Curriculum Vitae (Resume)
Personal information:
Name: Zohreh Hamidi Abarghoee (Female)
Date of Birth: 1970
Nationality: Iranian
Marital Status: Single
Tel: (+9821) 88220037- 0038
Fax: (+9821) 88220052
E- mail: zohreh.hamidi@gmail.com
Address: 5th Floor, Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Avenue, Tehran 14114 13137,
Iran.
Educations:
1- 1988:
Graduated from high school in the field of Natural Science.
2- 1990-1997:
Medical Doctor (MD) degree, faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of
Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
3- 2003-2006:
MPH degree, faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
(TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Work Experiences:
1.
May 1998 -Present: Research Fellow in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research Center Institute of Tehran University of Medical Science (EMRITUMS)
2.
March 2001-2010: Assistant manager of BMD Section, Endocrinology and
Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Science
(EMRI-TUMS)
3. Sep 2010- Present: Secretary of endocrine research center of Endocrinology
and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Science
(EMRI-TUMS)
Special Areas of Interests and Expertise:
Management of Osteoporosis and Non-communicable Disease.
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Research Activities:

Preparing an "strategic planning" for osteoporosis department in EMRI-TUMS,
 Activities about "Public education" of osteoporosis like preparing "booklets
and educational pamphlets."
 Public education activities" in "Osteoporosis Day(s)",
 An active member of EMRI team of " Iranian Multi-center Osteoporosis
Study (IMOS),
 An active member of EMRI team of collaboration with other departments in
projects related to "Medical Physics", "Sports" and "Secondary osteoporosis"
such as osteoporosis in 'kidney transplanted patents, hemodialysing patients,
cirrhotic patients, Chrone patients, Acqutan users.
 An active member of EMRI team in projects related to other methods of
bone densitometry, like "Heel DXA densitometry. Heel and Phalanx
densitometry"
 An member of research team in endocrine and bone metabolism disorders in
the field of thalassemia.
Skills and Abilities:

10 year history of working with GE-Lunar, Norland and Hologic bone
densitometry devices and preparing reports of densitometry results.

8 year history of working in osteoporosis clinics.
Publications & Presentations:
In English:

Defining cut-off values for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal
women by quantitative ultrasonography of the phalanx.
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A case-control study on risk factors of osteoporosisin patients with Crohn's
disease.

Assessment of bone structure in renal transplant recipients: comparison of
phalangeal qualitative ultrasound and dual x-ray absorptiometry

Correlation of quantitative heel ultrasonography with central dual-energy Xray absorptiometric bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Vitamin D deficiency and causative factors in the population of Tehran
Iranian Journals:

Casual Decomposition of Risk Factors in Osteoporosis Burden (MPH thesis
article)

Osteoporosis, Global and Iranian Aspects

Bone Mineral Density in Iranian Kidney Graft Recipients and its relation to
biochemical and PTH serum levels

Relation of reproductive factors and heel Quantitative Ultrasound parameters
in normal women of Tehran

Correlation between QUS of Phalanx and DXA in Assessment of Bone
Structure of Postmenopausal Women

How is the correlation between DXL and DXA in diagnosis of osteoporosis In
postmenopausal women.

Correlation between DXL and DXA in Assessment of Bone Structure in
Patients Using Levothyroxine

Correlation between DXL and DXA in Assessment of Bone Structure in
Hemodialysed Patients

Effects of Women
Reproductive Factors on
Heel QUS Parameters and
Comparison of it with BMD of Femoral Neck

QUS of Phalanx in Kidney Transplanted patients in Comparison to Agematched Controls and in comparison to DXA
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
Effects of Biochemical and Hormonal Parameters on the QUS Parametes and
Comparison of it with Their Effects on DXA

Normal values of heel QUS parameters is normal population of Tehran (20 72Y/O)

A simple System to Determine Who Needs Osteoporosis Screening
Abstracts:

Relation of reproductive factors and heel QUS parameters in healthy women
of Tehran (20 – 72 Y/O)

Effects of biochemical and hormonal parameters on the QUS parameters and
comparison of it with their effects on DXA

Effects of women reproductive factors on heel QUS parameters and
comparison of it with BMD of femoral neck

Defining cut-off values for Diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal
women by quantitative phalanx ultrasonography (QUS)

How is the agreement of DXA and QUS of phalanx in defining
osteoporosis in healthy postmenopausal women?

How biochemical and hormonal parameters affect the QUS parameters

QUS of phalanx in kidney transplanted patients in comparison to age-matched
controls

Correlation between QUS of Phalanx and DXA in Assessment of Bone
Structure in Renal Transplant Recipients.

Bone Mineral Density in Iranian kidney graft recipients and it’s relation with
biochemical and hormonal parameters

Normal values of heel QUS parameters in normal population of Tehran (20 76 Y/O)
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