Curricular Vitae
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Mohammad Ghofrani
Mofid Children Hospital
Shahid Beheshtee Univesity of Medical Sciences
Dr. Shariati St.,Tehran,Iran
moh1317@yahoo.com
5.11.1938
Sari,Iran
Male
Married
Educational Record
1. Degree of Medicine (MD): Theran Univesity, Faculty of Medicine;1965
2. Rotating Internship:The Long Island College Hospital,Brooklyn,New
York,NY; Jan 1,1968-Dec 31,1968
3. Pediatric Internship : Meadowbrook Hospital,East Meadow,NY; Jan 1,1969June 30,1969
4. Board certified in pediatrics: State University at Stonybrook,Nassau
University Medical Center;1969-1971
5. Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology: New York University,Belleviue
Hospital,NY; July 1,1971-June 30,1972
Publications
1. Ghofrani M. Child,fever and convulsion (Book): Published in 1994;In Persian
2. Ghofrani M. Efficacy of ketogenic diet on intractable epilepsy in children : A
report of 215 cases. Brain & Development,2002;24 (6)
3. Ghofrani M, Mahmoodian T.Rett syndrome. Indian J Pediat.2000;67 (7)
4. Ghofrani M, Salehi-Omran MB.Gelastic epilepsy in children. Med J Iranian Hosp,
Dubai,UAE.Jan2000;2(2)
5. Ghofrani M, Zamani GR.MELAS syndrome in two Iranian children.Med J Islamic
Republic Iran. Aug 2000;14(2)
6. Ashrafi MR, Ghofrani M, Ghojevand N,Leigh syndrome: Clinical and practical
study. Acta Medica Iranica,2002;40(4):214-218
7. Barzegar M,Tonekaboni SH, Ghofrani M.Lamotrigine as add-on therapy in
children with drug resistant epilepsy: Iranian experience. Med J Islamic Republic
Iran. May 2003; 17:15-18
8. Modarres SH,Ghofrani M.The epidemiology of sub acute sclerosing
panencephalitis. Iran J Med Sci,1998;23(102):25-29
9. Modarres SH,Ghofrani M,Acute aseptic meningitis and encephalitis with viral
etiology in children. Iran J Med Sci,1999;22(304):94-98
10. Ghofrani M, Modarres SH, Hasanpoor H.Menkes syndrome. Med J Iran Hosp.
1999; 1(2):30-33
11. Razieh Fallah and Mohammad Ghofrani : Comparison of intravenous lidocaine
and midazolam infusion for refractory convulsive status epilepticus in children,
Journal of Pediatric Neurology 5(2007) 287-290
12. Mahmood Reza Ashrafi, Mohammad Ghofrani : Selenium and Intractable
Epilepsy: Is There Any Correlation?; Pediatric Neurology Vol.36 No.1 (2007)
13. F. Mahvelati , H. Tonekaboni , M. Javadzadeh, M. Ghofrani; The Efficacy of
propofol and Midazolam in Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus in
Children. Iran J Med Sci June 2007;Vol 32 No2
، ‫ دکتر وحید امین زاده‬،‫ دکتر فرهاد محوالتی شمس آبادی‬-14
‫دکتر محمد غفرانی – بررسی اثر پردنیزولون کمکی بر صرع مقاوم‬
105-101 ‫ ص‬1386 ‫ تیرماه‬-‫به درمان کودکان; پژوهنده خرداد‬
، ‫ دکتر وحید امین زاده‬، ‫ دکتر فرهاد محوالتی شمس آبادی‬-15
‫ مقایسه تاثیر والپروات با فنوباربیتال‬: ‫دکتر محمد غفرانی‬
‫ – ص‬1386 ‫بر تغییرات وزن کودکان صرعی – پژوهنده مهر و آبان‬
357-353
-‫ محمد غفرانی‬،‫ فرهاد محوالتی‬،‫محسن جواد زاده‬
-15
‫ دردرمان‬B6 ‫مقایسه کورتیکو تراپی با دوز باالی ویتامین‬
‫ پائیز‬3 ‫ شماره‬، ‫اسپاسم شیرخوارگی طبیب شرق – سال ششم‬
212-218 ‫ ص‬83
16. Parvaneh Karimzadeh,Mohammad Ghofrani,Developmental age of children in
their first year of life in Tehran, Medical Journal of the Iranian Red Crescent,Vol
8, No2, September 2005.
