eAzadeh Nasseh MD
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HYPERLINK "mailto:azadeh.nasseh@bmc.org" azadeh.nasseh@bmc.org
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Academic Training:
2004 MD
2009 – 2011
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Boston University School of Public Health, Master of Science in Epidemiology
Postdoctoral Training:
2006-2009
2009-2011
2009-2011
2009- 2011
Intern/Resident in Internal Medicine, Lenox hill Hospital, New York, NY
Resident in Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Fellow, General Internal Medicine/Women’s Health, Boston University School of Medicine
Fellow, Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit (CREST) Fellowship
Work Experiences
1/20128/20112004 -2005
2005- 2006
Clinical Educator Faculty Position in Boston University School of Medicine
Moon lighting Hospitalist, Beverly Hospital, Danvers, MA
Scientific Translator/Editor, Homayeh Salamat, Tehran, Iran
Medical Assistant, Cardiology Office, Wayne, NJ
Academic Appointments:
2003-2004
2006-2009
2009-2011
Intern, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Clinical Fellow of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Teaching Fellow of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Licenses and Certification:
2005
2009
2010
2011
ECFMG Certified
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Permanent License in Medicine# 246047
Diplomat of American Board of Preventive Medicine
Professional Affiliations:
20072008
2009201020102011-
American College of Physicians
New York Medical Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Society of General Internal Medicine
American Medical Association
American College of Preventive Medicine
Awards/Accomplishments
2009American Cancer Society Clinical Research Training Award (PTAPM-97-185)
Ranked 11th in the National University Entrance Exam in Iran (among 300,000 applicants)
National Awards in Chess competitions.
Teaching Experiences:
2009-2010
2010- 2011
Instructor, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Instructor, Cancer Skills Session, Breast Cancer Screening, Introduction to Clinical
Medicine Course, Boston University School of Medicine
Research Experiences
10/2010Regional Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), Boston, MA
Moving forward agenda of oral health and its integration into general health
2009- 2011
Women’s’ Health Unit, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Mentor: Tracy Battaglia, MD MPH, Karen Freund MD MPH
Assessment of Barriers to care in the Boston Patient Navigation Research Program
2007- 2009
Department of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital. New York, NY
Quality Improvement Project (QIP): Assessment of adherence of hospital house staff with CHF treatment
guidelines
Action Trial ( measures of Mortality and morbidity in ST-elevation MI )
2007- 2009
Department of Electrophysiology, Lenox hill Hospital, New York, NY
Supervisor: Dr. Santoni
OH-PAPA trial (Effect of Omega-3-acid on Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Pacemaker Patients )
2009
Department of Medicine, Lenox hill Hospital, New York, NY
QIP: Assessment of smoking cessation efforts in hospital clinics
QIP: Adherence to guidelines for use of ACEI in treatment of hypertension in diabetic patients in hospital clinics
2005
Department of OB/GYN, division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Weill medical college of Cornell University, Mentor: Brij Saxena PhD
HPV vaccine Trial ( Research assistant)
2000 - 2004
Hematology –Oncology & BMT Research Center, Shariati Hospital
Tehran, Iran Supervisors: Kamran Alimoghaddam MD
Forming a computerized cancer registry system for patients with ovarian cancer
Effect of shark cartilage on increasing CD8+ lymphocytes in vitro cytotoxicity.
2000 - 2001
Department of Pharmacology, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmadreza Dehpour MD
Relationship between endogenous opioid system and cancer
Effect of opioids on Matrix metalloproteases (MMP-2) activity in Mouse
1999
Student s' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
Evaluation of the level of Immunity against measles in 6-12 year olds in Tehran
Volunteer Experiences
07/2007
1996 - 2003
Lecturing in Geriatrics Centers on common medical issues, New York, NY
Student s' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
Other Training Experiences
1/2011-3/2011
3/2010-5/2010
05/2010
05/2008
07/2007
08/2005
Management Seminars, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
IRB Internship, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
New England Journal of Medicine 2 week Editorial course, Boston, MA
Critical Care workshop with certification, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Course of Physician Alcohol Training, New York, NY
Course of Molecular biology Techniques such as DNA/RNA extraction and PCR.I
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Publications: Peer Reviewed Journals
Shariftabrizi A, Nifli AP, Ansari M, Saadat F, Ebrahimkhani MR, Alizadeh N, Nasseh A, Alexaki VI, Dehpour AR,
Castanas E , Khoramizadeh MR. MMP-2 secretion in WEHI 164 fibrosarcoma cells is NO related and modified by
morphine. Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Jan 13; 530(1-2):33-9.
Hadipour Dehshal M, Hooghooghi AH, Kebryaeezadeh A, Kheirabadi M, Kazemi S, Nasseh A, Shariftabrizi A,
Pasalar P. Aggravation of impaired insulin responsiveness by zinc deficiency in Thalassemia major patients. Med
Science Monitor, 2007 May; 13(5):CR235-9.
