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Dr.Mojtaba Hedayat Yaghoubi
Specialist in Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Associate Professor, Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Mojtaba Hedayat Yaghoubi is a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases and an Associate Professor at Alborz University of Medical Sciences. The practice in Karaj sees patients with wound and skin infections, nail and foot infections, diabetic foot problems, HPV and other sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis, HIV and severe or complex infections.
01Credentials
Professional credentials
- Degrees
- Doctor of Medicine (MD); specialist in infectious and tropical diseases
- Academic rank
- Associate Professor, Alborz University of Medical Sciences
- Medical Council no.
- 103052
02Biography
Background
Dr. Mojtaba Hedayat Yaghoubi is a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases and an Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, in Karaj.
Earlier clinical and academic work took place at the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, including research on hospitalisation among patients living with HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Hedayat Yaghoubi's research covers hospital-acquired and ICU-related infections, viral infections including HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis, bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance, with peer-reviewed papers in journals such as BMJ Case Reports, IDCases and the Iranian Journal of Public Health.
Teaching is part of the work too: Dr. Hedayat Yaghoubi has taught a clinical infectious diseases course on the Doctorabad education platform and served as scientific secretary of a continuing medical education programme.
03Research
Research focus
- HIV/AIDS
- Viral hepatitis B and C
- Hospital-acquired and ICU infections
- Antimicrobial resistance
04Education
Education & training
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Specialty in Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
05Experience
Professional experience
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Earlier clinical and academic work, including research on HIV/AIDS care.
06Academic
Teaching & research
Instructor, “Clinical Infectious Diseases” course
Doctorabad (medical education platform)
Topics include common and important infections, approach to infectious emergencies, practical prescribing, soft-tissue infections and cellulitis, pneumonia, sepsis and antibiotics.
Scientific secretary, continuing medical education programme
Coronavirus and Demodex: diagnosis and treatment-related skin complications
Speaker, COVID-19 continuing education programme
Karaj Medical Council
Research project: plasma therapy for diabetic foot ulcers
Alborz University of Medical Sciences with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
A study designed for 200 patients (100 treated, 100 controls) at a plasma-therapy centre set up at Imam Ali Hospital, Karaj. Reported in 2024–25 as ongoing, with no results announced yet.
07Publications
Selected publications
2024
Parvovirus B19 and Parvovirus 4 infections among healthy blood donors
IDCases
2023
Tocilizumab in ICU-admitted COVID-19 Patients
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
2020
Relative Frequency of Blood-Borne Viruses in Hemodialysis-Dependent and Kidney Transplant Recipients in Iran
Iranian Journal of Public Health
2014
Hospitalizations and its related factors in HIV/AIDS patients in Tehran, Iran
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Factors associated with hospitalisation of patients with HIV/AIDS at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, 2009–2012.
2014
Photoclinic
Archives of Iranian MedicineFirst author
2013
Tricky brucellosis
BMJ Case Reports
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