Current Position

• Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Education

1987: High School Diploma, Shiraz university high School, Shiraz, Iran.

1988-1995: M. D, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Post-Doctoral Training

2009-2010: Fellowship of Intra-abdominal organ transplantation Anesthesia: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

1995 – 1998: Anesthesia Residency, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2005-2006: Acupuncture, The training center of China Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine.

Faculty Appointment

2019: Professor, Continue.

2011-2019: Associate Professor.

2003-2010: Assistant Professor.

Academic Appointment

1. Head of anesthesiology and intensive care department, Shiraz faculty of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, 2014 up to 2019.
2. Deputy for Research Affairs Shiraz faculty of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,2013 up to present.
3. Deputy of Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, 2010 up to present.
4. Head of Committee for Approval of Thesis for Medical Students, Fasa Medical School, 2001-2007.
5. Responsible for Teaching Airway management for Medical Students (externs) in Fasa Medical School, 2000-2007.
6. Member of Research Workshop Teaching Group for both medical students and Faculty staff in Fasa medical faculty, 2001-2007.
7. In Charge of Fasa Medical Faculty Academic Staff Promotion.2002 – 2007.
8. Deputy of Research, Fasa Medical School, Fasa, Iran, 2001-2007.

Publications

1. Magnesium Therapy Improves Rotational Thromboelastometry Findings Prior to Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 24 February 2020.
2. Successful Surgical Separation of Thoraco-Omphalopagus Symmetrical Conjoined Twins in Iran: Two Case Reports. Iran J Med Sci. 2020 Mar; 45(2): 143–147.
3. The effect of preoperative depression and anxiety on heart rate variability in women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer. April 2020.
4. Comparison of Perioperative Systemic Lidocaine or Systemic Ketamine in Acute Pain Management of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder after Orthopedic Surgery. J Addict Med.2019 May/Jun.
5. Comparison of Magnesium Sulfate and Tramadol as an Adjuvant to Intravenous Regional Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Surgeries. Anesth Pain Med.2017 Dec.
6. The Impact of Preoperative Variables on Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements during Orthotopic Liver Transplant.. Exp Clin Transplant.2017 Oct 12.
7. A System for Continuous Estimating and Monitoring Cardiac Output via Arterial Waveform Analysis. Journal of biomedical physics & engineering 7 (2), 181.
8. Local Infiltration of Tramadol versus Bupivacaine for Post Cesarean Section Pain Control: A Double-Blind Randomized Study. Iranian journal of medical sciences 42 (3), 235.
9. Polyamines Improve Anti-Blood Lactate Accumulation in an Acidosis Rat Model. Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences 5 (1), 25-32.
10. Adjunctive use of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and drug-resistant epilepsy: A pilot study. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2016; 30: 413.
11. Knowledge and attitude of Iranian parturient women towards painless labor: A qualitative survey. Professional Medical Journal 22 (7).
12. Effect of ondansetron on post-Dural puncture headache (PDPH) in parturients undergoing cesarean section: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study. Journal of anesthesia 29 (5), 702-707.
13. Comparing the Duration of Spinal Anesthesia Induced With Bupivacaine and a Bupivacaince-Lidocaine Combination in Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP).Anesthesiology and pain medicine 5 (4).
14. Lactic acidosis treatment by Nano mole level of spermidine in an animal model.     Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 70 (2), 514-518.
15. The effects of Aminophylline on clinical recovery and bispectral index in patients anesthetized with total intravenous anesthesia. Pakistan journal of medical sciences 30 (6), 1351.
16. Malpractice cases of anesthesiology leading to death or impairment referring to Shiraz forensic medicine commissions during 2006-2011. Journal of Medical Sciences 21 (122), 61-67.
17. Effect of mannitol on post reperfusion cardiac output and central venous oxygen saturation during orthotopic liver transplant: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Progress in Transplantation 24 (2), 121-125.
18. The effect of intraoperative restricted normal saline during orthotopic liver transplantation on amount of administered sodium bicarbonate. Iranian journal of medical sciences 39 (3), 247.
19. Response to letter to the editor: early outcomes of liver transplants in patients receiving organs from hypernatremic donors. Experimental and clinical transplantation: official journal of the Middle East Anesthesia.
20. Restricted crystalloid fluid therapy during orthotopic liver transplant surgery and its effect on respiratory and renal insufficiency in the early post-operative period: A randomized clinical trial. International journal of organ transplantation medicine 5 (3), 113.
