Mehdi S. Mirsaeidi, M.D., M.P.H.

Mehdi S. Mirsaeidi M.D., M.P.H.

Professor & Associate Chair of Research and Innovation; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Department: Department of Medicine
Business Phone: (904) 244-4075
Business Email: mehdi.mirsaeidi@jax.ufl.edu
Appointments and Locations

Board Certifications

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • AMBIM - Geriatric Medicine - Diplomate

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Publications

2024
Associations of Social Determinants and Community Resilience with Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the United States
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.210(12):1490-1493[DOI] 10.1164/rccm.202404-0798le.[PMID] .
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Editorial: A year in review: discussions in pulmonary medicine.
Frontiers in medicine.11():1434562-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2024.1434562.[PMID] 38882663.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Genome sequencing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages; UF_RH7 and UF_RH9.
Microbiology resource announcements.13(4):e0105023-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.01050-23.[PMID] 38483455.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Interstitial Lung Disease as an Emerging Contributor to Mortality in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Epidemiological Study.
Clinical and translational gastroenterology.15(9):e1-[DOI] 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000720.[PMID] 38822801.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Nonsurgical Treatment for Symptomatic Pulmonary Aspergilloma. Reply to Han and Kher: Treatment of Simple Pulmonary Aspergilloma.
ATS scholar.5(3):470-471[DOI] 10.34197/ats-scholar.2024-0050LE.[PMID] 39371226.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Phage therapy: breathing new tactics into lower respiratory tract infection treatments.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society.33(172):-[DOI] 10.1183/16000617.0029-2024.[PMID] 38925791.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Proposing the potential of utilizing the CAT score for early detection of COPD in asymptomatic patients, shifting towards a patient-centered approach: A review.
Medicine.103(15):e37715-[DOI] 10.1097/MD.0000000000037715.[PMID] 38608107.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Risk of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Interstitial Lung Disease Patients after COVID-19: National-Level Data.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society.21(3):428-437[DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202305-491OC.[PMID] 38134434.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Upadacitinib and Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Current rheumatology reviews.():-[DOI] 10.2174/0115733971342481241101061013.[PMID] 39513305.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Acthar® Gel Treatment for Patients with Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases: An Historical Perspective and Characterization of Clinical Evidence.
Clinical drug investigation.43(10):739-761[DOI] 10.1007/s40261-023-01303-5.[PMID] 37792273.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Association of County-degree Social Vulnerability with Chronic Respiratory Disease Mortality in the United States.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society.20(1):47-57[DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202202-136OC.[PMID] 36044720.
10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Clinical standards for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-COVID-19 lung disease.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.27(10):729-741[DOI] 10.5588/ijtld.23.0248.[PMID] 37749839.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage UF_RH6, Isolated from Human Lung.
Microbiology resource announcements.12(6):e0020623-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.00206-23.[PMID] 37249420.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Complete Genome Sequencing of a Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage, UF_RH5.
Microbiology resource announcements.12(7):e0039623-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.00396-23.[PMID] 37338387.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Complete Genome Sequencing of the Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage UF_RH1.
Microbiology resource announcements.12(6):e0013923-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.00139-23.[PMID] 37166313.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Impact of Global Climate Change on Pulmonary Health: Susceptible and Vulnerable Populations.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society.20(8):1088-1095[DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202212-996CME.[PMID] 37126851.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Management of nontuberculous mycobacteria in lung transplant cases: an international Delphi study.
ERJ open research.9(2):-[DOI] 10.1183/23120541.00377-2022.[PMID] 37009016.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Management of Polydrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania).59(2):-[DOI] 10.3390/medicina59020246.[PMID] 36837448.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Predicting COVID-19 cases using SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air, surface swab and wastewater samples.
The Science of the total environment.857(Pt 1):159188-[DOI] 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159188.[PMID] 36202365.
