ABDOLRASOUL MEHRSAI Current Position: Associate Professor Tehran University of Medical Sciences Contact Information: Academic Rank: Associate Professor Department: Urology Address: Imam Khomeini St., Hassan Abad Sq. Sina Hospital, Tehran – Iran Tel (Office): (+9821) 66348560 Telefax: (+9821) 66348561 E-mail: mehrsai@yahoo.com Education: 1987 – 1989 Fellowship in “Renal Transplantation” Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran – Iran 1980 – 1984 Course of Specialty in “General Surgery & Urology” Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran – Iran 1971 – 1978 General Medicine (MD) Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran – Iran Further Training Courses: 1998 Tuna (short course), Kingston– Canada 1989 – 1990 ESWL (2 months), Mainz – Germany 1989 – 1990 Cancer surgery & impotency (1 year), Hanover – Germany October 15, 2003 PLFT Workshop (Prostalund, Diploma), Tehran – Iran October – November 1989 Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsies on Siemens LITHOSTAR, Germany Highlighted Educational/Professional Qualifications: The 2nd EAU award, Antalya – Turkey (2007) Professional Society Membership: 1991 – Present New York Academy of Sciences 1991 – Present European Association of Urology 1990 – Present Societe Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) 1989 – Present The American Urologic Association (Corresponding Member) Work Experience: Executive Activities 2005 – Present: Vice chancellor for research, Urology Research Center and Kidney Transplantation 2001 – Present: Ass Urology Association 2000 – Present: General Secretary of the Iranian Urology Association 1997 – 1998: Executive Manager of international relations (TUMS) 1992 – 1998: Vice Dean of Education, TUMS Paramedical Faculty 1992 – 1998: Executive Manager of continous medical eduction (TUMS) Editorial Activities Editorial board member of : o Official Journal of the Urology and Nephrology Research Center and the Iranian Urological Association (2002) o Medical Journal of Tehran University of Medical Sciences o Medical Journal of Gilan University of Medical sciences Clinical Activities 1978 – Present SINA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Urologist Tehran – Iran 1972 – 1974 AIR FORCE (Military Service) 1st Lieutenant – General Practitioner Tehran – Iran Teaching Service 2001 – Present TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Associate Professor Tehran – Iran 1976 – 1986 TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Assistant Professor Tehran – Iran Thesis: 1. Shahnazari A, Evaluating predictive factors for the presence of a motile sperm in testicles of non-obstructive azoospermic patients, Specialty course of “Urology Surgery”, June 2010 (Advisor) 2. Shokouhideh V, Evaluating the relationship between erectile disorders and risk factors in patients with coronary vascular disease among patients referred to the angiography department of Day General Hospital (2008), Specialty course of “Urology Surgery”, 2010 (Consultant) 3. Hosseini, M, Evaluating the effect of corrected calcium levels on the incidence of prostate cancer, General Medicine, 2010 (Consultant) 4. Hedayatifar SH, Evaluating clinical trend, results and outcomes of kidney transplant in patients operated in Sina Hospital (1998-2008), General Medicine, 2010 (Advisor) 5. Allameh F, Evaluating the effect of sex hormones in the incidence of prostate cancer, General Medicine, 2009 (Consultant) 6. Mohseni Langroudi M, Evaluating the effect of meat, garlic and tomato (licopen) on prostate cancer, General Medicine, 2009 (Consultant) 7. Salahi M, Evaluating the effect of 17 risk factors on the incidence of prostate cancer in Isfahan province, General Medicine, 2009 (Consultant) 8. Daneshpajouh A, Evaluating the treatment effects of intra-prostate toxin botulinum Type A injection in prostate benign hyperplasia, Specialty course of “Urology Surgery”, 2009 (Consultant) 9. Khansari M, Evaluating the effect of estrogenic, progesterone and androgenic recipients on progress and prognosis of bladder cancer and their relationship in patients referred to Sina, Shariati and Imam Khomeini Hospitals (March 2001 – October 2005), General Medicine, 2009 (Consultant) 10. Baradaran N, Evaluating the effect of developing diabetes on the incidence of prostate cancer, General Medicine, 2009 (Consultant) 11. Family P, Ahmadi H, Evaluating the effect of vasectomy, sexual