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MD-HMBA | Scientific & Medical Editor | Expert in Clinical Research, Medical Data Analysis, and Academic Publishing

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Dr. Armin Khavandegar is a medical doctor and health MBA graduate currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia, specializing in spinal cord injury (SCI) research. He previously held a Neurotrauma Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. With over eight years of experience in clinical and academic research, Dr. Khavandegar’s work primarily focuses on neurosurgery, neurotrauma, and spinal cord injury. His expertise includes study design, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and advanced statistical analyses ranging from regression and ROC curve modeling to Bayesian and network meta-analysis. He has contributed to more than 45 publications in leading peer-reviewed medical journals and maintains active international collaborations with research teams at the University of Florida, the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Khavandegar also provides professional support in scientific manuscript drafting, editing, and publication strategy, helping researchers produce high-quality, data-driven scientific outputs suitable for top-tier journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ R
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Epilepsy & Seizures
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Neurosurgery
• ☆ Spine Surgery
• ☆ Internal Medicine
• ☆ Back & Spine Health
• ☆ Spinal Cord Injury
• ☆ Endovascular Neurosurgery

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Meta-Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Clinical Postdoc Research Fellow

University of British Columbia

September 2025 - Present

Clinical Neurotrauma Postdoc Research Fellow

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

January 2023 - June 2024

Education

HMBA

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

January 2024 - January 2025

MD (Student Research Committee)

Alborz University of Medical Sciences

October 2015 - August 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Armin Khavandegar, Zahra Ramezani, Seyed Danial Alizadeh, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Vali Baigi, Rasoul Masoomi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar (2025). Efficacy of chemical prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after degenerative spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Asian Spine Journal.

Armin Khavandegar, Negin Safari Dehnavi, Mario Ganau, Zahra Ramezani, Elaheh Khodadoust, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Tahereh Maleki, Maryam Alsadat Mousavi, Kimia RayatSanati, Mahsa Esmaeili, et al. (2025). Neuroregenerative and neuroprotective effects of bioengineered scaffolds in spinal cord injury: a systematic review of preclinical and early phase clinical studies . Spinal Cord.

Armin Khavandegar, Negar Sadat Ahmadi, Maryam Alsadat Mousavi, Zahra Ramezani, Elaheh Khodadoust, Mahgol Sadat Hasan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Zahra Hasanpour Segherlou, Arman Zeinaddini-Meymand, Fatemeh Nasehi, Maral Moafi, et al. (2025). The potential role of RhoA/ROCK-inhibition on locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of in-vivo studies . Spinal Cord.

Armin Khavandegar, Kurosh Mojtabavi, Seyed Danial Alizadeh, Hadi Digaleh, Mohsen Sadeghi-Naini, Zahra Ghodsi, Faezeh Sahebdel, Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh Rukerd, Mohammad Saber Amirzade Iranagh, Morteza Gholami, et al. (2024). Fish Species Spinal Cord Injury Models Utility for Research: A Systematic Review of Methodologies and Outcomes . Archives of Neuroscience.

Armin Khavandegar, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Vali Baigi, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Salman Daliri, Sara Mirzamohamadi, Khatereh Naghdi, Payman Salamati (2024). Trauma Profile in Shahroud: An 8-Year Report of a Hospital-Based Trauma Registry . Journal of Research in Health Sciences.

Armin Khavandegar, Maasomeh Farahani, Seyyed‐Ali Hashemi, Sogand Goodarzi, Bardia Hajikarimloo, Farzad Pour‐Ghazi, Shahrzad Noori, Saba Alijani (2024). A rare case report of cervical hemangioma and a comprehensive literature review of 137 cases of cervical and uterine hemangiomas . International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.

Armin Khavandegar, Masoumeh Mirzamoradi, Zahra Dehghani, Pegah Azadi, Maryam Mohammadi, Mahmood Bakhtiyari (2023). Evaluation of the Effect of Low-dose Aspirin on the Prevention of Preterm Delivery in Women with a History of Spontaneous Preterm Delivery . Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia / RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Sogand Goudarzi, Aziz Rasooli, Yeganeh Ettehad (2023). Investigation of Microbial Coinfection in 453 Septic COVID-19 Patients Admitted to hospital; a Retrospective Study . Future Science OA.

Armin Khavandegar, Shirin Izadi, Saeedeh Esmaili, Sepideh Emami, Shahrokh Izadi, Mohana Eskandari, Mahdi Yadollahzadeh, Maasoumeh Saleh, Mahmood Bakhtiyari (2023). Association between DLCO index and the severity of heart failure: a cross-sectional study . Acta Cardiologica.

