Curriculum Vitae Ali-Asghar Kolahi MD
Curriculum Vitae /Personal Background
Family Name: Kolahi First Name: Ali-Asghar
Title: Dr Date of Birth: 10 Aug.1957
Place of Birth: Marand, Iran Nationality: Iranian
Marital Status: Married With 3 Children Gender: Male
Work Address: Department of Health & Community Medicine,
Medical School,
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,
Velenjak, Tehran, Iran Phone: +98 21 2222 0980
Cell Phone: +98 912 134 0541
Fax: +98 21 2641 1317
E-Mail: , ,
Educational and Professional Background
Jun 2006-Present / Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranOct 1999-May 2006 / Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Oct 1997-Sep 1999 / Residency in Community Medicine, Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Oct 1996-Sep 1997 / Residency in Master Public Health (MPH), Health School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sep 1995-Sep 1996 / Director of General Hospital in Varamin
Jan 1987-June 1995 / Undergraduate Program at the School of Medicine (MD),
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
1977 / Diploma, Tabriz, Iran
Membership of Scientific Committees
2013-Present
/ Deputy of Social Determinants of Health Research Center2010- 2014
/Manager of HSR in University Deputy for Health Affaires
2007- 2009
/Head of Department Community Medicine
2006- 2010
/Head of University Clinical Research Development Centers
2006- 2010
/Member of Medical School Research Council
2006- Present
/Member of National Community Medicine Strategic Committee Board
2005- Present
/Member of National Community Medicine Board
2004-Present
/Member of 8 Disciplines in Medical Education Reform Committee in Medical School
2002-2006
/Member of WFME Committee in Medical School
2001-Present
/Member of Iranian Community Medicine Society
1999-Present /Member of Iranian Collection and Analysis of Death Data
1997-Present
/Member of Iranian Collection and Analysis of Disease Data
1997-2006
/ Member of Clinical Epidemiology Committee in UniversityEducational Development Center (EDC)
1995-2005
/Member of Iranian Family Planning Foundation (IPPF)
Research in Water and Sewage field11. Development of public awareness program of Tehran Wastewater Project. 2016. Tehran Wastewater Company
10. The Effect of Using Urban Sanitation System on Incidence of Acute Diarrehoa among Children under Five Years in the Zones 9, 10 and 12 of Tehran: Phase I. 2016. Tehran Wastewater Company
9. The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children under five years old in Bandar-Anzali and Rasht. Phase 1, 2010, Designer and executive, (Collaborate with World Bank)
8. Sari and Babol Wastewater Project Public Awareness Campaign. Mazandaran Water and Wastewater Company (Collaborate with World Bank)
7. The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month old in Sari and Babol. Phase 1, 2008, Designer and executive, (Collaborate with World Bank)
6. The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month old in Ahwaz. Phase 1 , 2007, Designer and executive, (Collaborate with World Bank)
5. The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month old in 17 and 18 Zones of Tehran. Phase 2 , 2005, Designer and executive, (Collaborate with World Bank)
4. Assessment of Health education about Urban Water and Sewerage on Cities of Ahwaz, Shiraz, 2003. (Collaborate with World Bank)
3. Assessment of Rural Water and Sewage status in Iran. The World Bank, 2003, (Collaborate with World Bank)
2. Proposed Urban Water and Sewerage Project Environmental Health Component on Six Cities of Ahwaz, Shiraz, Rasht, Bandar-Anzali, Babol and Sari, October 19-November 7, 2002. (Consultant of World Bank)
1. The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month old in 17 and 18 Zones of Tehran. Phase 1, 2001, Designer and executive, (Collaborate with World Bank)
Research Projects, WHO Grants
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Female Sex Workers towards the Prevention of AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Tehran. A WHO/TDR funded research, starting in July 2008
Temporal and Spatial Determinants Meningitis in the Tehran Metropolitan Area Using Geographic Information System (GIS). A WHO/TDR Funded Research, 2005.
National Research Priority Setting, A WHO Funded Research, July 2004.