behaviors and infections of the urinary system on the incidence of prostate cancer, General Medicine, 2008 (Consultant) 12. Sheikh-al-Eslami, Evaluating the effect of pentoxifilin on clinical signs and I-6 Ldecrease following torsion in male rats and comparing it to control group, General Medicine, 2008 (Advisor) 13. Mansouri S, Evaluating vaginal delivery urologic complications in women referred to Arash Hospital (2005-2007), General Medicine, 2008 (Advisor) 14. Moradi K, Selenium serum level & prostate cancer: a case-control study, Specialty course of “Urology Surgery”, 2007 (Consultant) 15. Ghobadi E, Evaluating the effect of low power helium-neon laser on secretion rate of effective cytokines of chronic transplantation pain in a culture gel, General Medicine, 2007 (Advisor) Research Interests: Prostate cancer Sex dysfunction Research Projects: Ongoing Studying mutation in PTEN gene and evaluating its impact on progress and prognosis of transitional type (TCC) primary bladder carcinoma Evaluating predictive factors for the presence of a motile sperm in testicles of nonobstructive azoospermic patients Evaluating vaginal delivery urologic and non-urologic complications and comparing the results with C-section complications in Iranian women referred to Arash Hospital (2005-2007) Evaluation of the underlying risk factors for the delay in referring children with urologic infections to Sina and Bahrami Hospitals from 2001-2007 Completed Comparing electromotive and verapamil/dexamethasone intralesional injection methods in pironi disease: A randomized clinical trial The effect of dutasteride on skin absorption of herbal progesterone Publications: Articles English 1. Salem S, Salahi M, Mohseni M, Mehrsai AR, Jahani Y, Pourmand G. Major dietary factors and prostate cancer risk: A prospective multi-cancer case-control study. Nutrition & Cancer, 00 (0): 1-7 , November 22, 2010 2. Taherimahmoudi M, Ahmadi H, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G. Plasma adiponectin concentration and insulin resistance: role of successful kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 42(3):797-800, April 2010 3. Solgi G, Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Nicknam MH, Ebrahimi Rad MR, Seraji A, Asadpoor A, Ansaripor B, Nikbin B, Amirzargar A. Anti-HLA antibodies and kidney allograft outcomes in recipients with donor bone marrow cell infusion. Iran J Immunol., 7(1):18-29, March 2010 4. Pourmand G, Abedi AR, Karami AA, Khashayar P, Mehrsai AR. Urinary infection before and after prostatectomy. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl., 21(2):290-4, March 2010 5. Nikoobakht M, Shahnazari A, Rezaeidanesh M, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G. Effect of Penile-extender deviceon increasing penile size in men with shortened penis: preliminary results. J Sex Med., 21(2):290-4, January 19, 2010 6. Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Zartab H, Shahdadi N, Pourmand G. Complications and outcomes following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a prospective study of 3,241 patients. Urol Res., 38(2):135-42, April 2010 7. Ahmadi H, Allameh F, Baradaran N, Montaser Kouhsari L, Bazargan Hejazu SH, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G. Circulating sex hormones play no role in the association between sexual activity and the risk of prostate cancer . J Sex Med, 69(16):1744-50, December 10, 2009 8. Baradaran N, Ahmadi H, Salem S, Lotfi M, Jahani Y, Baradaran N, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G. The protective effect of diabetes mellitus against prostate cancer: role of sex hormones. Prostate, 69(16):1744-50, December 10, 2009 9. Salem S, Abdi S, Mehrsai AR, Saboury B, Saraji A, Shokohideh V, Pourmand G. Erectile dysfunction severity as a risk predictor for coronary artery disease. J Sex Med., 6(12):3425-32, December 2009 10. Taherimahmoudi M, Ahmadi H, Baradaran N, Montaser-Kouhsari L, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Kalantar E, Jahani Y, Pourmand G. Cytomegalovirus infection and disease following renal transplantation: preliminary report of incidence and potential risk factors. Transplant Proc., 41(7):2841-4, September 2009 11. Mehrsai AR, Salem S, Ahmadi H, Baradaran N, Taherimahmoudi M, Nikoobakht MR, Rezaeidanesh M, Mansoori D, Pourmand G. Role of resistive index measurement in diagnosis of acute rejection episodes following successful kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 41(7):2805-7, September 2009 12. Solgi G, Amirzagar AA, Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Baradaran N, Nicknam MH, Ebrahimi Rad MR, Saraji A, Asadpoor AA, Moheiydin M, Nikbin B. TH1/TH2 cytokines and soluble CD30 levels in kidney allograft patients with donor bone marrow cell infusion. Transplant Proc., 41(7):2800-4, September 2009 13. Pourmand G, Saraji A, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht MR, Taherimahmoudi M, Rezaeidanesh M, Asadpour A. Could prophylactic monoclonal antibody improve kidney graft survival? Transplant Proc., 41(7):2794-6, September 2009 14. Salsabili N, Mehrsai AR, Jalaie S. Concentration of blood and seminal plasma elements and their relationship with semen parameters in men with spinal cord injury. Andrologia, 41(1):24-8, February 2009 15. Mehrsai AR. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and its effect on renal function assessed by 99m Technetium Dethylene-Tiamine-Pentaacetic acid Scintigraphy. The Journal of Urology, Supplement:464, No. 4, Vol. 179, May 2008 16. Pourmand G, Salem S, Karami A, Baradaran N, Mehrsai AR. Anabolic-androgenic steroid effects on early morbid symptoms after open prostatectomy: a pilot study. Aging Male, 11(3): 123-7, September 2008 17. Pourmand G, Salem S, Karami A, Baradaran N, Mehrsai AR. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction. The Journal of Urology, Supplement:691, No. 4, Vol. 179, May 2008 18. Pourmand G, Salem S, Moradi K, Nikoobakht MR, Nikoobakht MR, Tajik P, Mehrsai AR. Serum selenium level and prostate cancer: a case-control study. Nutr. Cancer, 60 (2): 171-6, 2008 19. Nikoobakht M, Mahboobi A, Saraji A, Mehrsai AR, Emamzadeh A, Mahmoudi MT, Pourmand G. Pelvic nerve neuropathy after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 39(4):1108-10, May 2007 20. Pourmand G, Emamzadeh A, Moosavi S, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Nikoobakht M, Saraji A, Salem S. Does renal transplantation improve erectile dysfunction in hemodialysed patients? What is the role of associated factors? Transplant Proc., 39(4):1029-32, May 2007 21. Saraji A, Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmodi M, Nikoobakht M, Asadpour A, Nikbin B, Tajik N, Emamzadeh A. Microchimerism and renal transplantation: Doubt still persists. Transplant Proc., 39(4): 948-50, May 2007 22. Taherimahmoudi M, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht M, Saraji A, Emamzadeh A, Pourmand G. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival?. Transplant Proc., 39(4): 914-6, May 2007 23. Pourmand G, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Ebrahimi R, Pourmand MR. Infectious complications after kidney transplantation: a single-center experience. Transpl Infect Dis., 9(4):302-9, December 2007 & Epub. , May 19, 2007 24. Mehrsai AR, Djaladat H, Salem S, Jahangiri R, Pourmand G. Outcome of buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for long and repeated stricture repair. Urology, 69(1):17-21, January 2007 (discussion 21) 25. Nikoobakht MR, Emamzadeh A, Abedi AR, Moradi K, Mehrsai AR. Transureteral lithotripsy versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in management of upper ureteral calculi: a comparative study. Urol J., 4(4):207-11, Fall 2007 26. Pourmand G, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Lotfi M, Amirzargar MA, Mazdak H, Roshani A, Kheirollahi A, Kalantar E, Baradaran N, Saboury B, Allameh F, Karami A, Ahmadi H, Jahani Y. The risk factors of prostate cancer: a multicentric case-control study in Iran. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev., 8(3):422-8, July - September 2007 27. Pourmand G, Ziaee AA, Abedi AR, Mehrsai AR, Alavi HA, Ahmadi A, Saadati HR. Role of PTEN gene in progression of prostate cancer. Urol J., 4(2):95-100, Spring 2007 28. Salsabili N, Mehrsai AR, Jalalizadeh B, Pourmand G, Jalaie S. Correlation of sperm nuclear chromatin condensation staining method with semen parameters and sperm functional tests in patients with spinal cord injury, varicocele, and idiopathic infertility. Urol J., 3(1):32-7, Winter 2006 & South Med J., 99(1):44-7, January 2006 29. Pourmand G, Pourmand M, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Taheri Mahmoudi M, Nikoobakht M, Ebrahimi R, Saraji A, Moosavi S, Saboury B. Posttransplant infectious complications: a prospective study on 142 kidney allograft recipients. Urol