Personal Background: Name: Sayed Ali Malek Hosseini Date of Birth: 7/8/1949 Place of Birth: Boyerahmad, Iran Nationality: IRANIAN Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Address: Transplantation Unit, Surgical Department Tel: (0098) 711-6474308 Fax: (0098)711-6474307 Current Position: Professor of Surgery, head of organ transplant unit Department of Surgery Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, IRAN Education: 1955-1962: Elementary school Yasuj 1962-1967: Highschool Shiraz 1967-1972: Teacher (Elementary) 1972-1973: Tehran University school of veterinary medicine 1973- 1980: Tehran University School of Medicine, Tehran, IRAN internship 1982-1986: General Surgery Resident, Shiraz School of Medicine 1987-1988: Fellowship in kidney transplantation, Shahid Beheshti School of Medicine, Tehran. 1990-1992: Research fellow in liver transplantation Pittsburgh U.S.A. 2001: Research fellowship for 6 months in king’s College in London Appointments and Positions: 1987-1997: Assistant professor of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiraz School of Medicine 1987-89 Director of Faghihi Hospital 1989- Present: Chief of transplantation Section, Dept. of Surgery 1991- Present: Examiner, Iranian Board of General Surgery 1992-1994: Vice Chancellor of University of Medicine Sciences Shiraz IRAN 1994: Chancellor of University of Medicine Sciences, Shiraz, IRAN 1997- Present: Assistant professor of General Surgery. 2001-Member of editorial board of Archive of Surgery 2005: Member of the specializing committee in clinical-surgical branch of 9th Razi Medical Festival Other Surgical Activities: 1987: Establishment of Kidney transplantation ward, Shiraz Medicine School and in 1992 expanded to organ Tx 1992: First liver transplantation in IRAN 1998: First partial liver transplantation in IRAN 2002: First liver Tx from Rt.Lobe; adult to adult 2008: Participation in First pancreas Tx. in Iran +++++: Participation in first split liver Tx. in Iran Qualification: 1981:M.D. Tehran University 1986: Iranian board of General Surgery 1988: Fellowship in Kidney Transplantation, Shahid Beheshti School of Medicine, Tehran 1992: Research fellow in liver transplantation Pittsburgh U.S.A Scientific Meetings: 1989: First Congress of International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ transplantation in Kuwait 1989: 2nd congress of MESOT, Karachi pakistan 1991: 4th International congress of geographic medicine, Shiraz, Iran 1993: Congress of Surgeons 1994: 4th congress of MESOT, Isfahan, Iran 1995: Congress of Surgeons 1995: 8th International congress of geographic medicine, Shiraz, Iran 1995: XII International congress of Nephrology, Spain, Madrid 1996: New South Wales University, Sydney, Australia 1996: Workshop in teaching strategies and assessment. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2001:British Cancer Research Meeting, Leeds, England 2002: 7th Asian Society & Organ transplantation in New Delhi Nov. 2003: 16th International congress of geographic medicine, Shiraz, Iran 2003: 8th Congress of Asian society for transplantation (CAST), Malaysia May 2004: Canadian society of nephrology annual meeting, Toronto, Canada September 2004: National Congress of Pediatrics, Tehran, Iran Nov. 2004: 17th International congress of geographic medicine (renal diseases and hypertension), Shiraz, Iran Dec. 2004: 4th National congress of gastrohepatology, From bed to bench (ICGH4-FBB2), Tehran, Iran Dec. 2004: 9th MESOT congress, Ankara, Turkey April 2005: 9th Annual Iranian congress of nephrology, dialysis and transplantation, Tehran, Iran April 2005: 20th International congress of transplantation society (ELTA wintermeeting), Obergurgl, Austria June 2005: 8th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society, Ankara, Turkey June 2005: ISN-NKF Post-satellite meeting of world congress of nephrology in Singapore May 2005: ?th, Congress of Surgeons, Tehran, Iran August 2005: 3rd world congress of International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA), Innsbruck, Austria October 2005: 12th ESOT Congress & 14th ETCO Congress, Geneva, Switzerland November 2006: 10th Congress of International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ transplantation MESOT in Kuwait September 2007: 13th ESOT Congress & 15th ETCO Congress, Prague, Republic of …….. November 2008: President of 11th Congress of International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ transplantation MESOT in Shiraz, Iran August 2009: 14th ESOT