19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Results From a Phase 4, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Repository Corticotropin Injection for the Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.
Pulmonary therapy.9(2):237-253[DOI] 10.1007/s41030-023-00222-2.[PMID] 37072607.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Role of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents in treatment of sarcoidosis: A meta-analysis.
European journal of internal medicine.109():42-49[DOI] 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.12.003.[PMID] 36526497.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary fibrosis: joining the dots.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society.32(169):-[DOI] 10.1183/16000617.0085-2023.[PMID] 37758275.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Anti-inflammatory Properties of the Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone in Models of Granulomatous Inflammation.
Lung.200(4):463-472[DOI] 10.1007/s00408-022-00546-x.[PMID] 35717488.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Association of COVID-19 Case-Fatality Rate With State Health Disparity in the United States.
Frontiers in medicine.9():853059-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.853059.[PMID] 35847787.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Biochemical and genomic identification of novel biomarkers in progressive sarcoidosis: HBEGF, eNAMPT, and ANG-2.
Frontiers in medicine.9():1012827-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.1012827.[PMID] 36388923.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review.
Frontiers in medicine.9():705908-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.705908.[PMID] 35445048.
42 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
COVID-19 in patients with and without acute kidney injury.
Bratislavske lekarske listy.123(5):382-380[DOI] 10.4149/BLL_2022_059.[PMID] 35420885.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
COVID-19 Prediction using Genomic Footprint of SARS-CoV-2 in Air, Surface Swab and Wastewater Samples.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.():-[DOI] 10.1101/2022.03.14.22272314.[PMID] 35313580.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Diagnostic Accuracy of Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Testing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.).28(1):87-98[DOI] 10.1089/mdr.2021.0048.[PMID] 34582723.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID-19 Detection: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.
Frontiers in medicine.9():870738-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.870738.[PMID] 35463027.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Roles of Gut Microbiota in COVID-19: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology.12():804644-[DOI] 10.3389/fcimb.2022.804644.[PMID] 35310853.
38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Editorial: Sarcoidosis-The great mimicker.
Frontiers in medicine.9():990714-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.990714.[PMID] 35983097.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Effect of Androgen Suppression on Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Men With COVID-19: The HITCH Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open.5(4):e227852-[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7852.[PMID] 35438754.
19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Health effects of radioactive contaminated dust in the aftermath of potential nuclear accident in Ukraine.
Frontiers in public health.10():959668-[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2022.959668.[PMID] 36072376.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Pericardial Epithelioid Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: An Atypical Presentation.
Cureus.14(7):e26827-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.26827.[PMID] 35847167.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Repository Corticotropin Injection for the Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Narrative Review.
Pulmonary therapy.8(1):43-55[DOI] 10.1007/s41030-022-00181-0.[PMID] 35113366.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
SARS-CoV-2 cell entry beyond the ACE2 receptor.
Molecular biology reports.49(11):10715-10727[DOI] 10.1007/s11033-022-07700-x.[PMID] 35754059.
36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
A Trend Analysis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality in the United States by Race and Sex.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society.18(7):1138-1146[DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-822OC.[PMID] 33347376.
18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Activity of the growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonist MIA602 and its underlying mechanisms of action in sarcoidosis-like granuloma.
Clinical & translational immunology.10(7):e1310-[DOI] 10.1002/cti2.1310.[PMID] 34257968.
13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Allergies, Allergic Comorbidities and the Home Environment in Pediatric Asthma in Southern Florida.
International journal of environmental research and public health.18(8):-[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph18084142.[PMID] 33919868.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Antifibrotic and Anti-Inflammatory Actions of α-Melanocytic Hormone: New Roles for an Old Player.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland).14(1):-[DOI] 10.3390/ph14010045.[PMID] 33430064.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Associations of Yersinia Enterocolitica Infection with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets.21(4):682-687[DOI] 10.2174/1871530320666200621180515.[PMID] 32564766.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths.