J., 3(1):23-31, Winter 2006 30. Mousavi S, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht M, Abedi AR, Salem S, Pourmand G. A giant congenital posterior urethral diverticulum associated with renal dysplasia. Urol J., 3(4):247-9, Fall 2006 31. Mousavi S, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht M, Abedi AR, Salem S, Pourmand G. Improvement of erectile dysfunction after kidney transplantation: the role of the associated factors. Urol J., 3(4):240-4, Fall 2006 32. Mousavi S, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht M, Abedi AR, Salem S, Pourmand G. Selective evaluation of two urinary enzymes (NAG and AAP) before and fter unilateral shock wave lithotripsy. Acta Medica Iranica, 2006 33. Nikoobakht M, Mahboobi A, Saraji A, Mehrsai AR, Emamzadeh A, Mahmoudi MT, Pourmand G. Pelvic nerve neuropathy after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 39(4):1108-10, May 2007 34. Pourmand G, Emamzadeh A, Moosavi S, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Nikoobakht M, Saraji A, Salem S. Does renal transplantation improve erectile dysfunction in hemodialysed patients? What is the role of associated factors? Transplant Proc., 39(4):1029-32, May 2007 35. Saraji A, Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmodi M, Nikoobakht M, Asadpour A, Nikbin B, Tajik N, Emamzadeh A. Microchimerism and renal transplantation: Doubt still persists. Transplant Proc., 39(4): 948-50, May 2007 36. Taherimahmoudi M, Mehrsai AR, Nikoobakht M, Saraji A, Emamzadeh A, Pourmand G. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival?. Transplant Proc., 39(4): 914-6, May 2007 37. Pourmand G, Salem S, Mehrsai AR, Taherimahmoudi M, Ebrahimi R, Pourmand MR. Infectious complications after kidney transplantation: a single-center experience. Transpl Infect Dis., 9(4):302-9, December 2007 & Epub. , May 19, 2007 38. Mehrsai AR, Djaladat H, Salem S, Jahangiri R, Pourmand G. Outcome of buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for long and repeated stricture repair. Urology, 69(1):17-21, January 2007 (discussion 21) 39. Pourmand G, Nasseh H, Sarrafnejad A, Mehrsai AR, Hamidi Alamdari D, Nourijelyani K, Shekarpour L. Urinary Tamm-Horsfall protein and citrate: a casecontrol study of inhibitors and promoters of calcium stone formation. Urol J., 2(2):79-85, Spring 2005 40. Mehrsai AR, Djaladat H, Sina A, Salem S, Pourmand G. Buccal mucosal graft in repeat urethroplasty. Urol J., 2(4):206-10, Fall 2005 41. Djaladat H, Mehrsai AR, Nasseh H, Pourmand G. Synchronous renal fossa recurrence with bladder metastases due to renal cell carcinoma. Urol J., 2(3):16970, Summer 2005 42. Mehrsai AR, Taghizadeh Afshar A, Zohrevand R, Djaladat H, Steffes H, Hesse A, Pourmand G. Evaluation of urinary calculi by infrared spectroscopy. Urol J., 1(3):191-4, Summer 2004 43. Nikoobakht M, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G, Djaladat H, Nasseh HR. Management of Peyronie's disease by dermal grafting. Urol J., 1(2):99-102, Spring 2004 44. Mehrsai AR, Mansoori D, Taheri Mahmoudi M, Sina A, Seraji A, Pourmand G. A comparison between clinical and pathologic staging in patients with bladder cancer. Urol J., 1(2):85-9, Spring 2004 45. Djaladat H, Mehrsai AR, Saraji A, Moosavi S, Djaladat Y, Pourmand G. Suprapubic prostatectomy with a novel catheter. J Urol., 175(6):2083-6, June 2006 & January 2007 (author reply 406) 46. Djaladat H, Mehrsai AR, Rezazade M, Djaladat Y, Pourmand G. Varicocele and antisperm antibody: fact or fiction? South Med J., 99(1):44-7, January 2006 47. Pourmand G, Nasseh H, Sarrafnejad A, Mojtahedi A, Mehrsai AR, Alamdari DH, Nourijelyani K. Comparison of urinary proteins in calcium stone formers and healthy individuals: a case-control study. Urol Int., 76(2):163-8, 2006 48. Mehrsai AR. The psychological impact of infertility in the male able bodied and spinal cord injured population. Sex disable, 24:185-193, 2006 49. Taghavi M, Shojaee Fard A, Mehrsai AR, Shadman M. Late onset anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of renal allograft artery: case report, diagnosis, and treatment. Transplant Proc., 37(10):4297-9, December 2005 50. Mehrsai AR, Valojerdi MR, Djaladat H, Pourmand G. Evaluation of antisperm antibodies in infertile men associated with varicocele. Pre and post varicocelectomy. Saudi Med J., 26(9):1479-81, September 2005 51. Pourmand G, Alidaee MR, Rasuli S, Maleki A, Mehrsai AR. Do cigarette smokers with erectile dysfunction benefit from stopping?: A prospective study. BJU Int., 94(9):1310-3, December 2004 52. Ebrahimi-Rad M, Nikbin B, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G. Outcome of 18 cases of simultaneous kidney and donor-specific bone marrow transplantation. Transplant Proc., 35(7):2761-2, November 2003 53. Taheri M, Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Mansoori D. Omission of azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil in immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 35(7): 2752-3, November 2003 54. Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G, Mansour D, Zand S, Rezaali A. Effect of grapefruit juice on serum concentration of cyclosporine in Iranian renal transplant patients. Transplant Proc., 35(7): 2739-41, November 2003 55. Akbari F, Alavi M, Esteghamati A, Mehrsai AR, Djaladat H, Zohrevand R, Pourmand G. Effect of renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels. BJU Int., 92(3):281-3, August 2003 56. Mehrsai AR. Effect of renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormone levels. BJU Int., 92(3):281-3, August 2003 57. Pourmand G, Taheri M, Mehrsai AR, Nourijelyani K. Impact of donor nephron mass on outcomes in renal transplantation. Transplant Proc., 33(5):2828-9, August 2001 58. Pourmand G, Ebrahimi MR, Mehrsai AR, Taheri M. Patient blood glucose levels before and after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc., 32(3):566-8, May 2000 59. Pourmand G, Mehrsai AR, Taheri M. Evaluation of endourological interventions used to treat urological complications in 394 kidney recipients. Transplant Proc., 32(3): 524-5, May 2000 60. Khajehmugehi AR, Mehrsai AR, Taheri M, Khan ZH. Evaluation of acute kidney rejection in 230 renal transplant recipients. Transplant Proc., 30(3):730-1, May 1998 61. Mehrsai AR, Khajehmugehi AR, Khan ZH, Nikoubakht MR, Taheri M. Evaluation of surgical technique complications and their impact on the outcome in 230 kidney recipients. Transplant Proc., 30(3): 718-20, May 1998 62. Mehrsai AR, Khajehmougehi A, Afshar K, Emami M, Pourmand G. Evaluation of surgical technique complications and their impact on the lipids and lipoproteins alteration after renal transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant., 12(1):233-4, January 1997 63. Pourmand G, Jazaeri SA, Mehrsai AR, Kalhori S, Afshar K. Nocardiosis: report of four cases in renal transplant recipients. Transplant Proc., 27(5):2731-3, October 1995 Farsi 1. Mehrsai AR, Afsharpad M, Naderi F, Shekarpour L, Hosseinejad K, Pourmand G. Evaluation of the underlying risk factors for the delay in referring children with urologic infections to Sina and Bahrami Hospitals from 2001-2007, Iran University of Medical Sciences Journal, 16(65): 54-59, November 2009 2. Nikoobakht MR, Mehrsai AR, Sadri M. Evaluation of the long-term follow up of vascular reconstructive procedures in venous leak abnormality of impotent men, Urmia Medical Journal, 18(3): 567-571, Autumn 2007 3. Pourmand G, Salem S, Taheri Mahmoudi M, Mehrsai AR, Ebrahimi R, Nikoobakht MR, Nouri Jelyahi K. Post-transplantation infectious complications in Iranian kidney recipients: A prospective study of 142 patients, Journal of Public Health School & Health Research Institute, 4(2): 59-71, Summer 2006 4. Mehrsai AR. Post-transplant infectious complications in recipients in Iran: A prospective study. Health Research Institute, 2006 5. Mehrsai AR. Evaluating the effect of low-power neon-helium laser on secretion rate of cytokines affecting transplant rejection in culture environment. Medical Tiser, 2006 6. Mehrsai AR, Jaladat H, Hashemian Naeini E, Nouri Jelyahi K, Pourmand G. Bone mineral density evaluation in patients with urolithiasis, Hormozgan Medical Journal, 9(3): 567-571, 2005 7. Pourmand G, Zohrehvand R, Esteghamati AR, Alavi M, Mehrsai AR, Taheri M. Comparison of sperm quality and sex hormone levels before and after renal transplantation, TUMS Medical School Journal, 1: 48-54, 2005 8. Mehrsai AR. Post kidney transplantations, infectious complications, Today Iranian Journal of Urology, 16-23, 2003 9. Nikoobakht MR, Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G, Taheri M. Surgical complications and their effects on transplanted kidney, Medical School Journal, 2005 10. Nikoobakht MR, Mehrsai AR. Hemospermia and 25 case reports, Today Iranian Journal of Urology, 16-23, 2003 11. Mehrsai AR. Prevalence