21. Gabapentin versus naproxen in the management of failed back surgery syndrome; a randomized controlled trial. Acta Anæsthesiologica Belgica 65 (1), 31-37.
22. Shiraz Guideline for the Management of Patients with Brain Death. International journal of organ transplantation medicine 5 (1), 34.
23. Serum Lactate Is Not Correlated with Mixed or Central Venous Oxygen Saturation for Detecting Tissue Hypo Perfusion During Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study. International cardiovascular research journal 7 (4), 130
24. Evaluation of factors influencing liver function test in on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Iranian journal of medical sciences 38 (4), 308
25. Early outcomes of liver transplants in patients receiving organs from hypernatremic donors. Exp Clin Transplant 11 (6), 537-540.
26. Comparison laryngeal mask airway with the endotracheal tube for the external dacryocystorhionostomy surgery. A randomized clinical trial. Middle East J Anaesthesiol 22 (3), 283-8.
27. The effect of octreotide on urine output during orthotopic liver transplantation and early postoperative renal function; a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Hepatitis monthly 13 (9)
28. Ketamine improves postoperative pain and emergence agitation following adenotonsillectomy in children. A randomized clinical trial. Middle East journal of anesthesiology 22 (2), 155-160.
29. Music can effectively reduce pain perception in women rather than men. Pakistan journal of medical sciences 29 (1), 128.
30. Severe Acute Hyperkalemia during Pre-Anhepatic Stage in Cadaveric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Iranian journal of medical sciences 37 (3), 208.
31. Electro-acupuncture stimulation at acupoints reduced the severity of hypotension during anesthesia in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies 5 (1), 11-14.
32. En-bloc transplantation: an eligible technique for unilateral dual kidney transplantation. International journal of organ transplantation medicine 3 (3), 111.
33. Preoperative factors as predictors of blood product transfusion requirements in orthotopic liver transplantation. Progress in Transplantation 21 (3), 254-259.
34. Shiraz Protocol for Management of Severe Hyponatremia in Patients under Liver Transplantation. LIVER TRANSPLANTATION 17 (6), S250-S251.
35. Effects of Intravenous Midazolam Premedication on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Cataract Surgery under General Anesthesia. JAUMS Volume 8 Number 1 spring 2010.
36. Hypotension after reperfusion in liver transplantation: histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate versus University of Wisconsin solution. Prog Transplant. 2010 Sep; 20(3):256-61.
37. Comparison of the hemodynamic changes following tracheal intubation wit direct laryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy method in hypertensive patients Anesthesiology and intensive care,2010;67(2):50-58.
38. Post-reperfusion Syndrome and Outcome Variables after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine. 2010 Jul; 3(1):115-120.
39. The First Modified Multivisceral Transplantation in the Middle East: A Major Advance in Transplantation Surgery in Shiraz Transplant Centre. International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine.2010 Oct; 4(1):189-192.
40. Electro-acupuncture for pain relief after nasal septoplasty: a randomized controlled study. J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Jan; 16(1):53-7.
41. Does auricular acupuncture reduce postoperative vomiting after cholecystectomy? J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Dec; 14(10):1275-9.
42. Tramadol for pain relief in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a comparison with dextromethorphan. Laryngoscope. 2008 Sep; 118(9):1547-9.
43. Prophylactic effect of low dose dexamethasone on post operative nausea and vomiting in women undergoing anterior and posterior colporaphy: A comparison with saline. Iranian Society of Anesthesiology and intensive care, 2004; 48(2):57-63.
44. Comparison of the effects of adding epinephrine, midazolam and midazolam + neostigmine mixture to lidocaine in patients undergoing transabdominal resection of prostate. Armaghane – danesh Journal, 2005; 10(3):1-8.
45. A retrospective study of chronic pain after cesarean section. Iranian Society of Anesthesiology and intensive care, 2006; 52(2):46-52.
46. Hemodymic effects of three doses of dihydroergotamine during spinal anesthesia. Kowsar medical journal, 2006; 11(1):69-74.
47. Effect of exposure to music on postoperative pain and anxiety after cesarean section under general anesthesia: a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Iranian Society of Anesthesiology and intensive care, 2007; 55(2):44-53.
48. Chronic incisional pain after open appendectomy. Journal of Isfahan medical school, 2007; 24(83):63-700.
49. Comparison effect of meperidine and tramadol in treatment of postoperative shivering in elective cesarean section. Journal of Iran university of medical science, 2007; 57(14):83-9.

