Prof. Mehran Karimi

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist at American Hospital Dubai.

Experience:

More than 28 years

Areas of Expertise and Treatment

• Hemoglobinopathies (Thalassemia and sickle cell disease, etc.)
• Hemostasis and thrombosis disorders (hemophilia, von Willbrand disease, rare bleeding disorders and hereditary platelet function disorders)
• Benign pediatric hematology disorders (ITP, Iron deficiency anemia, HLH, Aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, HUS/TTP, G6PD deficiency, Spherocytosis
• Solid tumors (Brain tumors, Wilms tumor, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, Retinoblastoma, Hepatoblastoma, Soft tissue sarcoma (Rhabdomyosarcoma), Germ cell tumors
• Leukemia/lymphoma, Histiocytosis

Education

Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Shiraz and Ahvaz Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran

Pediatric Bone Marrow Fellowship, Leeds University, UK

Hemostasis and thrombosis fellowship, Milan University, Italy

A research scientist at IHTC in Indianapolis, USA

Professional memberships:

• ISTH member (International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis)
• ICET-A member (the International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescence)
• Scientific collaborator of TIF (Thalassemia International Federation)
• He authored more than 400 articles and more than 350 abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and has been invited as a speaker at many national and international conferences. He has been as a professor lecturing since 1998 and got Razi Festival Award as a best researcher in 2003 and 2008 and 15th Abu Reyhan Biruni Research Festival Award in 2014 in Iran.