PROFESSIONAL GOALS

To alleviate human suffering through providing medical care and disaster relief, and contribute to knowledge and evidence based practices within the field of disaster and emergency medicine

SUMMARY

A doctor with 9+ years of diversified experience and cross competencies in most aspects of disaster / emergency medicine, public health and community medicine in addition to clinical practice. Seeking a clinical /advisory position to utilize twin benefits of acquired expertise and research acumen to provide the best in medical care and disaster relief.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assessment of health status in a community, including existing health system and nutritional status
• Define health related projects base on assessment, develop proposals and implement projects
• Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of projects   

• Providing Medical Care (Primary Health Care & Emergency Medical Care including prehospital and hospital)
• Providing medical care in fixed / mobile clinic and in hospital
• In Therapeutic Feeding Center(TFC) & Supplementary Feeding Center(SFC)
• Detect the outbreaks, respond to them, including acute watery diarrhea and measles
• Familiarity with tropical medicine, including Malaria (outpatient, and inpatient)
• Providing emergency medical evacuation, including air medical evacuation

• Management of health facility, including human resource, supply management, and preparing reports, strategic planning and exit strategies
• Increase capacity of local health workers by on job training, and conducting training sessions

• Prepare emergency / disaster plans for health facility and system, conducting drills, evaluation of response, and revising the plans
• Design and conduct epidemiological surveys

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

World Health Organization (WHO) Consultant	Dushanbe, Tajikistan March 2009 - September 2009
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) Medical Advisor	Cairo, Egypt June 2007 - November 2008
Prospekt Medical Clinic                                                                               Medical Director	Dushanbe, Tajikistan September 2006 - June 200
Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD) Medical Advisor	Dushanbe, Tajikistan February 2007 - May 2007
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of Iran Medical Advisor	Tehran, Iran February 2006 – September 2006
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Medical Team Leader	Sigli, Band Aceh, Indonesia August 2005 - January 2006
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Medical Doctor	Bo, Sierra Leone June 2005 - July 2005
United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Project Assistant	Tehran, Iran October 2004 - April 2005
Mercy Corps Health Programme Advisor	Bam, Iran  April 2004 - September 2004
Medecins Du Monds Medical Doctor	Bam, Iran March 2004 - March 2004
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Medical Doctor	Bam, Iran January 2004 - February 2004
Tehran   Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Flying Physician	Tehran, Iran April 2003 - March 2004
Tehran Hepatitis Center Clinician & Researcher	Tehran, Iran May 2000 - March 2003
Baqiyatallah  Medical  University Clinician and Researcher	Tehran, Iran June 2000 - March 2002
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Assessor	Tehran, Iran October 1999 - April 2000

Consultancy for: Disaster Response Committee on Health and Treatment (Mar 1999- Aug 2001-), Emergency Medical Service of Iran - Dispatch division (Feb 2000- Aug 2001), and Natural Disaster Reduction sub special committee on Health and Treatment (Mar 1999 – Nov 1999), …

Members of boards: Member of Tehran Emergency Medical Services Research and Development Center (Apr 2003- Mar 2004),Member of Strategic Planning Board for Tehran Medical University Emergency Departments (Mar 2003- Oct 2003).

EDUCATION

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Master in Public Health (MPH) Thesis in process: "Management of Mass Casualty Incident in a Health Network" Sponsored by National Iranian Emergency Medical Services and WHO	Tehran, Iran Expected 2009
University of Eastern Piedmont MSc, European Master in Disaster Medicine(EMDM), Scholarship from Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Geneva Thesis: "Indicators for evaluation of Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) management in prehospital setting"	Novara, Italy 2008
Karolinska Institute MSc, Community Medicine / Safety Promotion, Thesis: "Community Based Risk Management, a model for Safe Community" presented orally in 14th International Conference on Safe Communities, June 13-15, 2005, Bergen, Norway	Stockholm, Sweden 2005
Islamic Azad University MD, General Practitioner 7 years medical school, including 17 months internship	Tehran, Iran 2000

SKILLS

• Sphere project; The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
• Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)
• UN Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (CMCoord)
• Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement
• Medical Methodology, Statistics ,Statistical Software (SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata 8), Evidence Based Practices
• Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Website Management

