Atefeh Abedini, MD.
Assistant Professor, Pulmonologist
Director of Emergency Ward
Interventional Pulmonolgy & Broncoscopy
Masih Daneshvari Hospital
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Married
Medical Council Number: 113030
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://sa.sbmu.ac.ir
Education & Medical Training
1999-2006
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Medical School
2006-2010
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Residency, Internal Medicine
2011-01/2013
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology & Broncoscopy
Graduation Ranks
2 Residency, Internal Medicine
3 Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology & Broncoscopy
Specialties & Qualifications
2013 - Present Faculty member, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2013 - Present Director, Sarcoidosis Research Center
2013 - Present Director, Interventional ward
2014 - Present Director, Emergency Ward
2016 - Present Director, Iran Sarcoidosis patients registration
Journal Publications
1. Samadi, K., Abedini, A., Kharabian SH., Rezaian. “Six-minute walking test (6MWT) results assessment in pulmonology sarcoidosis patients”. Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine (2016) 6(3)
2. A Abedini, G Zamberlam, E Lapointe, C Tourigny, A Boyer, M Paquet. WNT5a is required for normal ovarian follicle development and antagonizes gonadotropin responsiveness in granulosa cells by suppressing canonical WNT signaling. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 (4), 1534-1547
3. E Mortaz, MR Masjedi, A Abedini, S Matroodi, A Kiani , D Soroush Common features of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. International Journal of Mycobacteriology 2016, 5, S240-S241
4. A Javadi, M Shamaei, M Zarei, L Rezaeian, A Kiani, A Abedini. Insertion/Deletion Polymorphisms and Serum Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Levels in Iranian Patients with Sarcoidosis. Iranian Journal of Public Health. 2016, 45 (11), 1473
5. M Shafipoor, A Kiani, K Sheikhy, A Abedini, MG Eraghi. Cured Transudative Pleural Effusion: A Case Report. Tanaffos 2016, 15 (2), 121
6. A Abedini, G Zamberlam, D Boerboom, CA Price. Non-canonical WNT5A is a potential regulator of granulosa cell function in cattle. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2015, 403, 39-45
7. Mortaz, E., Eslaminejad, A., Varahram, M., Heshmantnia, J., Abedini, A., Kiani, A., Velayati, A., Garssen, J., Adcock, IM. “Are there any epigenetic similarities between treatment unresponsive sarcoidosis, COPD and severe asthma?”.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology (2015) 14(5); 489:492
8. Marashian, M., Mortaz, E., Jamaati, H., Alavi-Moghaddam, M., Kiani, A., Abedini, A., Garssen, J., Adcock, IM., Velayati, A. “Role of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in lung disease”. Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology
(2015) 4(4): 346-360
9. Sadr, M., Noori Mugahi, SMH., Hassanzadeh GH., Nadji, SA., Kiani, A., Abedini A., Javadi, A., Mohammadi, F., Masjedi MR., Bahadori, M. “Telomere shortening in blood leukocytes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”. Tanaffos (2015) 14(1):10-16.
10. Lotfollahi, L., Abedini, A., Darazam, IA., Fadaii, A. “ Yellow nail syndrome: report of case successfully treated with octreotide”. Tanaffos (2015) 14(1): 67-71.
11. Jamali, H., Paydar, MJ., Binti Ismail, S., Looi, CHY., Wong, WF., Radmehr, B., Abedini, A. “ Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulotyping of listeria species and listeria monocytogenes isolated from open-air fish markets” BMC Microbiology (2015) 15(144) 1-7.
12. Mortaz, E., Sereshki, HA., Abedini, A., Kiani, A., Mirsaeidi, M., Soroush, D., Garssen, J., Velayati, AA., Redegeld, FA., Adcock, IM. “Associatiation of serum TNF-A, IL-8 and free light chain with HLA-DR B alleles expression in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary sarcoidosis”. Journal of inflammation (2015)12:21.
13. Kiani, A., Abedini, A., Karimi, M., Samadi, K., Sheikhy, K., Farzanegan, B., Abdollah, MP., Jamaati, H., Jabardarjan, HR., Masjedi, MR. “Diagnostic Yield of medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusion”. Tanaffos (2015) 14(4):227-231.
14. Kahkouee, SH., Samadi, K., Alai, A., Rezaiian, L., Abedini, A., Rezaiian, L.“ Serum ACE level in sarcoidosis patients with typical and atypical HRCT manifestation” 2015
15. Mortaz, E., Masjedi, MR., Matroodi, S., Abedini, A., Kinai, A., Soroush, D., Adcock, IM. “ Concomitant patterns of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis”. Tanaffos (2013); 12(4): 6-9.
16. A Ziaie, Z Yazdi, A Abedini, H Sheykholeslami, A Javadi. Effects of Pioglitazone and Metformin on Insulin Resistance Reduction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Comparative Study. Journal of Isfahan Medical School 29 (173)
17. Ziaee, A., Oveisi, S., Abedini, A., Hashemipour, S., Karimzadeh, T., Ghorbani, Azam. “ Efffect of metformin and pioglitazone treatment on cardiovascular risk profile in polycystic ovary syndrome”. Acta media indonesiana (2012); 44(1):16-22
Abstracts and Conferances
1- Javadi, A., Shamaei, M., Zarei, M., Kiani, A., Abedini, A. “Insertion/ Deletion
polymorphisms and serum angiotension-converting enzyme levels in Iranian patientes with sarcoeidosis”. London, UK: European Respiratory Society (ERS), 2016
2- A Javadi, M Zarei, M Shamaei, A Kiani, A Abedini, M Sadr. The first designed PCR-RFLP technique for butyrophilin-like 2 rs2076530 polymorphism in sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 48 (suppl 60), PA884
Invited Speaker
Stem cells and their applications in COPD, Oct 2016, Tehran/Iran International Pulmonary Medicine, Sep 2016, Tehran/Iran
Iranian Interventional Pulmonology Congress, Aug 2016, Mashhad Iranian Interventional Pulmonology Congress, Aug 2015, Tehran International Pulmonary Medicine, Sep 2014, Tehran
Teaching Expriences
Shahid Behesti University of Medical Sciences 2013- to present
Neuroscience Graduate Students
Thesis advising
1- Comparison of CD4 to CD8 ratio parameter in serum and BAL specimens and serum CXCL-8 in patients with pulmonary anthracosis referred to Masih daneshvari hospital
2- Investigating the relationship between reducing levels of 25 hydroxi vitamin D in sarcoidosis patients with pulmonary function and extrapulmonary protests
3- Comparison telomere leukocytes length in peripheral blood of patients with sarcoidosis and healthy controls
4- Pulmonary hypertension investigation in Trumbo emboli patients
5- Cisplatin treatment in malignant pleural effusion patients treated with Chemical pleurodesis and chemotherapy
6- Prevalence of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test in sarcoidosis patients and healthy controls
7- Smoking Cessation with Champix in comparison with Bupropion
8- demographic criteria study in Iranian sarcoidosis population
9- The differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, pleural effusion and anthracosis using flow cytometry method in investigating T lymphocyte markers: CD3, CD4, CD8, CD14, CD19
Journal and Conference Reviewer
Tanaffos
Professional Organizations and Societies
American Thorasic Society (ATS)
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) European Respiratory Society (ERS)
European Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EBIP)
Iranian Pulmonology Society (IPS) 

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