Science immunology.6(62):-[DOI] 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4340.[PMID] 34413139.
371 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Clofazimine susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus: a meta-analysis study.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance.26():188-193[DOI] 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.06.002.[PMID] 34153525.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Commentary: Meta-Analysis and Structural Dynamics of the Emergence of Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2.
Frontiers in medicine.8():747109-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2021.747109.[PMID] 34631759.
0 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Comparison of Rifabutin-Based Versus Rifampin-Based Regimens for the Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Complex: A meta-Analysis Study.
Frontiers in pharmacology.12():693369-[DOI] 10.3389/fphar.2021.693369.[PMID] 34557091.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
COVID-19 and Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.8():695206-[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2021.695206.[PMID] 34222385.
15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
COVID-19 and cause of pregnancy loss during the pandemic: A systematic review.
PloS one.16(8):e0255994-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0255994.[PMID] 34379700.
43 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Distinct Mucoinflammatory Phenotype and the Immunomodulatory Long Noncoding Transcripts Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Airway Infection.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.():-[DOI] 10.1101/2021.05.13.21257152.[PMID] 34031668.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Drug-Induced Liver Injury in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review.
Frontiers in medicine.8():731436-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2021.731436.[PMID] 34616757.
39 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in Healthy Persons and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society.18(3):541-544[DOI] 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-812RL.[PMID] 33003954.
64 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Inborn Errors in the LRR Domain of Nod2 and Their Potential Consequences on the Function of the Receptor.
Cells.10(8):-[DOI] 10.3390/cells10082031.[PMID] 34440800.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Long-term exposure to indoor air pollution and risk of tuberculosis.
Indoor air.31(3):628-638[DOI] 10.1111/ina.12756.[PMID] 33016379.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Machine-learning-based COVID-19 mortality prediction model and identification of patients at low and high risk of dying.
Critical care (London, England).25(1):328-[DOI] 10.1186/s13054-021-03749-5.[PMID] 34496940.
42 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Mask-off policy in the shadow of emerging variants of SARS-COV-2.
European journal of internal medicine.90():109-110[DOI] 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.06.015.[PMID] 34193373.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Nanotechnology against the novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2): diagnosis, treatment, therapy and future perspectives.
Nanomedicine (London, England).16(6):497-516[DOI] 10.2217/nnm-2020-0441.[PMID] 33683164.
43 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Macrophages, and Host Innate Immune Response.
Infection and immunity.89(8):e0081220-[DOI] 10.1128/IAI.00812-20.[PMID] 34097459.
25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Novel three-dimensional biochip pulmonary sarcoidosis model.
PloS one.16(2):e0245805-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0245805.[PMID] 33539409.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Performance of Wayne assay for detection of pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a meta-analysis study.
New microbes and new infections.42():100886-[DOI] 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100886.[PMID] 34141437.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Perspectives on the Health Effects of Hurricanes: A Review and Challenges.
International journal of environmental research and public health.18(5):-[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph18052756.[PMID] 33803162.
36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Phage Therapy for Mycobacterium Abscessus and Strategies to Improve Outcomes.
Microorganisms.9(3):-[DOI] 10.3390/microorganisms9030596.[PMID] 33799414.
13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in Florida and association with large-scale natural disasters.
BMC public health.21(1):2058-[DOI] 10.1186/s12889-021-12115-7.[PMID] 34758787.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Role of Clofazimine in Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Complex.
Frontiers in medicine.8():638306-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2021.638306.[PMID] 33968952.
10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Role of IgG against N-protein of SARS-CoV2 in COVID19 clinical outcomes.
Scientific reports.11(1):3455-[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-021-83108-0.[PMID] 33568776.
58 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Sarcoidosis or cancer? That is the question.
