Education
2008-2009: European Master of International Health (trop-ed)
University College London, London, UK
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
1989 – 1997: Medical Doctorate
Urmia Medical University, Urmia, Iran
Professional Experience
2006 –present: Researcher, Corneal Imaging Scientist & Consultant
Noor Eye Hospital - Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
2003 – 2006: Research Assistant, Corneal Imaging Scientist
Noor Vision Correction Center, Tehran, Iran
2001-2003: Research Assistant, Corneal Imaging Technician
Noor Eye Clinic, Tehran, Iran
1998 – 2003: English Instructor
Iran Language Institute, Tehran, Iran
1992 – 1998: English Instructor
Iran Language Institute, Urmia, Iran
Instructional Lectures
H Hashemi, et al. Keratoconus Symposium. 17th Iranian Congress of Ophthalmology. Dec 2007, Tehran, Iran
AH Beheshtnejad, Sh Mehravaran. Refractive Surgery Didactic Course, Keratoconus Detection. 15th Iranian Congress of Ophthalmology. Dec 2005, Tehran, Iran
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, K Yazdani, M Qoreishi. Corneal Topography with Orbscan. 13th Iranian Congress of Ophthalmology. Dec, 2003, Tehran, Iran
Publications
H Hashemi, M KhabazKhoob, K Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, K Mohammad, A Fotouhi. White-to-white corneal diameter in the Tehran Eye Study. Accepted for publication in Cornea.
H Hashemi, F Alipour, Sh Mehravaran, F Rezvan, A Fotouhi, F Alaedini. Five year cataract surgical rate (CSR) in Iran. Under final review for publication in Optometry Vision Science.
AA Yekta, M Khabazkhoob, A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, H Ostadimoghaddam, J Heravian, Sh Mehravaran. The prevalence of refractive errors and its determinants in the elderly population of Mashhad, Iran. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2009, 16: 198 - 203.
H Hashemi, Kamran Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, M KhabazKhoob, K Mohammad, H Parsafar, A Fotouhi. Corneal Thickness in a Population Based, Cross-sectional Study: the Tehran Eye Study. Accepted for publication in Cornea.
H Hashemi, M Shamshiri, Sh Mehravaran. Flipping the inverted donor disk in Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea, 2009; 28: 214-216.
H Hashemi, MR Firoozabadi, Sh Mehravaran, F Gorouhi. Corneal stability after discontinued soft contact lens wear. Cont Lens and Anterior Eye. 2008; 31: 122-125.
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Central Corneal Thickness Measurement with Pentacam, Orbscan II, and Ultrasound, Before and After Laser Refractive Surgery for Myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007; 33: 1701-1707.
H Hashemi, M Roshani, Sh Mehravaran, H Parsafar, K Yazdani. The effect of corneal thickness on the agreement between ultrasound and Orbscan II pachymetry. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007; 33: 1694-1700.
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Corneal Changes after Laser Refractive Surgery for Myopia: Comparison of Orbscan II and Pentacam Findings. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007; 33: 841-847.
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi, S Payvar. Results of Our First Cases of Laser in Situ Keratomileusis for Myopia after Six Years. Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006; 13: 62-66
H Hashemi, K Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi. Anterior Chamber Depth Measurement with A-Scan Ultrasonography, Orbscan II, and IOLMaster. Optometry Vision Science, 2005; 82: 900–904
H Hashemi, K Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi. Central Corneal Thickness Measurment with Orbscan II and an Ultrasound Pachymeter. Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004; 17(4): 1-9
H Hashemi, A Fotouhi, K Yazdani, K Mohammad, Sh Mehravaran, H Parsafar. Corneal Thickness Measurement by Orbscan II in Tehran: A Population-based, Cross-sectional Study. Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004; 17(2): 1-12
HR Sadeqipour, H Ma’aref, Sh Naderimaqam. Translated by: Sh Mehravaran. Things You Should Know before Marriage. UNFPA, 2002
Current Projects
Cataract Surgical Rates (CSR) in major eye hospitals
The effect of corneal UV cross-linking on the posterior cornea
Cyclic changes in corneal pachymetry and curvature and inter-gender differences
Prevalence of glaucoma in rural populations of Iran
Presentations
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, F Rezvan. Changes in corneal thickness, curvature, and anterior chamber depth during the menstrual cycle. Accepted for presentation at the XXVI Congress of the ESCRS, September 2008, Berlin, Germany
H Hashemi, F Alipour, F Rezvan, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi, F Alaeddini. Five year trend in methods of cataract surgery in Iran. Accepted for presentation at the XXVI Congress of the ESCRS, September 2008, Berlin, Germany
E Jafarzadehpur, H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Comparison of keratoconus criteria in Pentacam and Zernike polynomials. The 2008 World Ophthalmology Congress. July 2008, Hong Kong
A Farahi, H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Comparison of tear secretion changes and tear film instability after lamellar and surface ablation corneal refractive surgery for myopia. 17th Iranian Congress of Ophthalmology. Dec 2007, Tehran, Iran