Publication in Water and Sewage field
Kolahi AA, Rastegarpour A, Abadi A, Gachkar L. An Unexpectedly High Incidence of Acute Childhood Diarrhea in Koot-Abdollah, Ahwaz, Iran. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Fallah-Karkan M, Ebrahimi H, Akbarian H, Banihashemi SZ, Rostamnejad M, Daneshyari M, Sayyarifard E, Marzbani K, Ahmadnia H, Moazzami-Sahzabi J, Sayyarifard A, Arshi S, Farsar AR, Sohrabi MR, Kolahi AA. Epidemiology of Acute Diarrhoea on Children under Five Years Old in Bandar-Anzali City in 2009: The First Phase of the Effect of Using Sewerage System. Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2013; vol 18(61): 1-7.(Full text in Persian)
Arshi SH, Sayarifard A, Malekpour M, Mokhtari-Homami M, Abadi AR, Sohrabi MR, Gachkar L. The Incidence of Acute Diarrhea in Children under Five Years Old in Rasht City in 2009: The First Phase of the Effect of Using Sewerage System. Community Health 2014; 1(1):21-31.
Kolahi AA, Shekarriz-Fomani R. The Knowledge and Practice of Mothers of the Southern Part of Tehran about Oral Rehydration Therapy in Acute Diarrhea Among Their Under 5 Years Old Children. Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2009;14 No 44:45-50.
Kolahi AA, Rastegarpour A, Sohrabi MR. The Impact of An Urban Sewerage System on Childhood Diarrhoea in Tehran: A Concurrent Control Field Trial. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 May;103(5):500-5
Kolahi AA, Nabavi M, Sohrabi Mr. Epidemiology of Acute Diarrheal Diseases Among Children Under 5 Years of Age in Tehran, Iran. Iranian J of Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;3(4):193-198
Kolahi AA, Sanayeh S. The practice of Tehranian Mothers toward Nutrition During Children with Acute Diarrhoea. National Congress of Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition July 2008.
Kolahi AA, Farsar AR. The Relation Accessibility to Healthy Drinking Water and Incidence of Acute Diarrhoea among Children under Five Through Rural Districts of Iran. The 1st National Congress of Environment and Rural Sustained Development, Tehran, Iran, Feb. 2007.
The Total Research Projects= 101
Some of Research Projects
Priority Setting for Health Research in National Institute of Nutrition on 2007
The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month Old in Ahwaz. Phase 1 , 2007, (Collaborate With World Bank)
Opinion of Medical Students About Community Contact Course’s and Related Factors in Shahid Beheshti Medical University on 2007
The Medical Student’s Criteria About Elective Courses. 2007
Opinion of Medical Students About Early Patient Contact Course’s and Related Factors in Shahid Beheshti Medical University on 2007
Priority Setting for Health Research in Shahid Beheshti Medical University on 2006
Efficacy and Tolerability of Cetirizine and Leitizine in the Treatment of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
The Provide Infectious Disease Published Articles Data Bank in 2005
Infectious Disease Research Priority Setting in 2006
Temporal and Spatial Determinants Meningitis in the Tehran Metropolitan Area Using Geographic Information System (GIS). A WHO/TDR Funded Research, Starting in July 2005.
The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month Old in 17 and 18 Zones of Tehran. Phase 2 , 2005, (Collaborate With World Bank)
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards HIV/AIDS Among Students of Technical Amirkabir University on 2004.
Prevalence of Substance Abuse Among Shahid Beheshti Medical School Students on 2003
Knowledge and Attitude Towards HIV/Aids Among Pre University Students of Packdasht on 2003.
The Effectiveness of Research Development Unit on Quantity and Quality of Clinical Research in Loghman Hakim Hospital
Relation of Influenza Vaccination With Influenza Like Illness Symptoms Among Iranian Pilgrims in Hajj 2004.
Assessment the Dermatology Program in Iran
Assessment of Rural Water and Sewage Status in Iran. The World Bank, 2003.
