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First Name Akbar
Surname Soltani
Date of Brith 1966
Office Address Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center
Dr. Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Ave.
Tehran, 14114
Iran
Work Phone +98 21 802 6902-3
Email Address soltania [at] sina.tums.ac.ir

Year Degree Subject Organization
1991 MD Medicine Esfahan Uni of Med Sci
1995 Post doc Internal Medicine Esfahan Uni of Med Sci
1998 Post doc Endocrinology & Metabolism Shahid Beheshti Uniof Med Sci

1) Clinical instructor of Endocrinology & Metabolism Ward, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science (1999-present)
2) Supervisor of internship training program in Endocrinology & Metabolism Ward, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science (2000-present)
3) Member of Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science (2001-present)
4) Head of Evidence-Based Medicine Working Team of Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science (2001-present)
5) Vice chancellor of Iranian osteoporosis council (2003-present)
6) Editor In Chief of Iranian Journal of Evidence Based Medicine (2005-present)

Full Registered Member of Iranian Medical Council [No: 37813] (1996-present)
Full Registered Member of Iranian Osteoporosis Council (2003-present)

1) Soltani A, Larijani B, Sedaghat M, Adibi H, Hamidi Z, Shazandi H, Khalilifard AR, Hossein-Nezhad A. Risk factors for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women referring to the Bone Mineral Density unit in the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Teb-e-Jonoob 5(1), 2002
2) Larijani B, Bekheirnia MR, Soltani A , Khalilifard A, Adibi H, Baradar-Jalili R. Bone Mineral Density is related to Blood Pressure in Men. American Journal of Human Biology. 16(2):168-71, Mar-April 2004 [PubMed]
3) Soltani A, Moayyeri, Raza M. Impediments to implementing evidence-based mental health in developing countries. Evid Based Ment Health. 2004 Aug;7(3):64-6. [PubMed]
4) Moayyeri A, Soltani A , Tabari NK, Sadatsafavi M, Hossein-Neghad A, Larijani B. Discordance in diagnosis of osteoporosis using spine and hip bone densitometry. BMC Endocr Disord. 2005 Mar 11;5(1):3. [PubMed]
5) Moayyeri A, Soltani A. Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference? ...as may be a top down approach. BMJ. 2005 Jan 8;330(7482):93-4. [PubMed]
6) Hashemipour S, Larijani B, Adibi H, Javadi E, Sedaghat M, Pajouhi M, Soltani A, Shafaei AR, Hamidi Z, Fard AR, Hossein-Nezhad A, Booya F. Vitamin D deficiency and causative factors in the population of Tehran. BMC Public Health. 2004 Aug 25;4(1):38. [PubMed]
7) Pajouhi M, Hosseini R, Larijani B, Bastanhagh MH, Soltani A, Baradar-Jalili R. BMD in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, compared with control group Iranian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism. 3(3):161-169, 2001 Fall (Article in Persian)
8) Larijani B, Soltani A, Pajouhi M, Bastanhagh MH, Mirfeizi Z, Dashti R, Hossein-Nezhad A. Biochemical parameters in different stages of vitamin D deficiency. The Journal of South Medicine. 5(1), 2002 (Article in Persian)
9) Hashemipour S, Larijani B, Pajouhi M, Bastanhagh MH, Soltani A, Javadi E, Adibi H, Shafaei A, Baradar-Jalili R. Variations in bone mineral density in 20-69 years old residents in Tehran. The Journal of South Medicine. 5(1), 2002 (Article in Persian)
10) Dabbah-Manesh MH, Larijani B, Pajouhi M, Soltani A, Akbari SM, Adibi H, Hamidi Z. Similarity between DEXA and QUS in detection of osteoporosis. The Journal of South Medicine. 5(1), 2002 (Article in Persian)
11) Moayyeri A, Soltani A, Adibi H, Hamidi Z, Larijani B . The effects of gynecological factors on lumbar and femoral bone mineral density in peri-menopausal women. Payesh 2004;1(3):49-55. (Article in Persian)
12) Soltani A, Sadatsafavi M, Moayyeri A, Hossin-nezhad A, Larijani B. Artificial neural networks in prediction of osteoporosis among Iranian post-menopausal women. Tabib-E- Shargh 2004; 1: 34-39. (Article in Persian)
13) Sadatsafavi M, Moayyeri A, Soltani A, Larijani B, Nouraie M, Akhondzadeh S . Artificial neural networks in prediction of bone density among post-menopausal women. The Journal of Endocrinological Investigations

