, Pakfetrat M, Afshariani R. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Nov;19(6):985-6. No abstract available.
32. Magnesium and its relationship to C-reactive protein among hemodialysis patients. Pakfetrat M, Malekmakan L, Roozbeh J, Haghpanah S. Magnes Res. 2008 Sep; 21(3):167-70.
33. The booster phenomenon of tuberculin skin testing in patients receiving hemodialysis. Sagheb MM, Goodarzi M, Roozbeh J. Iran J Immunol. 2008 Dec; 5(4):212-6.
34. A comparison of sodium bicarbonate infusion versus normal saline infusion and its combination with oral acetazolamide for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a randomized, double-blind trial. Pakfetrat M, Nikoo MH, Malekmakan L, Tabandeh M, Roozbeh J, Nasab MH, Ostovan MA, Salari S, Kafi M, Vaziri NM, Adl F, Hosseini M, Khajehdehi P. Int Urol Nephrol. 2009; 41(3):629-34. Epub 2009 Jan 10
35. Protective effect of pentoxifylline in the kidney perfusion fluid on the transplanted kidney. Hamidian Jahromi A, Kessaris N, Sharifian M, Roozbeh J. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 Mar; 20(2):290-1. No abstract available
36. Nicotinamide as a potential novel addition to the anti-uremic pruritus weaponry. Namazi MR, Fallahzadeh MK, Roozbeh J. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 Mar; 20(2):291-2. No abstract available
37. Impact of obesity on development of chronic renal allograft dysfunction. Hamidian Jahromi A, Jalali GA, Roozbeh J. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 May; 20(3):375-7.
38. Risk factors of post renal transplant hyperparathyroidism. Hamidian Jahromi A, Roozbeh J, Raiss-Jalali GA, Dabaghmanesh A, Jalaeian H, Bahador A, Nikeghbalian S, Salehipour M, Salahi H, Malek-Hosseini A. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 Jul; 20(4):573-6.
39. Transperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: 2 years’ experience. Nikeghbalian S, Kazemi K, Salehipour M, Roozbeh J, Sagheb MM, Kakaei F, Dehghani M, Shamsaeefar A, Ghaffaripour S, Banihashemi SJ, Malek-Hosseini SA. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2729-30.
40. Effect of zinc supplementation on triglyceride, cholesterol, LDL, and HDL levels in zinc-deficient hemodialysis patients. Roozbeh J, Hedayati P, Sagheb MM, Sharifian M, Hamidian Jahromi A, Shaabani S, Jalaeian H, Raeisjalali GA, Behzadi S. Ren Fail. 2009; 31(9):798-801.
41. Economic policies and trauma. Johari HG, Bolandparvaz S, Paydar S, Eskandari S, Johari MG, Roozbeh J, Abbasi HR, Mohammadi AA. J Trauma. 2009 Dec; 67(6):1452. No abstract available
42. Captopril and combination therapy of captopril and pentoxifylline in reducing proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy. Roozbeh J, Banihashemi MA, Ghezlou M, Afshariani R, Salari S, Moini M, Sagheb MM. Ren Fail. 2010 Jan; 32(2):172-8.
43. Unilateral digital clubbing in a hemodialysis patient. Roozbeh J, Sagheb MM, Yavari V, Bastani B, Raeesjalali GA. Hemodial Int. 2010 Jan; 14(1):84-6.
44. Risk Factors for Contrast-related Acute Kidney Injury According to Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End-stage Criteria in Patients with Coronary Interventions. Pakfetrat M, Nikoo MH, Malekmakan L, Tabande M, Roozbeh J, Reisjalali G, Zare N, Khajedehi P. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2010 Apr;4(2):116-22.