Biography

Certifications

  • American Board of Radiology, Certification of Neuroradiology, Board-certified in Oct. 2015
  • Diagnostic Radiology Core Exam, Certified in Oct. 2013
  • ECFMG certification in Oct. 2007
  • Unrestricted medical license and registration from the Iran Medical Council, Sep. 2003

Education

Medical School
National University of Iran, (Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) Tehran, Iran
Residency
Department of Pathology, 09/2004-01/2007 National University of Iran (Shahid Beheshti School of Medicine) Tehran, Iran
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Diagnostic Radiology, 05/2007-06/2009 The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, Texas
Residency
Internal Medicine, 07/2009-07/2010 Jersey Shore University Hospital Neptune, New Jersey
Residency
Diagnostic Radiology 07/2010-07/2014 University Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Cooper University, Camden, New Jersey
Fellowship
Neuroradiology 07/2014- 07/2016 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Neurodegenerative disease (NPH, AD, PD,..) and intracranial hypertension such as pseudotumor cerebri
  • Brain tumor imaging
  • Pediatric and vascular neuroimaging
  • Research interest in brain diffusion tensor imaging specifically focused on the limbic and language structures of the human brain

Research Interests

  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging and tractography of the human brain pathways in healthy subjects and in pathology
  • High resolution human brain mapping with special focus on human limbic and language structures
  • Brain tumor imaging including advanced imaging
  • Intracranial hypertension in pediatrics and adults, neurodegenerative diseases such as normal pressure hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s disease

Publications

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