Respiratory medicine case reports.33():101426-[DOI] 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101426.[PMID] 34401272.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Skin Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients: Are They Indicators for Disease Severity? A Systematic Review.
Frontiers in medicine.8():634208-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2021.634208.[PMID] 33665200.
43 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
State-Level Health Disparity Is Associated with Sarcoidosis Mortality.
Journal of clinical medicine.10(11):-[DOI] 10.3390/jcm10112366.[PMID] 34072248.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Structural Analysis of the Novel Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and Forecasting in North America.
Viruses.13(5):-[DOI] 10.3390/v13050930.[PMID] 34067890.
10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
The Efficacy and Potential Mechanisms of Metformin in the Treatment of COVID-19 in the Diabetics: A Systematic Review.
Frontiers in endocrinology.12():645194-[DOI] 10.3389/fendo.2021.645194.[PMID] 33815295.
35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19.
Science immunology.6(62):-[DOI] 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348.[PMID] 34413140.
273 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Anti-inflammatory effects of α-MSH through p-CREB expression in sarcoidosis like granuloma model.
Scientific reports.10(1):7277-[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-64305-9.[PMID] 32350353.
19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Antibiotic therapy success rate in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy.18(3):263-273[DOI] 10.1080/14787210.2020.1720650.[PMID] 31986933.
18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Association between African Dust Transport and Acute Exacerbations of COPD in Miami.
Journal of clinical medicine.9(8):-[DOI] 10.3390/jcm9082496.[PMID] 32756441.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Association of Serum Albumin and Severity of Pulmonary Embolism.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania).56(1):-[DOI] 10.3390/medicina56010026.[PMID] 31936687.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.
Science (New York, N.Y.).370(6515):-[DOI] 10.1126/science.abd4585.[PMID] 32972996.
1864 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Case Series: COVID-19 in African American Patients With Sarcoidosis.
Frontiers in medicine.7():588527-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2020.588527.[PMID] 33251236.
15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.
Frontiers in medicine.7():231-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2020.00231.[PMID] 32574328.
36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
COVID-19 Clinical Characteristics, and Sex-Specific Risk of Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Frontiers in medicine.7():459-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2020.00459.[PMID] 32793620.
104 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
COVID-19: Risk of alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders.
Respiratory medicine case reports.31():101222-[DOI] 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101222.[PMID] 32953449.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Delphi consensus recommendations for a treatment algorithm in pulmonary sarcoidosis.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society.29(155):-[DOI] 10.1183/16000617.0146-2019.[PMID] 32198218.
77 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Diagnostic Accuracy of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in Real Life.
Frontiers in medicine.7():118-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2020.00118.[PMID] 32318581.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Editorial: Interstitial Lung Disease in the Context of Systemic Disease: Pathophysiology, Treatment and Outcomes.
Frontiers in medicine.7():644075-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2020.644075.[PMID] 33585522.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Effects of 100 % oxygen during exercise in patients with interstitial lung disease.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology.274():103367-[DOI] 10.1016/j.resp.2019.103367.[PMID] 31911201.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Genotyping and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Iran: a multi-centre study.
New microbes and new infections.37():100729-[DOI] 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100729.[PMID] 32774869.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone in Lung Physiology and Pulmonary Disease.
Cells.9(10):-[DOI] 10.3390/cells9102331.[PMID] 33096674.
19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Health and Economy in COVID-19 Era: A Plan for Reconstituting Long-Term Economic Security.
Frontiers in public health.8():235-[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00235.[PMID] 32574304.
8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Improving survival outcome among elderly lung transplant recipients.
European journal of internal medicine.74():121-124[DOI] 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.012.[PMID] 32001096.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.
Science (New York, N.Y.).370(6515):-[DOI] 10.1126/science.abd4570.[PMID] 32972995.
1629 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Lack of tocilizumab effect on mortality in COVID19 patients.
Scientific reports.10(1):17100-[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-74328-x.[PMID] 33051534.
12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Management of crash and burn patients with SARS-CoV-2 associated ARDS.