of Y chromosome microdeletions in Iranian infertile men, Acta Medica Iranica, No. 3, Vol. 41, 164-169, 2003 12. Mehrsai AR. Genes and gene therapy in oncourology, Iranian Journal of Urology, Spring 2002 13. Mehrsai AR, Pourmand G, Shoari M, Taheri M, Mansouri D. Evaluation of frequency or aggravation of diabetes mellitus after renal transplantation in Sina Hospital, Iranian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001 14. Mehrsai AR. The prevalence of infected stones in the urinary tract and their relationship to urease positive bacteria, Journal of Nep- urol & Transplantation, 1:5-8, 2000 15. Mehrsai AR. Priapism after vasoactive injection in corpus cavernosum and treatment pulse, Iran, 1995 16. Mehrsai AR. Organic causes of sexual impotence, Tehran University Publication, 1994 17. Mehrsai AR. Impotency with organic cause Journal of drug and treatment: The 1st Clinical Report of ESWL in Iran, Journal of Medical Council, 1992 Books 1. N/A Presentations in National & International Meetings 1. May 31, 2008: National Congress of the Iranian Urological Association, Contemporary topics in urology: an ESU Course 2. 2008: Iranian Congress of Renal Transplantation a. Management of ureteral urologic complications: experience after 1000 kidney transplantation b. Does PTN gene play a role in prostate cancer progression? c. Outcome of 18 cases of simultaneous kidney and donor specific bone marrow transplantation d. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival? e. Microchimerism and renal transplantation:Doubt still persists f. Surgical techniques in treatment of urologic complication after renal transplantation g. Pelvic Nerve neuropathy after kidney transplantation h. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction i. Omission of azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil in immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplantation j. Effect of renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormone level k. The outcome of renal transplantation in 28 patients receiving kidneys with multiple renal vessels l. Effect of donor bone marrow cells infusion on alloimunization and kidney allograft outcome 3. 2008: The 7th Iran Organ Transplantation a. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction b. The effect of successful renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormones level c. Post kidney transplantation hepatitis C virus and its impact on graft and patient survival d. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival? e. Surgical techniques in treatment of urologic complication after renal transplantation f. Infectious complications in 142 persian kidney transplant recipients during one year follow-up g. Effect of living unrelated donor bone marrow cells infusion on kidney allograft function h. Ureteroscopic management of urological complications after renal transplantation 4. 2008: The 11th Congress of Iranian Urological Association a. Serum Selenium level and prostate cancer: A case-control study b. The effect of low level he-ne laser radiation (4 j/cm2) 632.8 nm on the secretion of effective cytokine on chronic graft rejection: An invitro study c. Effect of living unrelated donor bone marrow cells infusion on kidney allograft function d. Management of ureteral urologic complications: experience after 700 kidney transplantation e. Post kidney transplantation hepatitis C virus and its impact on graft and patient survival f. The effect of calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper in blood and seminal plasma on semen parameters of spinal cord injured men g. Serum Leptin level and premature ejaculation: A case-control study h. TUL or ESWL is the approach of choice for upper ureter stones management: a comparative study 5. 2008: The 23rd Annual EAU Congress (Milan – Italy) a. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in adults: results and short-term complications b. The effect of calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper in blood and seminal parameters of spinal cord injured men 6. 2008: AUA 2008 Annual Meeting (USA) a. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and its effect on renal function, assessed by 99m Technetium Dethylene-Tiamine-Pentaacetic acid Scintigraphy b. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction 7. 