Ali Jafarian

Associate Professor of Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus in Iranian Liver Transplant Recipients

Tacrolimus, a cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation, has a narrow therapeutic range with considerable inter-individual and intra-individual pharmacokinetic variability. To date, there is no information on the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in Iranian liver transplant recipients. This study was designed to determine pharmacokinetic properties of orally administe...

[ 2 ] - Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus in Iranian Liver Transplant Recipients

Tacrolimus, a cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation, has a narrow therapeutic range with considerable inter-individual and intra-individual pharmacokinetic variability. To date, there is no information on the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in Iranian liver transplant recipients. This study was designed to determine pharmacokinetic properties of orally administe...

[ 3 ] - Surgical infrainguinal revascularization for peripheral arterial disease: factors affecting patency rate

Background: Peripheral arterial disease is a source of morbidity and mortality. Surgical vascular reconstruction is a treatment option but probability of failure and complications are important concerns. In this study, we evaluated outcome of surgical infrainguinal reconstruction and factors affecting graft patency for a period of one year. Methods: In this cohort study, 85 consecutive patie...

[ 5 ] - Determining the Influential Effects of Lingering Recipients’ Length of Stay at Hospital after Liver Transplantation

Introduction: Liver transplantation, which is done by spending a lot of resources and expenses at hospitals, is an important medical choice for patients suffering fulminant hepatitis and end stage liver diseases. So it is significant to find some ways to manage the patients more efficiently and to reduce caring expenses. The aim of this study is to determine the influential effects of lingerin...

[ 6 ] - The Concept of Scholarship: Educational Scholarship and Its Application in Iran

One of the notions entered in university fields in the last two decades is the concept of scholarship and especially educational scholarship. Due to the inclusion of this concept in the first article of faculty members' academic promotion bylaw and considering it as a mandatory component for academic promotion, great attention has been paid to this topic. Remarking the background and principles...

[ 7 ] - Twelve Lessons on Hospital Leadership During COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus pandemic has been announced by World Health Organization Director General on March 11th, 2020.Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, was one the first referral hospitalsin the capital city of Tehran, I.R.Iran that entered the crisis and started a serious battle with the disease. Thehospital had to change many routine op...