Presentations

1. Comparison of Small Dose Droperidol and Placebo for Reduction of Postoperative Vomiting and Retching in elective senile cataract surgery under general anesthesia. Poster Presentation in 1st international congress of Anesthesiology and perioperative medicine Shiraz, Iran 2-5 OCT.2002
2. Hemodymic effects of three doses of dihydroergotamine during spinal anesthesia. Poster Presentation in 2nd international congress of Anesthesiology and perioperative medicine Tehran, Iran, 9-11 February 2005
3. Comparison of the effects of adding epinephrine, midazolam and midazolam + neostigmine mixture to lidocaine in patients undergoing transabdominal resection of prostate. 5th Scientific annual meeting of IP, Tehran, Iran, May 2005
4. The survey of academic staff’s attitude and knowledge about community oriented medical education. Poster Presentation in 4th Asia pacific medical education conference, Singapore, 2007.
5. Students opinions about ideal teacher characteristics. Poster Presentation in 4th Asia pacific medical education conference, Singapore, 2007.
6. A study on the existing obstacles preventing the implementation of community-oriented medical education in view of the members of scientific community. Poster Presentation in 4th Asia pacific medical education conference, Singapore, 2007.
7. Comparison of educational and research activities of faculty staff of Fasa medical school before and after fulltime salary payments according to evaluation formularies. 4th medical education conference, United Arab Emirates, 2004
8. A survey of students’ opinion about integrated medical learning. Poster Presentation in AMEE, Amsterdam, Nederland, 2005
9. Hypertension crises in kidney pancreas transplantation recipient. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
10. Sever hyperkalemia during hepatectomy in orthotropic liver transplantation. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
11. Shiraz protocol for management of sever hyponatremia in patients under liver transplantation. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
12. Increase in organ donation during holy month of Ramadan. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
13. Liver transplantation in a patient with hemophilia A. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
14. Modified multivisceral transplantation for patients with advanced intra-abdominal desmoid tumor. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
15. Intraoperative placement of inferior mesentric vein catheter: a novel approach for prevention of portal vein rethromsosis in living donor liver transplantation. The 16^th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.
16. Anesthesia and outcome after partial hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation: our experiences. The 10th congress of Iranian society for organ transplantation.

Research Experiences

1. Effect of electro acupuncture in control of perioperative and postoperative pain management of septoplasty.
2. Effect of Ear acupuncture on post op nausea and vomiting.
3. Effect of electro acupuncture in control of DJD pain of knee joint.
4. Effect of low power laser therapy in acute pain management.

Research Interest

1. Acute pain management
2. Chronic pain management
3. Role of complementary medicine in pain management
4. Anesthesia and Intraabdominal organ Transplantation.