2007: The 2nd Symposium on Advanced Malignancy: Optimizing Clinical Outcomes in Prostate & Renal Cell Carcinomas (held during SIU Congress), TUL or ESWL is the approach of choice for upper ureteral stones management: A comparative study (Paris – France) 8. 2007: The 29th Congress of the Societe International d’Urologie (SIU) (Paris – France) a. Serum selenium level and prostate cancer :case-control study b. TUL or ESWL is the approach of choice for upper ureter stones management: a comparative study c. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction. 9. 2007: EAU 1st Eastern Mediterranean Meeting (Antalya – Turkey) a. Outcome of 18 cases of simultaneous kidney and donor specific bone marrow transplantation b. Serum selenium level and prostate cancer: A case-control study c. Does PTN gene play a role in prostate cancer progression? d. Evaluation of sperm nuclear chromatin condensation in infertile patients with spinal cord injury varicocele and healthy individuals e. TUL or ESWL is the approach of choice for upper ureteral stones management: A comparative study f. Effect of renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormone level g. The effect of low level He-Ne laser radiation (4J/cm2)632.8nm on the secretion of effective cytokine on chronic graft rejection-an in vitro study h. Microchimerism and renal transplantation: Doubt still persists i. Post kidney transplant hepatitis C virus and its impact on graft and patient survival j. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival? k. Urinary tamm-horsfall protein and other inhibitors and promotors of calcium stone formation: A case-control study 10. 2007: The 13th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) a. Surgical techniques in treatment of urologic complication after renal transplantation b. Does donor nephron mass have any impact on graft survival? c. Improvement of erectile dysfunction after kidney transplantation the role of associated factors 11. 2007: The 10th Iranian Urological Ass. Congress, TUL or ESWL is the approach of choice for upper ureteral stones management: A comparative study 12. November 12-16, 2006: The 28th Congress of the Societe Internationale d’Urologie (South Africa) a. Seminal plasma magnesium and premature ejaculation: a case-control study b. Does PTEN gene play a role in prostate cancer progression? c. The impact of nandrolone on post prostatectomy bothersome symptoms d. Comparison of urinary proteins in calcium stone formers and healthy individuals: a case-control study e. Ureteroscopic management of ureteral injury during gynecological surgery f. Preoperative corporal biopsy can predict postoperative results in venoocclusive erectile dysfunction g. The relationship between lipid profile and erectile dysfunction 13. November 26-29, 2006: The 10th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (Kuwait) 14. June 09, 2006: 9th Congress of the Iranian Urological Association, Contemporary Update in urology in 2006: an ESU Course 15. September 06-08, 2006: Bristol Urological Institute, Certificate in Urodynamics Course (Tunisia) 16. 2006: The 10th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (Kuwait) a. The effect of successful renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction b. Surgical techniques in treatment of urologic complication after renal transplantation 17. 2006: The 21st Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Microchimerism and Renal Transplantation: Doubt Still Persists (Paris – France) 18. 2006: The 10th Iranian Annual Congress of Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation a. A natiowide case-control study for identifying the risk factors for tuberculosis following renal transplantation b. Guillan-Barre syndrome after renal transplantation 19. 2005: The XXth Congress of the European Association of Urology (Istanbul –Turkey) a. Catheter-free suprapubic prostatectomy: a novel technique b. Effect of donor kidney mass on graft survival in renal transplantation c. Do cigarette smokers with erectile dysfunction benefit from quitting? d. Selective Evaluation of two urinary enzymes (NAG and AAP) before and after unilateral shock wave lithotripsy 20. May 1-2, 2004: The 1st Regional Cialis Forum (Beirut – Lebanon) 21. 