Journal of cardiac surgery.35(9):2129-2130[DOI] 10.1111/jocs.14699.[PMID] 32663349.
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Management of repository corticotrophin injection therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis: a Delphi study.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society.29(155):-[DOI] 10.1183/16000617.0147-2019.[PMID] 32198219.
9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Missense (p.Glu778Lys) and (p.Gly908Arg) variants of NOD2 gene are associated with recurrent pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections.
Scandinavian journal of immunology.92(3):e12935-[DOI] 10.1111/sji.12935.[PMID] 32654169.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis in a South Florida Population.
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.).14():3741-3746[DOI] 10.2147/OPTH.S278373.[PMID] 33173272.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis study.
Physiological reports.8(18):e14578-[DOI] 10.14814/phy2.14578.[PMID] 32975884.
35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Potential Mechanisms for COVID-19 Induced Anosmia and Dysgeusia.
Frontiers in physiology.11():1039-[DOI] 10.3389/fphys.2020.01039.[PMID] 33041842.
24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Presence of concurrent sarcoid-like granulomas indicates better survival in cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.
ERJ open research.6(4):-[DOI] 10.1183/23120541.00061-2020.[PMID] 33263026.
16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Prevalence and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies from Iran.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.).26(12):1491-1502[DOI] 10.1089/mdr.2019.0440.[PMID] 32348701.
14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Protective effect of influenza vaccination on cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Scientific reports.10(1):20656-[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-77679-7.[PMID] 33244069.
15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
STAT3 gain-of-function mutation in a patient with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection.
Respiratory medicine case reports.30():101125-[DOI] 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101125.[PMID] 32577366.
10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
State-Level Disparity in Lung Cancer Survival in the United States.
Frontiers in oncology.10():1449-[DOI] 10.3389/fonc.2020.01449.[PMID] 32974167.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic-Can open access modeling give us better answers more quickly?
Journal of applied clinical medical physics.21(6):4-6[DOI] 10.1002/acm2.12941.[PMID] 32476231.
1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2019
An update on IgG4-related lung disease.
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2009
Comparison of the effectiveness of 2 treatment regimens in patients with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit.15(6):1346-50[DOI] .[PMID] 20218123.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2009
First-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance patterns and trends at the national TB referral center in Iran--eight years of surveillance.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.13(5):e236-40[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.027.[PMID] 19285897.
54 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2009
Is standardized treatment appropriate for non-XDR multiple drug resistant tuberculosis cases? A clinical descriptive study.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases.41(1):10-3[DOI] 10.1080/00365540802298079.[PMID] 19037820.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2009
Nontuberculous mycobacteria among patients who are suspected for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis-need for earlier identification of nontuberculosis mycobacteria.
The American journal of the medical sciences.337(3):182-4[DOI] .[PMID] 19301453.
29 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2009
Predicting mortality in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: The APACHE II score versus the new IBMP-10 score.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.49(1):72-7[DOI] 10.1086/599349.[PMID] 19480582.
24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2009
The NRAMPI, VDR and TNF-alpha gene polymorphisms in Iranian tuberculosis patients: the study on host susceptibility.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases.13(4):252-6[DOI] .[PMID] 20231985.
63 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Acute myocardial infarction in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.47(2):182-7[DOI] 10.1086/589246.[PMID] 18533841.
149 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Inappropriate use of steroid and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: report of two cases.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit.14(5):1217-21[DOI] .[PMID] 19161096.
6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Incidence, etiology, timing, and risk factors for clinical failure in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Chest.134(5):955-962[DOI] 10.1378/chest.08-0334.[PMID] 18583514.
79 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Outcome of treatment of MDR-TB patients with standardised regimens, Iran, 2002-2006.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.12(7):750-5[DOI] .[PMID] 18544199.
38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Representative drug susceptibility patterns for guiding design of re-treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Iran.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.).13(1):108-11[DOI] 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01201.x.[PMID] 18197919.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