Assessment of Health Education About Urban Water and Sewerage on Cities of Ahwaz, Shiraz,. The World Bank, 2003.
Comparison of Quality of Iranian Medical Student Dissertation in 1991-92 and 1998-99 Academic Year 2002.
The Relation Between Statuses of Regulations Performance Related Dissertation and Medical Student’s Dissertations Quality in Type One Medical Schools of Iran.
Diagnostic Strength of Cerebrospinal Fluid Feritin to Differ Bacterial From Viral Meningitis 2002.
Predictive Value of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Coronary Syndromes 2002.
National Research Priority Setting (Collaborate With WHO)
The Effect of Education on Knowledge and Attitude of Aids Among Free University of Tehran in 2000.
The Prevalence of Drug Abuse and Related Factor in Medical Students of Shahid Beheshti Medical University in 2001.
Proposed Urban Water and Sewerage Project Environmental Health Component on Six Cities of Ahwaz, Shiraz, Rasht, Bandaranzali, Babol and Sary. 2002 (Collaborate With World Bank)
The Effect of Using Urban Sewerage System on Incidence of Diarrhoea in Children 6-60 Month Old in 17 and 18 Zones of Tehran. Phase 1, 2001, (Collaborate With World Bank)
Assessing the Impact of Nutrition Education on Growth Indices of Iranian Nomadic Children: An Application of A Modified Beliefs، Attitudes، Subjective-Norms and Enabling-Factors Model.
Integration of Education Tb Control Program in Medical Schools. 2001Prevalence of Anemia in Tabriz 2000
Effect of Education on Maternal Anxiety Rate After Children First Febrile Convulsion 1999.Rubella Seroprevalence in An Unvaccinated Population in Aligodars 2000.
The Health Status of the Older Iranian Population in 1999.
Publications in Scientific Journals:
84. Kolahi AA, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abdollahi M, Ehdaeivand F, Arshi S. Pattern of
prenatal care utilization in Tehran: A population based longitudinal study. Women
Birth. 2017 Sep 28. pii: S1871-5192(17)30178-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.09.013.
PubMed PMID: 28966128.
83.Kolahi AA, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Bakhshaei P, Mahvelati-Shamsabadi F, Tonekaboni SH, Farsar AR. Knowledge, attitudes,and practices among mothers of children with epilepsy: A study in a teaching hospital. Epilepsy Behav. 2017 Mar 9;69:147-152. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.10.018. PMID: 28285235.
82.Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Sarjami S, Kolahi AA, Lewin T, Carter G. Postcards in Persia: A 12-24 Month Followof a Randomised Controlled Trial for Hospital-Treated Deliberate Self-Poisoning. Arch Suicide Res 2017 Jan 2;21(1):138-154.
PubMed PMID: 25774646.
81.Miri R, Amir Sajjadieh, Parsamahjoob M, Hajibaratali B, Shekarchizadeh M, Kolahi AA, Sadeghi M, Ahmadi Z, Farmanara H, Shekarchizadeh-Esfahani M. Relationship between metabolic syndrome and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease. Arya Atherosclerosis Volume 12, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 220-225
80. Kolahi AA, Abolghasemi N, Mohamdi F, Ehdaeivand F. The Views of Family Health Worker in the Subsidiary Health Centers of University on the Determinants of Cesarean Section without Medical Indication. Community Health 2016; 3(4): 289-98. (Full text in Persian)
79. Mohamadi F, Pakdaman N, Kolahi AA. Couples’ Educational Needs Referred to Ershad and Fazel Health Centers of Tehran for Pre-marriage Tests in 2014. Community Health 2016; 3(4):270-77. (Full text in Persian)
78. Safi MH, Mohammadi F, Kolahi AA. The Relationship between Job Satisfaction with Burnout and Conflict Management Styles in Employees. Community Health 2015; 2(4): 266-74. (Full text in Persian)
77. Kolahi AA, Farsar AR, Arshi S, Abdollahi M, Abadi A. Research Network of Tehran Defined Population: Methodology and Establishment. SDH 2015;1(2):60-70.