1) Soltani A, Moayyeri A (Corresponding Author), Ra za M . Evidence-based history taking under ‘time constraint'. (Submitted to Journal of General Internal Medicine)
2) Soltani A, Moayyeri A (Corresponding Author). Dynamic approach towards clinical diagnosis: An evidence-based point of view. (Submitted to Canadian Family Physician)
3) Soltani A, Moayyeri A (Corresponding Author). Towards evidence-based diagnosis in developing countries. (Submitted to Annals of Saudi Medicine)
4) Moayyeri A (Corresponding Author), Soltani A, Bahrami H, Sadatsafavi M, Jalili M, Larijani B. Preferred skeletal site for screening of osteoporosis in a referral population. (Submitted to BMC Public Health)
5) Moayyeri A, Soltani A, Larijani B, Naghavi M, Alaeddini F, Abolhasani F. Epidemiology of Hip fracture in Iran: Results of a nationwide prospective study. (Submitted to Osteoporosis International)
6) Abolhasani F, Naghavi M, Soltani A, Larijani B, Tavakoli Shalmani H, Moayyeri A (Corresponding Author) . Characteristics of falls leading to hip fracture in Iranian population. (Submitted to Osteoporosis International)
7) Moayyeri A, Naghavi M, Larijani B, Soltani A, Jafari N, Abolhassani F. Epidemiology of fall-related fractures in Iranian population. (Submitted to Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes)

1) Moayyeri A, Soltani A. Mathematical attitude towards clinical diagnosis: A potential powerful bias.
2) Soltani A, Moayyeri A. Exploring the gap between experts and novices. How to reach the diagnostic skills.
3) Sadatsafavi M, Soltani A, Moayyeri A, Forouzanfar P. Impact of agreement between physicians for a clinical test on measures of validity of the test: a simulation study.
4) Moayyeri A, Soltani A, Sadatsafavi M. Vitamin D deficiency and peak bone mass among Iranian young men.
5) Soltani A, Moayyeri A, Yousefi R, Mortaz Hijri S, Enzevaei A. Efficacy of short-term workshops of evidence-based medicine on knowledge and skills of Iranian medical students.
6) Moayyeri A, Soltani A, Sadatsafavi M. Predictors and risk factors for occurrence of T-score discordance between hip and spine bone densitometries.
7) Moayyeri A, Abolhasani H, Soltani A. Circumstances around falls leading to hip fracture in Iranian population.
8) Moayyeri A, Abolhasani H, Soltani A. Epidemiology of Hip fractures in Iranian population.

1) Evidence Based Medicine Working Team. Introduction to evidence based medicine. A reference book for Iranian physicians. (In press)
2) Soltani A, Azimikia M. Step by Step approach to Endocrine Diseases - 2003
3) Pretest in medical physics (fifth chapter) - 2000
4) Soltani A, Rezaee O. Pretest in Endocrinology and Metabolism - 1999
5) Soltani a, Tajik M. Evidence Based Endocrinology - 2004
6) Pubertal disorders in boys (second chapter) - 2002
7) Pubertal disorders in girls (second chapter) - 2002
8) Thyroid cancers (seventh chapter) - 2004

1) First Rank in Board examination of Internal Medicine - 1995
2) First Rank in Board examination of Endocrinology and Metabolism - 1999