Armin Khavandegar, Bahareh Tavakoli-Far, Sarina Ansari, Parisa Veis-Karami, Faezeh Ghasemi, Samira Sheibaninia, Roshanak Jazayeri, Massoud Houshmand, Chiara Mazziotta (2023). Allelic and Genotype Frequencies of CYP2B6∗2 (64C > T) and CYP2B6∗3 (777C > A) in Three Dominant Ethnicities of the Iranian Population . Genetics Research.

Armin Khavandegar, Asra Malekshahi, Ashkan Alamdary, Ali Safarzadeh, Hadi Razavi Nikoo, Mahshid Safavi, Mobina Ajorloo, Atefeh Bahavar, Mehdi Ajorloo (2023). Potential Roles of Core and Core+1 Proteins During the Chronic Phase of Hepatitis C Virus Infection . Future Virology.

Effects of Descurainia sophia on Oxidative Stress Markers and Thirst Alleviation in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Clinical Trial <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Rectal measurements and their correlation with bowel habits: Evaluation by trans‐abdominal ultrasound in children with functional constipation <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Saeidreza Jamalimoghadamsiahkali (2022). A case report of prolonged COVID‐19‐positive RT‐PCR for five months . Clinical Case Reports.

(2022). Perineal and right femoral hydatid cyst in a female with regional paresthesia: a rare case report . BMC surgery.

Armin Khavandegar, Hamidreza Hasani, Mehrnoosh Khoshnoodifar, Soleyman Ahmadi, Saba Alijani, Aidin Mobedi, Shaghayegh Tarani, Benyamin Vafadar, Ramin Tajbakhsh, Mehdi Rezaei, et al. (2021). Comparison of electronic versus conventional assessment methods in ophthalmology residents; a learner assessment scholarship study . BMC Medical Education.

Genotyping and sequence characterization of the NSP4 gene of human group A rotavirus strains in Northern Iran <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Medical Virology.

Masoumeh Asgharpour and Armin Khavandegar and Parastoo Balaei and Noora Enayati and Parham Mardi and Amirhesam Alirezaei and Mahmood Bakhtiyari(2021). Efficacy of Oral Administration of Allium sativum Powder “Garlic Extract” on Lipid Profile, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Indices among Hemodialysis Patients . Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2021. p. 1--7. Hindawi Limited

Armin Khavandegar, Shahab Noorian, Shahram Savad, Mahnaz Jamee(2021). A Family With Novel X-Linked Recessive Homozygous Mutation in ANOS1 (c.628_629 del, p.1210fs∗) in Kallmann Syndrome Associated Unilateral Ptosis: Case Report and Literature Review . AACE Clinical Case Reports. Elsevier {BV}

Khalkhali, P., Khavandegar, A., Mozhgani, S.-H., Teimoori, A., Moradi, A., Ajorloo, M., Lorestani, N., Kaveh, K., Akbar, S., Razavi Nikoo, H.(2021). Genotyping and sequence characterization of the NSP4 gene of human group A rotavirus strains in Northern Iran . Journal of Medical Virology. 93. (8). p. 4824-4830.

Hasani, H., Khoshnoodifar, M., Khavandegar, A., Ahmadi, S., Alijani, S., Mobedi, A., Tarani, S., Vafadar, B., Tajbakhsh, R., Rezaei, M., et al.(2021). Comparison of electronic versus conventional assessment methods in ophthalmology residents; a learner assessment scholarship study . BMC Medical Education. 21. (1).

Asgharpour, M., Khavandegar, A., Balaei, P., Enayati, N., Mardi, P., Alirezaei, A., Bakhtiyari, M.(2021). Efficacy of Oral Administration of Allium sativum Powder "garlic Extract" on Lipid Profile, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Indices among Hemodialysis Patients . Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2021.

Taftain, E., Azizi, S., Dadarkhah, A., Maghbouli, N., Najafi, S., Reza Soltani, Z., Khavandegar, A.(2021). A single-blind randomised trial of intra-articular hyaluronic acid, hypertonic saline, and physiotherapy in knee osteoarthritis . Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. 11. (3). p. 416-426.

Mahdaviani, S.A., Marjani, M., Jamee, M., Khavandegar, A., Ghaffaripour, H., Eslamian, G., Ghaini, M., Eskandarzadeh, S., Casanova, J.-L., Bustamante, J., et al.(2021). Disseminated mycobacterium simiae infection in a patient with complete IL-12p40 deficiency . Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 20. (3). p. 376-381.

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Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Alireza Soleimani(2020). A Case Report of Prolonged COVID-19 Positive RT-PCR for five months . Research Square