76. Salmanian M, Jokarian A.A, Kolahi A.A, Abadi A, Karamatinia A.A, Mohammadi MR. Attachment to God and Forgiveness Among Iranian Adolescents with Conduct Disorder in Tehran Reformatory. Community Health 2015; 2(1):56-67. (Full text in Persian)
75. Kolahi AA, Pakdaman R, Mivehchi M, Dehghan P. Comparison of nutritional behaviors and body mass index in patients with and without non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases. Community Health 2015; 1(2):137-43(Full text in Persian)
74. Kolahi AA, Abachizadeh K, Gol-Mohammadi A, Izadi E, Farsar AR. The Intercectoral Collaboration Document for Cancer Risk Factors Reducation: Method and Stakeholder Analysis. Community Health 2015; 1(2):137-43. (Full text in Persian)73.Arshi SH, Ghanbari B, Nemati K, Soleiman Ekhtiari Y, Torkaman-nejad SH, Kolahi AA. Nutritional Behaviors Pattern of High School Girls in North of Tehran. Community Health 2015; 1(2):99-110. (Full text in Persian)
72.Sohrabi MR, Tahmoreszadeh S, Mohamadi F, Kolahi AA. Research Priority Setting for Social Determinants of Health Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2013. Community Health 2014; 1(1):32-44.(Full text in Persian)
71.Kolahi AA. Introduction of the Research Network of Defined Population Affiliated by the Social Determinants of Health Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: Structure and Start up Methodology. Community Health 2014; 1(1):1-9.(Full text in Persian)
70. Salimi A, Safari F, Mohajerani SA, Hashemian M, Kolahi AA, Mottaghi K.
Long-term relapse of ultra-rapid opioid detoxification. J Addict Dis.2014;33(1):33-40.
69. Kolahi AA, Bakhshaei P, Ahmadnia H, Moazzami Sahzabi J, Mohammadinia N, Kalantari B, Arshi S, Farsar AR. The Viewpoints of General Practitioners Owning a Private office in North and East of Tehran about Barriers and Problems of Reporting of Communicable Diseases in 2011. Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Vol 18, No 62, 2013.1-7 . (Full text in Persian) link
68. Farsar AR, Khaleghnejad-Tabari A, Sadeghian N, Roozroukh M, Sohrabi MR, Bahadori Monfared A, Kolahi AA. Research Priority Setting for Pediatric Surgery Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2010. Pejouhandeh 2013;18(3):4351. (Full text in Persian)
67.Fallah-Karkan M, Ebrahimi H, Akbarian H, Banihashemi SZ, Rostamnejad M, Daneshyari M, Sayyarifard E, Marzbani K, Ahmadnia H, Moazzami-Sahzabi J, Sayyarifard A, Arshi S, Farsar AR, Sohrabi MR, Kolahi AA. Epidemiology of Acute Diarrhoea on Children under Five Years Old in Bandar-Anzali City in 2009: The First Phase of the Effect of Using Sewerage System. Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2013; vol 18(61): 1-7.(Full text in Persian)
66. Bagheri-Galeh S, Kolahi AA, Farsar AR. Frequency of Worry and Anxiety in
Epileptic Children's Mothers. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2013;6(4):36-43. (Full text in Persian)
65. Safarinejad MR, Asgari SA, Farshi A, Ghaedi G, Kolahi AA, Iravani S, Khoshdel AR. The Effects of Opiate Consumption on Serum Reproductive Hormone Levels, Sperm Parameters, Seminal Plasma Antioxidant Capacity and Sperm DNA Integrity. Reprod Toxicol. 2012 Dec 1;36C:18-23. 23207164.
64. Albalushi RM, Sohrabi MR, Kolahi AA. Clients' satisfaction with primary health care in muscat. Int J Prev Med. 2012 Oct;3(10):713-7. 23112898
62. Movafagh A, Haeri A, Kolahi AA, Hassani-Moghadam H. Cytogenetic risks and possible adverse health effects by narcotic substances dependent. Int J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;3(9):607-11. 23024848