Farshad Farzadfar
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Research areas: Medicine · Oncology · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Health and Epidemiology
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About
Farshad Farzadfar (MD, MPH, D.Sc.), has got his Medical Doctorate degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Then he started studying Master of Public Health in the same university. Being awarded the opportunity of studying at Harvard school of Public Health, he graduated in Master of Health Sciences and Doctor of Sciences in 2011. Coming back to Iran, he participated in different research projects and in 2012 he established Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center of Endocrinology and Metabolism research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (NCDRC). His main interests are in health metrics, burden of diseases, and health policy. Now he attempts to design and implement population level interventions in order to decrease the NCDs among society.
Employment
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Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center Chairmanship2012 - Present
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Harvard Global Health Institute Researcher2007 - 2011
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Harvard Global Health Institute Researcher2005 - 2007
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Ministry of Health and Medical Education Chief executive officer of family physician program, Senior expert of Decentralization, Monitoring and Evaluation systems2002 - 2005
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Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Manager of provincial family health group,1997 - 2002
Education
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Harvard School of Public Health Doctor of Sciences
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences Masters of Public Health
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Harvard School of Public Health Maters of Health sciences
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences Medical Doctorate
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (509)
- Alcohol consumption among Iranian population: STEPS survey, 2021 Save
- Assessment of Hemoglobin A1c Management and Prescription Cost Due to Polypharmacy Among Patients With Diabetes in Iran Based on the STEPS Iran 2016 Survey and a Prescription Database: A Multi-level, Cross-sectional National Study Save
- Burden and quality of care index of chronic kidney disease: Global Burden of Disease analysis for 1990-2019 Save
- Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease and Its Attributable Risk Factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990 to 2019: Results From the GBD Study 2019 Save
- Burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 Save
- Drivers’ behavior confronting fixed and point-to-point speed enforcement camera: agent-based simulation and translation to crash relative risk change Save
- Exposure and biomonitoring of PAHs in indoor air at the urban residential area of Iran: Exposure levels and affecting factors Save
- Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Save
- Global, regional, and national quality of care index of cervical and ovarian cancer: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 1990–2019 Save
- Global, regional, and national survey on burden and quality of care index (QCI) of nasopharyngeal cancer: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of disease study 1990–2019 Save
- Hypertension care cascades and reducing inequities in cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries Save
- Hypertension prevalence and cascade of care in Iran: Updates from the STEPs 2021 national and subnational survey Save
- Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in North Africa and Middle East attributed to kidney dysfunction: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Save
- National and Subnational Trend of Dental Caries of Permanent Teeth in Iran, 1990–2017 Save
- Predicting Errors in Accident Hotspots and Investigating Spatiotemporal, Weather, and Behavioral Factors Using Interpretable Machine Learning: an Analysis of Telematics Big Data Save
- Reference values for metal(loid)s concentrations in the urine samples of healthy Iranian adults: Results from the first nationally representative human biomonitoring study Save
- Salt intake among Iranian population: national and subnational report from STEPS 2021 Save
- The Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Attributable Risk Factors in Iran, 1990–2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Save
- The global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index of kidney cancer; a global burden of disease systematic analysis 1990-2019 Save
- The synergistic effect of obesity and dyslipidemia on hypertension: results from the STEPS survey Save