17. Parvaneh Karimzadeh , Mansoreh Togha, Mohammad Ghofrani,100 children
with Acute Ataxia,A survey in Mofid Children Hospital ,Iranian Journal of child
Neurology, Vol 1,No2,Oct 2006.
18. Parvaneh Karimzadeh, Mohammad Ghofrani,High and low dose IVIG in GuillainBarre-syndrome children, A comparison, Iranian Journal of child Neurology,Vol
1, No1, June 2006.
19. Mohammad Ghofrani, F Mahvelati Headache as a sole manifestation in non
convulsive status epilepticus,Journal of Child Neurology,Vol21,Num 11, Nov
2006.
20. N Khosroshahi,K Kamrani F. Mahvelati, M. Ghofrani Acute Disseminated
Encephalomyelities in childhood. Iranian Journal of Medical Science Vol
32,No3,Sep 2007.
21. Parvaneh Karimzadeh , Mohammad Ghofrani, Intractable seizure disorders.
Efficacy of the classic ketogenic diet. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 2009
Jan;3(1).
22. Seyed Alireza MIRJAVADI, Seyed Hassan TONEKABONI, Mohammadreza
GHAZAVI, Eznollah AZARGASHB, Fatemeh ABDOLLAH GORJI, Mohammad
GHOFRANI. EFFICACY OF THE KETOGENIC DIET AS A THERAPY FOR
INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
2010;4(2):7-14.
23. Azita TAVASSOLI MD, Mohammad GHOFRANI MD, Mohsen ROUZROKH
MD, Eznollah AZARGASHB PhD. THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF
OXCARBAZEPINE AS ADD-ON THERAPY IN INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY
IN CHILDREN 2010;3(4):35-40.
24. P. Karimzadeh MD, S. Tabarestani MD, F. Mahvelati MD, S.H. Tonekaboni MD,
M. Ghofrani MD. INTRACTABLE SEIZURE DISORDERS: EFFICACY OF
THE CLASSIC KETOGENIC DIET. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
2009;3(1):15-20.
25. MM. Taghdiri MD, M. Ghofrani MD, B. Abbasi MD, H. Zandevakili MD.
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF NITRAZEPAM AND ACTH ON THE
TREATMENT OF INFANTILE SPASM. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
2007;1(4):25-30.
26. SH. Hasanpour avanji MD, M. Ghofrani MD. 32 CASES OF PSEUDOTUMOR
CEREBRI IN TWO PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN, IRAN. Iranian
Journal of Child Neurology 2006;1(2):37-41.
27. P. Karimzadeh MD, M. Togha MD, M. Ghofrani MD. 100 CHILDREN WITH
ACUTE ATAXIA; A SURVEY IN MOFID CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. Iranian
Journal of Child Neurology 2006;1(2):31-36.
28. Mohammad GHOFRANI. CHILDHOOD HEADACHE SYNDROMES(PART
II). Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 2010;4(2): 7-14.
29. S. Inaloo MD, M. Ghofrani MD, H. Eftekharian MD.MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
IN IRANIAN CHILDREN. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 2007; 1(3):23-27.
30 . Mohammad Ghofrani .Childhood Headache Syndromes(Part I). Iranian
Journal of Child Neurology 2010;4(1): 7-12.
31. T. Mahmoudian, M. Ghofrani. INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN PER SE
OR COMBINED WITH INTRAVENOUS METHYLPREDNISOLONE IN
CHILDREN WITH GBS; COMPARING THE EFFECTS. Iranian Journal of
Child Neurology 2008;2(4):47-50.
32. S.S. Anvari MD, P. Karimzadeh MD, S.H. Tonekaboni MD, F. Mahvelati MD,
A.R. Khatami MD, A. Gharib MD, Sh. Nazari MD, M. Farzan MD, M. Ghofrani
MD. PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA. Iranian
Journal of Child Neurology 2009;3(2):45-50.
33. M. Ghofrani, S.H. Tonekaboni, V. Aminzadeh, M. Javad zade, F. Mahvelati
Shams Abadi. SODIUM VALPROATE AND PHENOBARBITOL: WEIGHT
COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT IN EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Vol 2, No 2
(2008): Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 2008;2(2): 15-18.
34. P. KARIMZADEH MD, M. GHOFRANI MD. HIGH AND LOW DOSE IVIG
THERAPY IN GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME CHILDREN: A
COMPARISON. Vol 1, No 1 (2006): Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
2006;1(1):23-31.