Congress & 16th ETCO Congress, Paris, France October 2009: CAST Congress, Congress of Asian Society for Organ transplantation ,Beirut, Lebanon October 2010: MESOT 2010 (12th Congress of International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ transplantation), Tunis, Tunisia May 2011: President of 10th International Congress of Iranian Society for Organ transplantation in Shiraz, Iran Awards: 1995-1996: Selective manager of Fars province 2002: Memorable face of medicine in Iran 2005: “Nevzat Bilgin Award” for the best poster presentation in 8th Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society, Ankara, Turkey 2005: Constant member of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences 2010: Elective president of Middle east society for organ transplantation Publications: 1.Mannitol infusion and decreased incidence of allograft acute renal failure; Transplant Proc. 1995 2..A report of 26 cases of renal transplantation in children; Transplant Proc. 1995 3.Report of the first liver transplants in Iran; Transplant Proc. 1995 4.A case report of Kala-Azar in a kidney transplant patient; Transplant Proc. 1995 5.Experience with 300 renal transplants in Shiraz, Iran; Transplant Proc. 1995 6.First report of nine consecutive multiorgan cadaver donor transplants in Iran; Transplant Proc. 1995 7.Religious sanctions regarding cadaveric organ transplantation in Iran; Transplant Proc. 1995 8.Incidence of posttransplant hypertension among renal allograft recipients; Transplant Proc. 1998 9.Factors relating to posttransplant erythrocytosis in renal allograft recipients; Transplant Proc. 1998 10.Occurrence of renal graft failure among 386 patients transplanted in Shiraz Nemazee Hospital 1989-1996; Transplant Proc. 1999 11.Transplant outcome as related to prolonged chronic dialysis versus short-term pretransplantation dialysis; Transplant Proc. 1999 12.Occurrence of hypertension and proteinuria among kidney donors in Shiraz Nemazee Hospital; Transplant Proc. 1999 13.Postrenal transplant improvement of sexual function; Transplant Proc. 1999 14.Lessons learned from the first successful living-related liver transplantation; Transplant Proc. 1999 15.Posttransplant urinary complications; a thing of the past after insertion of inexpensive ureteral stent; Transplant Proc. 1999 16.Management of posttransplant erythrocytosis with enalapril; Transplant Proc. 1999 17.Effect of donor nephrectomy on renal function and blood pressure; Transplant Proc. 2001 18.The efficacy of ureteral stents in prevention of urological complications in renal transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2001 19.Simultaneous previously failed graft nephrectomy and the use of same vessels for vascular anastomosis in second renal transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2001 20.Transplant outcome in patients with non-O blood groups who received kidneys from O blood group donors; Transplant Proc. 2001 21.Renal transplantation in diabetic nephropathy; Transplant Proc. 2003 22.Initial experience with liver transplantation in Iran; Transplant Proc. 2003 23.Living related liver transplantation in children: the Iranian experience; Transplant Proc. 2003 24.Identification of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Iranian patients with gallstones; Epidemiol Infect. 2004 25.Effect of body mass index at time of transplantation and weight gain after transplantation on allograft function in kidney transplant recipients in Shiraz; Transplant Proc. 2005 26.Outcome of hepatitis B and C virus infection on graft function after renal transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2005 27.Incidence of posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in kidney transplantation: a single-center experience; Transplant Proc. 2005 28.Results of liver transplantation: analysis of 140 cases at a single center; Transplant Proc. 2005 29.Biliary tract complications after liver transplantation in a single center; Transplant Proc. 2005 30.Long-term results of renal transplantation: A single-center analysis of 1200 transplants; Transplant Proc. 2006 31.Comparison of spousal with other donor groups: Study of a single center; Transplant Proc. 2006 32.Pediatric liver transplantation in the Shiraz Transplant Center; Transplant Proc. 2006 33.Complications of arteriovenous fistula in dialysis patients; Transplant Proc. 2006 34.How to decrease cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients; Transplant Proc. 2006 35.Urine cytology as a useful screening method for polyoma virus nephropathy in renal transplant patients: a single-center experience; Transplant Proc. 2006 36.Transplantation of a lump or cake kidney: a case report; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2006 37.Horseshoe kidney for transplant: report of 3 cases; Exp Clin Transplant. 