PUBLICATIONS

• Seyed Moayed Alavian, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Bashir Hajibeigi, Taher Doroudi, Amirkambiz Hamadanizadeh, Koroush Abar; Efficacy and Safety of Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis in Iranian; Hepatitis Monthly 2004; 4(7): 53-58
• Ghanei M, Aslani J, Khateri S, Hamadanizadeh K. Public Health Status of the Civil Population of Sardasht 15 Years Following Large-Scale Wartime Exposure to Sulfur Mustard. J Burns [serial online] 2003;2(1):7. Available from: URL: http://www.journalofburns.com
• B. Einollahi, A.K. Hamedanizadeh, and S.M. Alavian. Brucellosis Arthritis—A Rare Complication of Renal Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc. 2003 Nov;35(7):2698

TRAINING

• Public Health in Complex Emergencies World Education, Inc. in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (adpc) ,  Bangkok, Thailand  ,  2004  -  2004
• Aspects of teamwork Mercy Corps ,  Bam, Iran , 2004  -  2004
• Emergency Medical Services Instructors Gorge Washington University- Penn state University – Iran Medical Science University Workshop ,  Tehran, Iran ,  2004  -  2004
• Leadership in Emergency Medicine Gorge   Washington  Medical  University  –  Tehran  Medical  Science  University   Workshop ,  Tehran, Iran ,  2003  -  2003
• Emergency Preparedness and Primary Community Risk Management WHO - MOH Workshop ,  Tehran, Iran ,  1999  -  1999

 

Curriculum Vita

1.      General Information:

 

Last Name: Hamedanizadeh

First Name: Amirkambiz

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: 21 March 1973

 

2.      Educational Background:

  

 ·       University of Eastern Piedmont , Italy

European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM)

(February 07  –  January 08 )

Thesis: “Indicators for evaluation of Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) management in prehospital setting”

   

 ·       Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Master in Public Health

(22^nd September 04 – expected to graduate September 09 )

Working on thesis: “Management of Mass Casualty Incident in a Health Network”

 

·        Karolinska Institute, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine Stockholm , Sweden

Master Degree in Safety Promotion.

E-learning

(30 August 2004- 3 June 2005)

Thesis: “Community Based Risk Management, a model for Safe Community” presented orally in 14th International Conference on Safe Communities, June 13-15, 2005, Bergen , Norway

 

·        Karolinska Institute, Stockholm , Sweden

Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention (27^th  October to 14^th November 2003), Equal to 3 credits

 

·        Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Branch, General Practitioner M.D (1992- 2000)

 

·        Shahid Motahari   High School , High School Diploma (1987-1991)

 

 

3.      Workshops:

 

·        World Education, Inc. in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (adpc), Bangkok, Thailand

                        PUBLIC HEALTH IN COMPLEX EMERGENCIES (July 26^th - August 7^th, 2004)

 

·        Mercy Corps, Bam , Iran

Aspects of teamwork, (July 11^th – July 12^th, 2004)

 

·        Gorge Washington University- Penn state University – Iran Medical Science University Workshop

Emergency Medical Services Instructors (14^th to 18^th December 2004)

 

·        Gorge Washington Medical University – Tehran Medical Science University Workshop

Leadership in Emergency Medicine (1^st to 12^th March 2003)

 

·        WHO - MOH Workshop

Emergency Preparedness and Primary Community Risk Management (C.R.M) (24^th to 28^th Oct. 1999)

 

·        Medical Methodology Workshop from Tehran Medical University 1997

 

4.      Job Experience:

·        Full time:

                                                        i.            As a Medical Director for international Prospekt clinic, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (05^th  September 2006  – 01^st June 2007)

                                                      ii.            As a medical team leader responsible for a mobile clinic and a hospital in Sigli , Indonesia for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) (31 August 2005 – 24 January 2006)

                                                    iii.            As an expatriate general practitioner for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) working in a hospital in Bo , Sierra Leone (06 June 2005 – 14 July 2005)

                                                    iv.            As a project assistant in “Sub-regional Initiative for Disaster Risk Management” for United Nation Development Programme; Tehran , Iran (4^th October 2004 -  4^th April 2005)

                                                      v.            As a health programme advisor for Mercy Corps in Bam for earthquake victims. (28^th March 2004 -10^th September 2004)

                                                    vi.            As a general practitioner for Medecins Du Monds (Doctor of the World) in Bam earthquake. Worked in Fix Clinic (7^th March 2004 - 27^th March 2004)

                                                  vii.            As a general practitioner for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) in Bam earthquake. Worked in Fix and Mobile Clinic (14^th January 2004- 29^th February 2004)