35. M. JAVADZADEH MD, S.H. TONEKABONI MD, F. MAHVELATI MD, M.
GHOFRANI MD. VITAMIN B6 & TREATMENT OF INFANTILE SPASMS: A
COMPARISON WITH STANDARD STEROID THERAPY. Iranian Journal of
Child Neurology 2006;1(1):17-22.
36. M. GHOFRANI MD. FEBRILE CONVULSION: ANOTHER LOOK AT AN
OLD SUBJECT. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 2006;1(1): 5-9.
37. Mohammad GHOFRANI. Treatment of epilepsy with ketogenic diet. Pediatric
Neurology. 1992 Sep-Oct;8(5):355.
38. Mohammad Reza Ashrafi, Reza Shabanian, Ali Abbaskhanian, Abolfazl Nasirian,
Mohammad Ghofrani, Mahmood Mohammadi, gholam Reza Zamani, Zarrin
Keyhanidoost, Sara Ebrahimi, Zahra Pourpak. Selenium and Intractable Epilepsy:
Is there any correlation? Pediatric Neurology 2007 Jan; 36(1):25-29.
39. S.H. Tnekaboni, M. Ghazavi, P.Karmizadeh, F. Mahvelati, M. Ghofrani. Efficacy
of levetiracetam in children with refractory epilepsy as an add-on trial. Epilepsy
Research 2010;90:273-277.
40. Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni, Parvin Mostaghimi, Parvin Mirmiran, Ali
Abbaskhanian, Fatemeh Abdollah Gorji, Mohammad Ghofrani, Fereidoun Azizi.
Efficacy of the Atkins Diet as Therapy for Intractable Epilepsy in Children.
Archives of Iranian Medicine 2010 Nov;13(6):492-497.
Academic Affiliation
1. Assistant professor of pediatrics:West Virginia University;Aug1974-June 1975
2. Professor of pediatrics: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences;Since
1994
3. Member of American Board of pediatrics
4. Associate fellow of American Academy of pediatrics;Since Oct 1973
5. Member of American Medical Electroencephalography Association;Since May
1976
6. Member of Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Association
7. President of Board of Iranian Pediatric Neurology
8. Member of Iranian Board of pediatrics
9. Member of Iranian Medical Council
10. Director-in-Chief Iranian Journal of Child Neurology.
Research
1. Comparing the effect of ketogenic diet with intravenous gamma
globulin.Sponsored by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical
Sciences(SBUMS),1994
2. Should the first unprovoked seizure be treated,sponsored by SBUMS,1994
3. Comparing the effect of IVIG alone with combind methyl prednisolone and IVIG
in treatment of refractory seizure.Sponsored by SBUMS,1997
4. Study on the efficacy of IVIG as add-on therapy on intractable epilepsy,sponsored
by SBUMS,1999
5. The comparison of two types of treatment (high and low dose IVIG)in GBS
children,2003 sponsored by SBUMS,1999
‫ مقایسه اثرات درمانی ایمونوگلوبین‬: ‫ طرح تحقیقاتی‬-6
‫داخل وریدی و پالسمافرزیس در درمان کودکان مبتال به سندرم‬
‫ دکتر‬-‫گیلن باره در بیمارستان کودکان مفید –دکتر غفرانی‬
81 ‫ سال‬-‫بیدآبادی‬
‫طرح تحقیقاتی تعیین تیتر آنتی کاردیو لیپین آنتی بادی‬-7
‫ دکتر‬-‫در کودکان تشنجی و گروه کنترل در بیمارستان مفید‬
1386 ‫ دکتر محمد رضا قضاوی سال‬-‫محمد غفرانی‬
‫ مقایسه اثرات دیازپام انفیوژن و‬: ‫ طرح تحقیقاتی‬-8
( ‫دیازپام منفسم بر حمله صرعی پایدار بدون جزء حرکتی‬
‫ دکتر پروانه‬-‫استاتوس ابسنس) در بیمارستان کودکان مفید‬
87 ‫سال‬-‫دکتر الدن افشار خاص‬-‫ دکتر محمدغفرانی‬-‫کریم زاده‬
‫ بررسی اثربخشی لواتیراستام به عنوان‬: ‫طرح تحقیقاتی‬- 9
-‫داوری همراه در درمان صرع مقاوم کودکان – دکتر تنکابنی‬
1388 ‫ سال‬-‫ دکتر قضاوی‬-‫دکتر محمد غفرانی‬