2007 38.Acute renal failure in the first 100 orthotopic liver transplant patients in Southern Iran; Exp Clin Transplant. 2007 39.Hyperlipidemia in Iranian liver transplant recipients: prevalence and risk factors; J Gastroenterol. 2007 40.The comparison of clinical and biochemical parameters among 1200 alive and dead renal transplant recipients; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2007 41.Transplantation of a cadaveric liver allograft with right lobe cavernous hemangioma, without back-table resection: a case report; Transplant Proc. 2007 42.Splenic lesions: FNA findings in 48 cases; Cytopathology. 2007 43.Comparison of early outcome and histologic findings of enteric drainage with bladder drainage in pancreas transplantation of dogs; Transplant Proc. 2007 44.The effect of clamping of inferior vena cava and portal vein on urine output during liver transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2007 45.Early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation: diagnosis and treatment; Transplant Proc. 2007 46.Does donor's fatty liver change impact on early mortality and outcome of liver transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2007 47.Are large nonfunctional kidneys risk factors for posttransplantation urinary tract infection in patients with end-stage renal disease due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?; Transplant Proc. 2007 48.Foundation of local network for increasing organ donation in southern Iran; Transplant Proc. 2007 49.Pediatric liver transplantation in Iran: evaluation of the first 50 cases; Pediatr Transplant. 2007 50.Transplantation of a horseshoe kidney; Arch Iran Med. 2007 51.Management of infrarenal duplicated inferior vena cava during living related kidney transplantation; Transpl Int. 2007 52.Morbidity and mortality of children with chronic liver diseases who were listed for liver transplantation in Iran; Pediatr Transplant. 2007 53.Comparison of Child-Turcotte-Pugh and pediatric end-stage liver disease scoring systems to predict morbidity and mortality of children awaiting liver transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2007 54.Effect of D-penicillamine on liver fibrosis and inflammation in Wilson disease; Exp Clin Transplant. 2008 55.Liver failure and the need for transplantation in three patients with hepatoportal sclerosis; Transplant Proc. 2008 56.Outcome of kidney transplantation in patients with polycystic kidney disease: a single center study; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 57.Pancreas transplantation in shiraz organ transplant center; the first Iranian experience; Arch Iran Med. 2008 58.Diabetes mellitus after liver transplantation in Iranian patients; Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 59.Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T genotype affects promoter methylation of tumorspecific genes in sporadic colorectal cancer through an interaction with folate/vitamin B12 status; World J Gastroenterol. 2008 60.Prevalence and risk factors of renal dysfunction after liver transplant: a single-center experience; Exp Clin Transplant. 2008 61.Percutaneous transhepatic venous angioplasty and stenting in a 9-month-old patient with hepatic vein obstruction after partial liver transplantation; Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2008. Epub 2008. 62.The socioeconomic status of 100 renal transplant recipients in Shiraz; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008. 63.Comparison of right and left grafts in renal transplantation; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Mar;19(2):222-6. 64.Outcome of bowel perforation after pediatric liver transplantation; Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Mar;12(2):146-9. 65.Pattern of injury in Shiraz; Chin J Traumatol. 2008 Feb;11(1):8-12. 66.New-onset diabetes mellitus presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis after pediatric liver transplantation; Pediatr Transplant. 