                                                viii.            As a physician in especial emergency ward in Emam Hossein hospital (5^th January 2004 – 13^th January 2004)

                                                    ix.            Senior triage coordinator in Mehrabad airport – Tehran for Bam earthquake victims (26^th December - 2^nd January 2004)

                                                      x.            As a flying physician in Tehran Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (12^th April 2003 – 6^th March 2004)

                                                    xi.           As a clinician and researcher in Tehran Hepatitis Center , (May 2000 – March 2003)

                                                    xii.           As a clinician and medical research consultant in research deputy of Baqiyatallah Medical University (June 2000 - March 2002)

                                                xiii.            As a medical assessor For Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in evaluating Afghans needs in south of Tehran province  ( Oct 1999 - April 2000)

 

·        Advisory / Part time position:

1. As a Consultant for World Health Organization on "Minimizing Effects of Extreme Climate Events", Dushanbe, Tajikistan (March 2009 - October 2009)

2. As a Medical Advisor for United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction on “Hospitals safe from Disasters Campaign 2008-2009” , Cairo, Egypt (June 2007 – November 2008)

3. As a Medical Advisor for Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD) , Dushanbe, Tajikistan ( February 2007 – May 2007)

4. As a Senior advisor for National Emergency Medical Services (1 February 2006 - September 2006)

5. Member of Tehran provincial council for medical disaster response (January 2005 – June 2005)

6. Member of Medical Disaster Response Strategic Planning for Tehran provincial (February 2005 –June 2005)

7. Member of Strategic plan committee for the emergency health secretariat in the ministry of health – Iran (in collaboration with WHO) (February 2005- March 2005)

8. As a methodologist for documentation of Bam earthquake disaster relief efforts, first 6 month; Jahad of Tehran University (15th November 2004 – 15th December 2004)

9. As a course designer for public health in disasters / emergencies for faculty of health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (19th October 2004 – June 2005)

10. As an advisor for National Disaster Task Force of Iran, on early locating earthquake affected area and Disaster Management (14th of October 2004- March 2005)

11. As a methodologist and workshop designer for national emergency medical services of Iran in disaster preparedness workshop (11th September 2004 – April 2005)

12. As an executive director for Tehran medical sciences university disaster strategic plan committee (11th September 2004 – 3rd October 2004 )

13. Member of Emergency Management Committee of Tehran Medical University (20th April 2003 – June 2005)

14. Member of Operational Planning Board for Tehran Medical University Emergency Departments (27th October 2003 – June 2005)

15. Member of Strategic Planning Board for Tehran Medical University Emergency Departments (20th April 2003 – 18th October 2003)

16. Member of Tehran Emergency Medical Services Research and Development Center (12th April 2003 – 6th March 2004)

17. As a Physician standby for Medicine Sans Frontier Refugee camp ( Iraq crisis) (February – April 2003)

18. As a medical research consultant in trauma research center of Baqiyatallah Medical University (June 2000 - March 2002)

19. Coordinator of student research committee in Baqiyatallah Medical University (June 2000 - March 2002)

20. As a clinician and researcher in Dr. Mandegar Cardiovascular Surgery Office, (February 2000 - August 2002)

21. Consultant for Disaster Response Committee on Health and Treatment (March 1999 - Aug 2001)

22. Consultant For Emergency Medical Service of Iran - Dispatch division (Feb 2000 - Aug 2001)

23. Consultant for Natural Disaster Reduction sub special committee on Health and Treatment (March 1999 - Nov 1999)

24. CPR Instructor in Ishahid Fayazbakhsh Hospital, Tehran, Iran  (1996-1997)

25. CPR Instructor in Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Branch (1996-1997)

   

5.      Researches:

 

·         As a Methodologist for Documentation of Major Hospital Disaster in Tehran Medical Science University during past 25 years. ( 15^th August 2003 – 10^th June 2004)

·         As a Methodologist for Ziyayan Hospital Disaster Management (April 2003 - June 2004)

·         As a managing director for survival analysis in Sardasht chemical victims (March 2002 – Sep 2002)

·         As a managing director in evaluating the quality of life by SF-36 in Sardasht chemical victims (Oct 2001)

·         As a methodologist in determining the prevalence of auxiliary nerve damage in Baqiyatollah hospital patients with anterior shoulder dislocation, (2001 – 2002)

·         As a methodologist in a study on the clinical effects and complications of Sildenafile in spinal cord injured patients with erectile dysfunction (2001)

