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Health Economics & Policy Consultant | Associate Editor (Springer Nature/BMC) | HEOR, HTA & Systematic Review Expert

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Senior Health Systems Strategist & Associate Editor (Springer Nature/BMC) | 20+ Years in Health Economics, Policy Simulation & Digital Governance As an Associate Professor and Director for International Relations at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, I bring over two decades of high-level expertise in health systems research, health economics, and policy analysis, with a specialized focus on Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and the MENA/EMRO regions. Currently serving as Associate Editor for Archives of Public Health (Springer Nature/BMC), I oversee rigorous peer-review workflows and ensure compliance with COPE guidelines, giving me a unique "insider’s perspective" on what makes a manuscript scientifically robust and publication-ready. Core Consulting Expertise: Health Economics & HEOR: Extensive experience in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA), Budget Impact Analysis (BIA), and Burden of Disease estimation using GBD methodology. Proven track record in designing provincial Health Economics Dashboards for real-time resource allocation. Scientific Peer Review & Methodology Support: As an active reviewer for top-tier journals (e.g., BMC Health Services Research, Scientific Reports), I offer Mock Peer Review services to identify methodological flaws, strengthen statistical rigor, and enhance policy implications before submission. Specialized in Systematic Reviews, Meta-analyses, and Panel Data Analysis. Health Policy & Digital Governance: Expert in analyzing health system resilience under economic sanctions and crises. Skilled in developing Policy Briefs, Strategic Planning, and Digital Health Governance models for fragile states. Hospital Management & Accreditation: Deep practical experience in hospital accreditation, Balanced Scorecard (BSC) implementation, and clinical governance from my tenure as Hospital Manager and Senior Advisor to major tertiary care centers. Recent Strategic Projects: Led cost-effectiveness studies for pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., Pegfilgrastim, Osteoporosis screening) that directly informed university-level policy decisions. Designed and implemented a comprehensive Health Economics Management Dashboard for Fars Province hospitals to optimize surge capacity and financial resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses on health financing resilience and digital infrastructure inequality in LMICs, published in Q1/Q2 journals. Technical Proficiency: Statistical Software: STATA, SPSS, GBD Tools. Methodologies: System Dynamics, Queuing Theory, Simulation Modeling, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA. Editorial Standards: Certified in Comprehensive Research Ethics (Springer Nature) and Editorial Board Management. I am available for remote scientific consultancy, methodology design, statistical analysis support, and pre-submission manuscript assessment. My goal is to help researchers and organizations produce high-impact, methodologically sound evidence that drives effective health policy and improves patient outcomes globally.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Statistical Computing
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Managed Healthcare
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Health Risk Assessments
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Health Economics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC)

Work Experience

Associated professor

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

February 2026 - Present

Director for International Relations, Accreditation and Ranking

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

July 2025 - Present

Associate Editor

Archives of Public Health (Springer Nature / BMC)

January 2025 - Present

Faculty Member (Associate Professor)

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

February 2019 - Present

Health Economics Manager & Senior Advisor

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

August 2017 - June 2020

Education

(management)

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

- Present

Ph.D. in Healthcare Services Management

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

September 2006 - August 2011

M.Sc. in Healthcare Services Management

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

January 2002 - January 2004

B.Sc. in Healthcare Services Management

Kerman University of Medical Sciences - Iran

January 1997 - January 2001

Certifications

• Comprehensive Research Ethics Certification (5 Modules)

  Springer Nature

  January 2026 - Present

• Welcome Course for Editorial Board Members

  Springer Nature

  January 2026 - Present

• Introduction to Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

  IHME / University of Washington

  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Erfan Kharazmi, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Farzaneh Ghalehgolab, Payam Farhadi, Farideh Ahmadi (2024). Interventions to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: A Scoping‎ Review . Health Scope.

Erfan Kharazmi, Mohadeseh Ghanbari‐Jahromi, Peivand Bastani, Mesbah Shams, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Mohammad Amin Bahrami (2024). Factors disrupting the continuity of care for patients with chronic disease during the pandemics: A systematic review . Health Science Reports.