2009 Aug; Epub 2008 67.Photoclinic. Primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix presenting as a buttock mass; Arch Iran Med. 2009 Jan 68.Risk factors of post renal transplant hyperparathyroidism; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 Jul 69.Vascular complications following 1500 consecutive living and cadaveric donor renal transplantations: a single center study; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 70.Early postoperative complications of pediatric liver transplantation; Indian Pediatr. 2009. Epub 2009 71.Vaccination status in pediatric liver transplant candidates; Pediatr Transplant. 2009. Epub 2009 72.Intracardiac invasive thymoma presenting as superior vena cava syndrome; Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 73.Effects of surgical technique on postoperative renal function after orthotopic liver transplant; Exp Clin Transplant. 2009 74.Value of serum cystatin C as a marker of renal function in the early post kidney transplant period; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 75.Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: two case reports; Transplant Proc. 2009 76.Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis occurring after liver transplantation: a case report; Transplant Proc. 2009 77.Split liver transplantation in Shiraz Transplant Center; Transplant Proc. 2009 78.Non-marginal donor C-loop ulcers as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding after pancreas transplantation: three case reports; Transplant Proc. 2009 79.Experience of living donor liver transplantation in Iran: a single-center report; Transplant Proc. 2009 80.Pediatric liver transplantation in Iran: a 9-year experience; Transplant Proc. 2009 81.Transperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: 2 years' experience; Transplant Proc. 2009 82.De novo inflammatory bowel disease after pediatric orthotopic liver transplant: a case report; Exp Clin Transplant. 2009 83.Hepatic abscesses after liver transplant: 1997-2008; Exp Clin Transplant. 2009 84.Is Perioperative Intravesically Applied Antibiotic Solution Effective in the Prophylaxis of Urinary Tract Infections after Renal Transplantation? Urol Int. 2010 85.Neuromuscular complication after liver transplant in children: a single-center experience; Exp Clin Transplant. 2010 86.Neuromuscular complication after liver transplant in children: a single-center experience; Exp Clin Transplant. 2010 87.Tacrolimus related hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in liver transplant recipients; Arch Iran Med. 2010 88.Protective effect of parenteral vitamin E on ischemia-reperfusion injury of rabbit kidney; Urology. 2010. Epub 2009 89.Postrenal transplant urinary leakage caused by segmental infarction of a renal allograft treated by partial nephrectomy; Exp Clin Transplant. 2011 90.Prevalence of HCV and HGV infections in Iranian liver transplant recipients; Transplant Proc. 2011 91.Prevalence of HCV and HGV infections in Iranian liver transplant recipients; Transplant Proc. 2011 92.De novo fatty liver due to vascular complications after liver transplantation; Transplant Proc. 2011 93.Hematologic and biochemical indices and viral hepatitis in liver transplant patients; Transplant Proc. 2011 94.Causes of organ donation refusal in southern Iran; Transplant Proc. 2011 95.Hyperlipidemia in children with normal allograft function; Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2011 96. Hepatic angiosarcoma of childhood: a case report and review of literature; J Pediatr Surg. 2011 97.Autologous transplantation of bone marrow-derived mononuclear and CD133(+) cells in patients with decompensated cirrhosis; Arch Iran Med. 2011 98.Hyponatremia a valuable predictor of early mortality in patients with cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation; Clin Transplant. 2010 99.Using inverted autogenous veins to substitute arteries in a canine model; J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010 100.Pulmonary evaluation in pediatric liver transplant candidates; Indian J Pediatr. 2011. Epub 2010 101.Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder after liver transplantation: report of 5 cases among more than 550 liver transplants in Iran; Arch Iran Med. 2010 102.Pathology of pediatric liver tumors, a single center experience from south of Iran; Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2010 103.Ten-year graft survival of deceased-donor kidney transplantation: a single-center experience; Ren Fail. 2010 104.Hepatic abscesses after liver transplant: 1997-2008; Exp Clin Transplant. 2009 105.Inhibition of tumor cells growth and stimulation of lymphocytes by Euphorbia species; Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2011. Epub 2010