Publications: Abstracts
The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care. A. Nasseh K M. Freund , S. Bak ,
K.Beaver, TA Battaglia . National SGIM meeting, May 2011, Phonix, AZ (Oral Presentation)
The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care. A. Nasseh K M. Freund , S. Bak ,
K.Beaver, TA Battaglia . New England SGIM meeting, March 2011, Boston, MA. (Oral Presentation)
The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care, A. Nasseh K M. Freund , S. Bak ,
K.Beaver, TA Battaglia .Preventive Medicine meeting, February 2011, San Antonio, TX.(Poster Presentation).
Simultaneous Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) and pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an AIDS
patient; Possible presentation of the Immune reconstitution syndrome (IRIS). A. Nasseh, L. Ahmadi. ACP National
Meeting; April 2009, Philadelphia, PA. (Poster presentation).
Forming a Hospital-based cancer registry in Tehran University .A. Ghavamzadeh, K. Alimoghaddam, A. Mousavi,
A. Nasseh, N. Neishabouri, S. Gholibeikian, H. Shahsavari, A. Rezaeizadeh, M. Yousefvand publication , EAGC
(European academy of Gynecological cancer) 2nd International Congress, November 2004, Larnaca, Cyprus. (Oral
presentation)
Response to chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma. A. Mousavi, A. Nasseh, N.
Neishabouri, K. Alimoghaddam, Publication. European academy of Gynecological cancer (EAGC): 2nd
International Congress, November 2004, Larnaca, Cyprus. (Oral presentation)
The predictive value of preoperative CA-125 in ovarian cancer patients. A. Nasseh, N. Neishabouri, A. Mousavi, K.
Alimoghaddam, S. Gholibeikian, A. Ghavamzadeh. 10th Biennial International gynecological cancer society
meeting (IGCS), September 2003, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Poster).
Survival rates and prognostic factors in ovarian cancer patients. A. Nasseh, N. Neishabouri, M. Iravani, K.
Alimoghaddam. National Hematology and oncology Congress, July 2004, Mashhad, Iran. (Oral)
Surgical debulking in ovarian cancer patients. A. Ghavamzadeh, K. Alimoghaddam, A. Mousavi, N. Neishabouri, A.
Nasseh, S. Gholibeikian, H. Shahsavari, A. Rezaeizadeh, M. Yousefvand, Publication. National Hematology and
oncology Congress, July 2004, Mashhad, Iran (Oral presentation).
Invited Presentations
6/2011
Oral Health and primary care; Moving forward the agenda of integration of oral health into
primary care. Women’s Health Meeting 2011, Alexandria, VA(Oral Presentation)
5/2011 Breast MRI: Role and indication. Primary care residents’ lecture series, Boston Medical Center
5/2011 The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care. National SGIM
meeting, May 2011, Phonix, AZ (Oral Presentation)
3/2011 The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care,
New England SGIM meeting, Boston, MA. (Oral Presentation)
2/2011 The impact of patient navigation on addressing barriers to accessing cancer care,
Preventive Medicine 2011 meeting, San Antonio, TX. (Poster Presentation).
9/2009
Learning about Mastalgia, Women’s Health group, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
5/2009
DIC and Sepsis, General Medicine Conference, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
4/2009
Simultaneous Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) and pulmonary
Cryptococcosis in an AIDS patient; possible presentation of the Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome (IRIS), ACP National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (Poster Presentation)
8/2008
Management of Difficult to control Hypertension (application in dialysis patients), Practice
Based learning Initiative, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
8/2007 Women and Cardiovascular disease; General Medicine Conference, Lenox Hill Hospital,
New York, NY
5/2007
Acute Myocardial infarction in a 74-year-old with concurrent Lyme disease; NYU Research day
(Poster Presentation)
11/2004 Forming a Hospital-based cancer registry in Tehran University, European Academy of
Gynecological Cancer Congress, Larnaca, Cyprus (Oral presentation)
11/2004 Response to chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma,
European Academy of Gynecological Cancer Congress, Larnaca, Cyprus (Oral presentation)
9/2004 The predictive value of preoperative CA-125 in ovarian cancer patients, 10th International
Gynecological Cancer Society (IGCS) Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, (Poster presentation)
7/2004
Survival rates and prognostic factors in ovarian cancer patients, National Hematology and
Oncology Congress Meeting,, Mashhad, Iran. (Oral presentation)
7/2004 Surgical debulking in ovarian cancer patients, National Hematology and Oncology Congress
Meeting,, Mashhad, Iran. (Oral Presentation)
Language Fluency (Other than English): Farsi, French