·         As a methodologist in efficacy comparison of Clomipramine and behavioral therapy in treatment of premature ejaculation, a randomized clinical treatment (2000)

·         As methodologist in "Safety and efficacy of ultra rapid detoxification in Iranian addicted." (2001)

·         Preparing dispatch protocols for EMS (Feb 2000 - Aug 2001)

·         Participation in research on managing treatment needs for disaster (earthquake) casualties  (1999- 2000) (preparing protocols)

·         Participation in research on managing hygiene and sanitation needs for disaster (earthquake) casualties  (1999- 2000) (preparing protocols)

·         Participation in research on hygiene and sanitation crisis management in big cities especially Tehran during earthquake (1999- 2000) (preparing protocols and organization chart)

·         Participation in research on treatment crisis management in big cities especially Tehran during earthquake (1999- 2000) (preparing protocols and organization chart)

·         Participation in research on managing treatment needs for disaster (fire and hazardous material casualties -  (2000- ) (preparing protocols)

·         Participation in research on treatment crisis management in big cities especially Tehran during fire or hazardous material disaster (1999- 2000) (preparing protocols nd organization chart)

·         Conservative breast surgery in 100 breast cancer cases, Surgeons Association Congress May 1997, Dr. M. Atri, S.A. Mirmalek, Amirkambiz Hamedanizadeh

·         As a investigator in Expanded Program Access for Pegasys, from Jan 2001 – Oct 2003

 

 

6.      Lectures in Conferences:

 

·         Hamedanizadeh , AK ; Mohammadi R. Community Based Risk Management, a model for Safe Community. 14^th International Conference on Safe Communities, June 13-15, 2005, Bergen , Norway

·         Member of panel on NGOs and Volunteers role in disaster relief; 2^nd international congress on Disaster medicine and crisis management 23^rd – 25^th November 2004 - Tehran

·         Triage and mass casualty incident workshops designer and instructor for “2^nd international congress on Disaster medicine and crisis management 23^rd – 25^th November 2004 - Tehran ”

·         Hamedanizadeh , AK ; Triage, Tehran University Continuous Medical Education program Dec 2001

·         Hamedanizadeh , AK ; Hospital management during disaster, 2^nd workshop on hospital safety during disaster, Dec 1999

 

 

7.      Posters in Conferences:

 

·         Mohaggeghi MA, Hamedanizadeh AK, Moghimi E; Report on  Ziayian Hospital Disaster Plan Project, 2^nd international congress on Disaster medicine and crisis management 23^rd – 25^th November 2004 - Tehran

·         Ghomian Z, Moghimi E, Hamedanizadeh AK; Hospital Incidents during 25 years ago in Tehran University of Medical Sciences Hospital; 2^nd international congress on Disaster medicine and crisis management 23^rd – 25^th November 2004 - Tehran

·         Preliminary Report of Liver Histopathologic Changes after Kidney Transplantation; accepted for the VIII International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT), October 21-24, 2002, Muscat

·         Lamivudine in Treatment of Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis In Hepatitis B Infected Patients Following Renal Transplantation: A case Report; accepted for the VIII International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT), October 21-24, 2002, Muscat

·         Brucellosis Arthritis after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report; accepted for the VIII International Congress of Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT), October 21-24, 2002, Muscat

                                                                                        

 

8.      Publication Title:

 

·         Seyed Moayed Alavian, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Bashir Hajibeigi, Taher Doroudi, Amirkambiz Hamadanizadeh, Koroush Abar; Efficacy and Safety of Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis in Iranian; Hepatitis Monthly 2004; 4(7): 53-58

·         Ghanei M, Aslani J, Khateri S, Hamadanizadeh K. Public Health Status of the Civil Population of Sardasht 15 Years Following Large-Scale Wartime Exposure to Sulfur Mustard. J Burns [serial online] 2003;2(1):7. Available from: URL: http://www.journalofburns.com

·         B. Einollahi, A.K. Hamedanizadeh, and S.M. Alavian. Brucellosis Arthritis—A Rare Complication of Renal Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc. 2003 Nov;35(7):2698

·         Publishing “HAYAT” monthly for Dr. Mandegar CardioVascular Research Center (Aug 1999 – March 2001)

 

9.      Other Qualifications:

• Sphere project; The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
• Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)
• Strategic Planning
• Medical Statistics
• Medical Methodology
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Project
• Statistical Software:
  • SPSS
  • Epi-Info
  • Stata 8
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Improvement