Hossein Saghafi MD

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Personal Information

First Name: Hossein Surname: Saghafi

Birth Place: Iran Gender: Male

Specialty: Nephrology

Offices: Executive: Office of the Vice President, Research & Technology

Qom University of Medical Sciences

No. 83, 4th alley, 1/1th alley, Safa-shahr St.

Qom, Iran 37169-87366

Educational: Department of Internal Medicine

Shahid Beheshti Hospital

Shahid Beheshti Blvd

Qom, Iran 37199-64797

Clinic: 3rd floor, Jomhouri Building

Sepah Sq., Jomhouri Blvd

Qom, Iran 37166-84889

Contacts: Tel: Executive: +98 25 32852354

Educational: +98 25 36122945

Clinic: +98 25 32910977

Fax: +98 25 36122945

+98 25 32852364

Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Academic Position - Current

2012 – Now Associate Professor of Nephrology

Department of Internal Medicine

MUQ School of Medicine – Qom, Iran

2005 – 2012 Assistant Professor of Nephrology



2004 – 2005 Assistant Professor in Department of Internal Medicine


Board Certification

2005 Iranian Board of Nephrology

1995 Iranian Board of Internal Medicine

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Education

1985 – 1992 MD (Doctor of Medicine): School of Medicine,

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

1991 – 1992 Internship: Rotational courses in different wards at

affiliated hospitals, School of Medicine,


1992 – 1995 Residency in Internal Medicine: Several affiliated

hospitals, School of Medicine,


2003 – 2005 Fellowship in Nephrology: Taleghani General Hospital,

School of Medicine,

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,

Tehran, Iran

Honors & Awards

2005 Ranked 2nd: National Board Certification Exam in

Nephrology, Iran

2009 Distinguished Clinical Researcher (Ranked 2nd), MUQ,

Qom, Iran

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Appointments - Chronology


SKUMS School of Medicine – Shahrekord, Iran

1997 – Now Attending Internist (2005 – Now → Nephrologist)

Vali-Asr Charity Hospital – Qom, Iran

2000 – 2004 Attending Internist

Kamkar - Arabnia Hospital, MUQ – Qom, Iran



2005 – 2012 Assistant Professor of Nephrology



2006 – 2007 & Deputy Vice President, Education

2012 – 2014 Kamkar - Arabnia Hospital, MUQ – Qom, Iran

2010 – Now Director of Nephrology & Dialysis Ward


2012 – 2014 Director of Internal Medicine Ward


2012 – Now Associate Professor of Nephrology



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Memberships In Professional Societies

2005 – Now Iranian Society of Nephrology (ISN-Iran)

2008 International Society of Nephrology (ISN)

Committee Service

1996 – 1997 Scientific Committee of Prescription Review – Chair

SKUMS – Shahrekord, Iran

2000 – 2002 Continuing Education Committee – Member

MUQ – Qom, Iran

2000 – Now Mortality and Morbidity Committee – Secretary

(2002 – Now → Member) MUQ – Qom, Iran

2003 – 2007 Initial Disciplinary Board – Member

IRIMC – Qom, Iran

2011 – Now Regional Committee of Ethics in Research – Member

(2014 – Now → Secretary) MUQ – Qom, Iran

And about 16 other Boards and Committees

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Administrative Positions

1996 – 1997 Vice President, Treatment, Drug and Food

Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences –

Shahrekord, Iran

2000 – 2002 Vice President, Treatment and Drug

Qom University of Medical Sciences – Qom, Iran

2000 – 2002 Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine


2000 – 2004 Board of Directors Member,

Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council – Qom, Iran

2007 – Now Co-Founder, Nephrology and Peritoneal Dialysis Wards

Kamkar - Arabnia Hospital,


2010 – Now Co-Founder & Founding Board Member,

Ethics, Religion and Medicine Research Center


2014 – Now Board of Trustees Member, Shahid Beheshti Hospital


2014 – Now Vice President, Research and Technology


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Supervision/Consultation Of Theses

1. Nasr Esfahani, Akbar; Tabatabaee, Mortaza. Evaluation of patients

admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding to Kashani’s hospital

in Shahrekord. Shahrekord: SKUMS; 1996. (MD Degree)