2004: Congress of the Societe Internationale d‘Urologie (SIU) (Hawaii – USA) a. Urinary Tam-Horsfall protein, inhibitors and promoters of alcium stone formation: a case- control study b. Ras and p53 gene mutations in Iranian bladder cancer c. Erectile dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease d. Role of resistive index measurement in diagnosis of acute rejection after renal transplant e. The effect of electroejaculation on the quality and quantity of seminal fluid and sperm of spinal cord injured (SCI) men in comparison with normal fertile men f. Endourological interventions used to treat urological complications in 700 kidney recipients g. Clinical correlation of unilateral testicular hypotrophy and semen quality h. Relation between erectile dysfunction and blood lipids: a case- control study 22. 2004: The 9th International Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (Ankara – Turkey) a. Omission of azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil in immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplantation b. Preliminary report of a nationwide case control study for identifying the risk factors of tuberculosis following renal transplantation c. Microchimerism and renal transplantation: doubt still persists d. To study the risk factors for post- transplant diabetes mellitus 23. 2004: Congress of Kidney Transplantation Anniversary of 2000th Kidney Transplantation at Shaheed Labbafinejad Medical Center Tehran (Iran) a. Post kidney transplant Hepatitis C virus and its impact on graft and patient survival b. Surgical techniques in treatment of urologic complications c. Kidney transplantation and diabetes mellitus 24. March 06-08, 2003: The 3rd International Meeting on Reconstructive Urology (Hamburg – Germany) 25. March 14, 2003: The 18th Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU), CME Symposium (New Treatment Perspectives in ED: Making the Best Choice) 26. March 12-15, 2003: XIVth ESPU Congress (Madrid – Spain) 27. 2002: The 26th Congress of the Sciete Internationale d’Urologie (Stockholm – Sweden) a. Prospective study of microchimerism in renal allograft recipients b. Association between HLA DR matching, microchimerism and acute rejection c. Kidney transplantation and diabetes mellitus d. Effect of renal transplantation on sperm quality and sex hormones level and sexual function e. Evaluation of endourological intervention used to treat urological complications in 394 kidney recipients f. Effect of sex of donor blood group and age difference between donor and recipient on early acute rejection in 370 renal transplantations 28. 2001: International Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation a. Patient blood glucose levels before and after kidney transplantation b. Incidence of post renal transplantation hyperlipidemia and its long term impact on patients and graft survival c. Evaluation of endourological interventions used to treat urological complications in 394 kidney recipients d. The outcome of renal transplantation in 23 patients receiving kidneys with aberrant or accessory vessels e. Impact of donor Nephron mass on outcome in renal transplantation f. Alternations in standard immunosuppressive regimen in kidney transplanted patients and its effects on graft survival g. Post kidney transplant hepatitis C Virus and its impact on graft and patient survival 29. 2001: The 9th European Symposium on Urolithiasis (Rotterdam – the Netherlands) a. The infrared spectroscopic analyses of 241 Iranian urinary stones b. Comparison of urine culture proximal to stone with pre-operative urine culture 30. 2000: The 25th Congress of the Society Internationale d'Urologie a. Chromosomal studies of 222 infertile males in Tehran b. Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection for non-obstructive azoospermia 31. 1997: The 24th Congress of SIU (Montreal – Canada) a. Evaluation of acute kidney rejection in 151 recipients b. The incidence of infected stones and their relationship to urease positive bacteria 32. 1997: The 15th World Congress on Endourology (Edinburgh – Scotland/UK) a. Evaluation of the clinical and urodynamic effects of Pygeum Africanum (TADENAN) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) b. Utilizing of N-Acetyl-Glucosaminidase (NAG) & Alanin Aminopeptidase (AAP) urinary enzymes to evaluate kidney lithotripsy (ESWL) 33. October 20-24, 1996: The 5th MESOT Congress (Limassol – Cyprus) Grants: Completed Grants N/A Pending Grants N/A Awards: October 19-20, 2007 Karl Storz Poster Award, 2nd Prize, EAU 1st Eastern Mediterranean Meeting, Antalya, Turkey Competencies: Language o Moderate English o German Computer o At ease with computers