The recent-transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains among Iranian and Afghan relapse cases: a DNA-fingerprinting using RFLP and spoligotyping.
BMC infectious diseases.8():109-[DOI] 10.1186/1471-2334-8-109.[PMID] 18681980.
36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2008
Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Iran.
Saudi medical journal.29(1):148-50[DOI] .[PMID] 18176695.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Adverse reactions of anti-tuberculosis drugs in hospitalized patients: incidence, severity and risk factors.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety.16(10):1104-10[DOI] .[PMID] 17823987.
28 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Differences in characteristics between Afghani and Iranian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.11(2):180-2[DOI] .[PMID] 16859946.
3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Do mitochondrial DNA haplogroups play a role in susceptibility to tuberculosis?
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.).12(6):823-7[DOI] .[PMID] 17986109.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Instability of IS6110 patterns in multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Epidemiology and infection.135(2):346-52[DOI] .[PMID] 17291368.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Lymphocytic bronchiolitis as presenting disorder in an undiagnosed adult patient with chronic granulomatous disease.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology.6(4):219-21[DOI] .[PMID] 18094446.
4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in pregnancy: need for more intensive treatment.
Infection.35(6):477-8[DOI] .[PMID] 17906837.
11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2007
Trends of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tertiary tuberculosis center in Iran.
Saudi medical journal.28(4):544-50[DOI] .[PMID] 17457475.
26 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2006
Chronic granulomatous disease with unusual clinical manifestation, outcome, and pattern of inheritance in an Iranian family.
Journal of clinical immunology.26(3):291-6[DOI] .[PMID] 16783468.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2006
Comparison between molecular epidemiology, geographical regions and drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from Iranian and Afghan patients.
Chemotherapy.52(6):316-20[DOI] .[PMID] 17008783.
34 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2006
Prevalence of Haarlem I and Beijing types of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Iranian and Afghan MDR-TB patients.
The Journal of infection.53(5):331-6[DOI] .[PMID] 16476483.
57 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2006
The most prevalent Mycobacterium tuberculosis superfamilies among Iranian and Afghan TB cases.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases.38(6-7):463-8[DOI] .[PMID] 16798695.
33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2005
Gains of glycosylation comprise an unexpectedly large group of pathogenic mutations.
Nature genetics.37(7):692-700[DOI] .[PMID] 15924140.
163 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2005
Inherited disorders of the IL-12-IFN-gamma axis in patients with disseminated BCG infection.
European journal of pediatrics.164(12):753-7[DOI] .[PMID] 16091917.
52 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2005
Primary immune deficiencies presenting in adults: seven years of experience from Iran.
Journal of clinical immunology.25(4):385-91[DOI] .[PMID] 16133995.
25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2004
Application of oxidation-reduction assay for monitoring treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology.42(7):3324-5[DOI] .[PMID] 15243106.
11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2004
Bacteriological follow-up of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: a study with a simple colorimetric assay.
Microbes and infection.6(11):972-6[DOI] .[PMID] 15345227.
5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

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Clinical Research

A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-finding study evaluating efficacy, safety and tolerability of BI 1291583 qd over at least 24 weeks in patients with bronchiectasis. (20222253)
OPEN ENROLLMENT
A Phase 2a Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Examine the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of AV-001 Injection in Patients with Pneumonia Due To COVID-19 or Respiratory Infections.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
A study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Epetraborole in Patients with Treatment-refractory Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-finding study evaluating efficacy, safety and tolerability of BI 1291583 qd over at least 24 weeks in patients with bronchiectasis (Airleaf™)
OPEN ENROLLMENT
A Study to Evaluate an Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension Based Regimen in Adults with Newly Diagnosed NTM Lung Infection Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)

Education

, USA
Medical Degree
1999 · Qazvin University, Qazvin, Iran
Infectious Disease Fellowship
2008 · University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Internal Medicine Residency
2011 · The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
2015 · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

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