→ Supervisor

2. Eslami, Behrouz. Evaluation of correlation between pancreatic

cancer and diabetes mellitus and smoking among a number of

admitted patients in Tehran’s Rasoul hospital. Qom: IAU – Qom

Branch; 2001. (MD Degree) → Consultant

3. Evaluation of peptic ulcer age, sexual and seasonal prevalence

among admitted patients in Qom’s Kamkar hospital. Qom: IAU –

Qom Branch; 2001. (MD Degree) → Consultant

4. Dehghan, Ali. Evaluation of sexual and age-related prevalence of

iron-deficiency anemia among admitted patients in Qom’s Kamkar

hospital. Qom: IAU – Qom Branch; 2001. (MD Degree) → Consultant

5. Fakhrian, Khashayar. Prevalence and complications of anabolic

steroids usage among 100 men athletes in Tehran. Qom: IAU – Qom

Branch; 2003. (MD Degree) → Consultant

6. Akhavan Hejazi, Sayyed Hamidreza. Study of correlation between

nitrite positive and pyuria with positive urine culture. Qom: IAU –

Qom Branch; 2006. (MD Degree) → Supervisor

7. Montazar, Amirhossein. Study of histopathologic findings of renal

biopsies among admitted patients in Qom’s Kamkar hospital. Qom:

IAU – Qom Branch; 2010. (MD Degree) → Supervisor

8. Jourabchian, Sayyed Mohammadamin. Biochemical evaluation of

urinary stones among patients in Qom. Qom: MUQ; 2011. (MD

Degree) → Consultant

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Editorial Activities

a)Editorial Board (Member)

2012 – Now Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal (QUMSJ)

2014 – Now Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics (JHSME)

2014 – Now Archives of Hygiene Sciences (JHygiene)

b)Reviewer

1. Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal (QUMSJ)

2. Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Books – Chapters Published

1. Saghafi H. Use of Drugs in Patients with Renal Failure (Persian). Qom

(Iran): Fanoos-e-Andisheh, MUQ; 2009.

2. Saghafi H. Diet in Hypertension. In: A Group of Nephrology

Professors. Hypertension, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

(Persian). Tehran: Lahzeh; 2006. p. 181-92.

3. Saghafi H. Catheter Insertion and Complications in Hemodialysis. In:

A Group of Nephrology Professors. Dialysis (Persian). Tehran: Soha;

2007. p. 112-30.

4. Saghafi H. Post-Transplant Mycobacterial and Fungal Infections. In:

A Group of Nephrology Professors. Kidney Transplantation (Persian).

Tehran: Soha; 2008. p. 425-36.

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5. Saghafi H. Struvite Stones: Pathogenesis and Clinical Symptoms. In:

A Group of Nephrology Professors. Urinary Stones; Pathogenesis,

Diagnosis and Treatment (Persian). Tehran: Soha; 2010. p. 169-75.

6. Saghafi H. Acute Cystitis. In: A Group of Nephrology Professors.

Urinary Tract Infections (Persian). Tehran: Nephrology Research

Center - TUMS; 2011. p. 47-62.

7. Saghafi H. Cancer Screening in CKD. In: A Group of Nephrology

Professors. Chronic Kidney Disease and its Recent Developments

(Persian). Tehran: Nephrology Research Center - TUMS; 2012. p.

507-13.

8. Saghafi H. Accelerated Malignant Hypertension. In: A Group of

Nephrology Professors. Hypertension Proceedings (Persian). Tehran:

Saman; 2013. p. 493-504.

9. Saghafi H. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). In: A

Group of Nephrology Professors. Renal Considerations in Internal

and Surgical Diseases (Persian). Tehran: Alvandpouyan; 2014. p.

455-66.

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Research Papers

a)English

1. Saghafi H, Qorashi M, Heidari A. Is screening for IgG antibody to

cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections mandatory in

potential renal transplant recipients and donors in Iran? Transplant

Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2761-3.

2. Moslemi MK, Saghafi H, Firoozabadi MH. Renal Cell Carcinoma with

Simultaneous Bilateral Adrenal Metastasis: Ipsilateral Radical

Nephrectomy with Contralateral Adrenal Preservation. Case Rep

Oncol. 2010 Oct 19; 3(3):372-379.

3. Moslemi MK, Movahed SM, Heidari A, Saghafi H, Abedinzadeh M.

Comparative evaluation of prophylactic single-dose intravenous

antibiotic with postoperative antibiotics in elective urologic surgery.

Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2010 Nov 9; 6:551-6.

4. Moslemi MK, Saghafi H, Joorabchin SM. Evaluation of biochemical

urinary stone composition and its relationship to tap water hardness

in Qom province, central Iran. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis. 2011;

4:145-8.

5. Saghafi H, Rahbar K, Nobakht Haghighi A, Qoreishi M, Safdari F.

Efficacy of anti-interleukin-2 receptor antibody (daclizumab) in

reducing the incidence of acute rejection after renal transplantation.

Nephrourol Mon. 2012 Spring; 4(2):475-7.

6. Saghafi H, Aghaali M, Haghighi S. Parapharengeal unicentric

Castleman disease with nephrotic syndrome. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2013

Jul; 7(4):316-8.

7. Beladi Mousavi SS, Saghafi H. Renal bone disease among patients

with ESRD. Nephrourol Mon. 2013 Jul 1; 5(3):849-50.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19765428

















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b)Farsi (Persian)

8. Ghanei M, Saghafi H. Effect of pregnancy on differentiation of minor

Beta-Thalassemia from iron deficiency. Tehran Univ Med J. 1997; 55

(3 and 4):42-44.

9. Saghafi H, Abbasi M, Mehran N. Introduction of a Successful

Pregnancy in a Patient with Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency.

Qom Univ of Med Sciences J. 2008; 2(1):63-67.

10. Yazdani S, Shokravi AH, Sarkeshikian SS, Saghafi H. Celiac Disease as

a Potential Cause of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension: A Case Report.

Qom Univ of Med Sciences J. 2011; 5(1):90-95.

Presentations

a)Oral Presentation

1. Diet in Hypertension. 3rd Annual Congress of Nephrology,

Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2006 Dec 9-10; Tehran, Iran.

2. Catheter Insertion and Complications in Hemodialysis. 4th Annual

Congress of Nephrology, Nephrology Research Center – TUMS;

2007; Tehran, Iran.

3. Post-Transplant Mycobacterial and Fungal Infections. 5th Annual

Congress of Nephrology, Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2008

Oct 15-16; Tehran, Iran.

4. Struvite Stones: Pathogenesis and Clinical Symptoms. 6th Annual

Congress of Nephrology, Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2010

July 17-18; Tehran, Iran.

5. Acute Cystitis. 7th Annual Congress of Nephrology, Nephrology

Research Center – TUMS; 2011 July 20-22; Tehran, Iran.

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6. Cancer Screening in CKD. 8th Annual Congress of Nephrology,

Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2012 June 20-22; Tehran,

Iran.

7. Accelerated Malignant Hypertension. 9th Annual Congress of

Nephrology, Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2013 June 26-28;

Tehran, Iran.

8. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). 10th Annual Congress

of Nephrology, Nephrology Research Center – TUMS; 2014 June 18-

20; Tehran, Iran.

b)Poster Presentation (Abstract)

1. Is screening for IgG antibody to cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr

virus infections mandatory in potential renal transplant recipients

and donors in Iran? 11th Congress of the Middle East Society for

Organ Transplantation (MESOT); 2008 Nov 17-20; Shiraz, Iran.

2. Efficacy of Anti-interleukin-2 Receptor Antibody (Daclizumab) in

reducing the Incidence of Acute Rejection after Renal

Transplantation. 12th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ

Transplantation (MESOT); 2010 Oct 18-21; Tunis, Tunisia.

3. Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Nitrite Test and Pyuria for Detecting

Urinary Tract Infection. 13th International Congress of Nephrology,

Dialysis and Transplantation; 2011 Nov 21-25; Yazd, Iran.

4. Parapharengeal Unicentric Castleman Disease with Nephrotic

Syndrome, a Case Report. 13th International Congress of Nephrology,

Dialysis and Transplantation; 2011 Nov 21-25; Yazd, Iran.

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Interests

a)Clinical b)Research

Renal Stone Transplantation Immunology

Hypertension Dialysis Complications

Diabetic Nephropathy Glomerular Disease

Skills

a)Language b)Computer

Farsi (Persian) → Native Word

English → Fluent PowerPoint

Arabic → Some Excel

Disambiguation:

MUQ stands for Medical University of Qom (refers to Qom University of Medical

Sciences)

SKUMS stands for Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

IRIMC stands for Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council

IAU stands for Islamic Azad University

TUMS stands for Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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