Sh Mehravaran, H Hashemi. Pentacam evaluation of corneal aberrations following laser refractive surgery for myopia. XXV Congress of the ESCRS, September 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
B Kouchaki, Sh Mehravaran, H Hashemi. Correlation between central corneal thickness & refractive indices in a laser refractive surgery population. XXV Congress of the ESCRS, September 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Posterior corneal changes with refractive surgery; a comparison of Pentacam and Orbscan II. XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, September 2006, London, UK
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran. Central corneal thickness measurement with Pentacam, Orbscan II and ultrasound, before and after laser refractive surgery for myopia. XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, September 2006, London, UK
A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, K Mohammad. Age-specific and gender – specific prevalence of refractive errors in Tehran: Tehran eye study. ASCRS. ASOA, May 1-5, 2004, San Diego. CA, USA
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi, S Payvar. Results of our first cases of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia after six years. 2005 ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL & Refractive Surgery, April 2005, Washington DC, USA
K Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, H Hashemi, A Fotouhi. Measurements of the anterior segment of the eye by Orbscan II: a population-based cross-sectional study. XXII Congress of the ESCRS, September 2004, Paris, France
H Hashemi, K Yazdani, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi. Pachymetry in Tehran Eye Study: a population-based cross-sectional study of the anterior segment indices. XXII Congress of the ESCRS, September 2004, Paris, France
H Hashemi, Sh Mehravaran, A Fotouhi, S Payvar. Results of our first cases of laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia after six years. XXII Congress of the ESCRS, September 2004, Paris, France
H Hashemi, K Yazdani, A Fotouhi, Sh Mehravaran. Anterior chamber depth measurement by three methods of A-scan, Orbscan and IOLMaster. XXI Congress of the ESCRS, September 2003, Munich, Germany
Sh Mehravaran, H Hashemi, K Yazdani, A Fotouhi. Comparability of Orbscan II to ultrasound corneal thickness measurements. XXI Congress of the ESCRS, September 2003, Munich, Germany
Certificates of Attendance
The XXVCongress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. September 2007, Stockholm, Sweden
The XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. September 2006, London, UK.
The international Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists: Art and Science. May 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.
The World Ophthalmology Congress, February 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The 2nd Iranian Asthma Meeting and The 5th Biennial Seminar of the Iranian Society of Allergy and Asthma, November 2005, Tehran, Iran
The XXIII Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. September 2005, Lisbon, Portugal
Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing Technology. 5th International Congress of Wavefront Sensing & Optimized Refractive Corrections. February 2004, Whistler, Canada
The XXI Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. September 2003, Munich, Germany
A Two Week Comprehensive Workshop on Emergency Medicine Leadership. Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services and the George Washington University. March 2003, Tehran, Iran
Acknowledged Collaboration
Mansouri MR, Mohammadi SF, Hatef E, et al. The Persian Wednesday Eve Festival "Charshanbe-Soori" fireworks eye injuries: a case series. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2007;14:17-24
Fotouhi A, Hashemi H, Mohammad K. Eye care utilization patterns in Tehran population: a population based cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmol. 2006; 6: 4
Haghdoost A, Esmaeili A. Internal Consistency of Medical Students’ Scores in General and Baisc Science Exams, Kerman University, Iran. Journal of Medical Education. Spring 2006; 9; 3-10
Fotouhi A, Hashemi H, Mohammad K, Jalali KH; Tehran Eye Study. The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Tehran: the Tehran Eye Study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004; 88:740-5
Additional Professional Activities
Corneal Imaging with the Eyesys, Orbscan, Zywave, Wavescan, Pentacam, Allegro Analyzer, Allegro Oculyzer
Simultaneous interpreting at medical conventions
Editor of the journal of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences
Design and preparation of forms, slide shows, posters, and films using Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Office Publisher, Windows Movie Maker, and Adobe Premiere Pro; and data analysis with SPSS for windows
English Language Proficiency
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score: 117/ 120. January 2008
General Training IELTS score: 8.5/ 9.0. December 2005
Hobbies
Photography, mountain climbing, cooking & baking, furniture restoration, jigsaw puzzles, dressmaking