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

2025
Interstitial Lung Disease is a major contributor to mortality in patients with Connective Tissue Diseases
CHEST Pulmonary.():100157-[DOI] 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100157.[PMID] .
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2024
Acute cardiovascular effects of electronic cigarettes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
European heart journal open.4(6):oeae098-[DOI] 10.1093/ehjopen/oeae098.[PMID] 39712649.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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):-[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
Investigating Metabolic Phenotypes for Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Exploring Immunometabolic Profiles to Unravel Disease Mechanisms.
Metabolites.15(1):-[DOI] 10.3390/metabo15010007.[PMID] 39852350.
1 citations·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] .
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.
3 citations·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] .
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] .
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.
1 citations·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] .
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.
7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage UF_RH6, Isolated from Human Lung
Microbiology Resource Announcements.12(6):-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.00206-23.[PMID] 37249420.
2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2023
Complete Genome Sequencing of a Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage, UF_RH5
Microbiology Resource Announcements.12(7):-[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):-[DOI] 10.1128/mra.00139-23.[PMID] 37166313.
3 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.
19 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.
6 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.
25 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] .
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.
9 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.
4 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.
8 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.
49 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.
20 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.
48 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2022
Editorial: Sarcoidosis-The great mimicker.
Frontiers in medicine.9():990714-[DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2022.990714.[PMID] 35983097.
3 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.
21 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
Immunomodulatory agents for COVID-19 treatment: possible mechanism of action and immunopathology features
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.477(3):711-726[DOI] 10.1007/s11010-021-04325-9.[PMID] 35013850.
20 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.
6 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.
10 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.
40 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.
25 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):-[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):4142-[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.14(1):45-[DOI] 10.3390/ph14010045.[PMID] 33430064.
20 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.
7 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.
441 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.
10 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.
4 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.
21 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.
48 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.
9 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.
42 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.
68 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):2031-[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.
8 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.25(1):-[DOI] 10.1186/s13054-021-03749-5.[PMID] 34496940.
49 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.
46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Macrophages, and Host Innate Immune Response
Infection and Immunity.89(8):-[DOI] 10.1128/iai.00812-20.[PMID] .
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.
6 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.
2 citations·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):2756-[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph18052756.[PMID] 33803162.
46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Phage Therapy for Mycobacterium Abscessus and Strategies to Improve Outcomes
Microorganisms.9(3):596-[DOI] 10.3390/microorganisms9030596.[PMID] 33799414.
17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in Florida and association with large-scale natural disasters
BMC Public Health.21(1):-[DOI] 10.1186/s12889-021-12115-7.[PMID] 34758787.
11 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.
14 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.
64 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.
6 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.
44 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2021
State-Level Health Disparity Is Associated with Sarcoidosis Mortality
Journal of Clinical Medicine.10(11):2366-[DOI] 10.3390/jcm10112366.[PMID] 34072248.
10 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.
11 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.
39 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.
311 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020

Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis in a South Florida Population

Clinical Ophthalmology.Volume 14():3741-3746[DOI] 10.2147/opth.s278373.[PMID] .
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Anti-inflammatory effects of α-MSH through p-CREB expression in sarcoidosis like granuloma model
Scientific Reports.10(1):-[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-64305-9.[PMID] 32350353.
21 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.
24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Association between African Dust Transport and Acute Exacerbations of COPD in Miami
Journal of Clinical Medicine.9(8):2496-[DOI] 10.3390/jcm9082496.[PMID] 32756441.
9 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.
22 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.
2024 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.
112 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.
91 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.
20 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.
11 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):2331-[DOI] 10.3390/cells9102331.[PMID] 33096674.
24 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.
9 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.
1741 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Lack of tocilizumab effect on mortality in COVID19 patients
Scientific Reports.10(1):-[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):-[DOI] 10.1111/sji.12935.[PMID] .
PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID‐19 patients: A meta‐analysis study
Physiological Reports.8(18):-[DOI] 10.14814/phy2.14578.[PMID] 32975884.
36 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.
27 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.
19 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.
15 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.
18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2020
STAT3 gain-of-function mutation in a patient with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection.
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2010
Thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis at time of hospitalization predict mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Chest.137(2):416-20[DOI] 10.1378/chest.09-0998.[PMID] 19837825.
95 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
2010
Vitamin D receptor homozygote mutant tt and bb are associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Iranian population.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.14(1):e84-5[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.05.001.[PMID] 19482503.
27 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site
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.
55 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.
65 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.
156 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.
82 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.
37 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.
3 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.
8 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.
59 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.
164 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.
54 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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