Erfan Kharazmi, Mohsen Bayati, Ali Majidpour Azad Shirazi (2024). Vaccination and its impact on healthcare utilization in two groups of vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with COVID‐19: A cross‐sectional study in Iran between 2021 and 2022 . Health Science Reports.

Erfan Kharazmi, Ali Majidpour Azad Shirazi, Azita Yazdani (2023). Development and Usability Evaluation of a Web-Based Health Information Technology Dashboard of Quality and Economic Indicators . Frontiers in Health Informatics.

Erfan Kharazmi, Sedigheh Ostovar, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh (2023). The need to reorganize health research systems in pandemic crisis: A prospective study . Health Science Reports.

Erfan Kharazmi and Jamshid Bahmaei and Shima Bordbar and Gholamhossein Mehralian and Peivand Bastani(2021). Identifying Economic Resistance Components in COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Iranian Health System . Shiraz E-Medical Journal. In Press. (In Press). Briefland

Erfan Kharazmi and Shima Bordbar and Hanie Gholampoor(2021). The pattern of health insurance economic resilience in the Covid 19 pandemic shock . BMC Research Notes. 14. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Erfan Kharazmi and Shima Bordbar and Hanie Gholampoor(2021). The pattern of health insurance economic resilience in the Covid 19 pandemic shock . BMC Research Notes. 14. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Erfan Kharazmi, Shima Bordbar, Hanie Gholampoor (2021). The pattern of health insurance economic resilience in the Covid 19 pandemic shock . BMC Research Notes.

Mahmoudreza Peyravi and and Erfan Kharazmi and Zahra Kavosi and Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh and Zahra Ghorbani and and and and(2021). Estimation of Increasing the Surge Capacity of Shaheed Rajaei Trauma Hospital in Shiraz City, Iran . Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly. 7. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 5--14. Negah Scientific Publisher

Erfan Kharazmi, Mahmoudreza Peyravi, Zahra Kavosi, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Zahra Ghorbani (2021). Estimation of Increasing the Surge Capacity of Shaheed Rajaei Trauma Hospital in Shiraz City, Iran . Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly.

(2020). Estimation of the cost function for hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences during 2015-2016 . Journal of Hospital.

Kavosi, Z., Rahimi, H., Khanian, S., Farhadi, P., Kharazmi, E.(2018). Factors influencing decision making for healthcare services outsourcing: A review and Delphi study . Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 32. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 327-333.

Shirdeli, M., Zare, S., Kharazmi, E., Rezaee, R., Maher, M.H.(2018). Presenting a model to evaluate factors affecting outsourcing of health information technology services . Acta Informatica Medica. 26. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 190-194.

(2017). Investigation of Disorders and Problems caused by Shift Work in Selected Nurses of Public-Educational Hospital of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2015 . RĀHBURDHĀ-YI MUDĪRIYYAT DAR NIẒĀM-I SALĀMAT.

(2017). The Effect of Health Education Program Based on Trans Theoritical Model on Promotion of Physical Activity among Children of Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes. Journal of Health.

(2017). Key performance indicators in hospital based on balanced scorecard model . JOURNAL OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT & INFORMATICS.

(2016). STUDYING BURNOUT AND ITS RELATION WITH SOCIO- ECONOMIC CLASS OF GACHSARAN CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM STAFF IN 2014. International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy and Life Sciences.

Mehrdad Askarian and Seyed Ali Hesami and Erfan Kharazmi and Nahid Hatam and Hourvash Akbari Haghighinejad and Mina Danaei(2016). Evaluation of the Patients’ Queue Status at Emergency Department of Nemazee Hospital and How to Decrease It, 2014 . Global Journal of Health Science. 9. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 230. Canadian Center of Science and Education

Erfan Kharazmi and Asiyeh Salehi and Neda Hashemi and Shekufe Ghaderi and Nahid Hatam(2016). Addressing Health Insurance Deductions through an Interventional Study: the Case of a Large Central Hospital . Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 11. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 39--48. Australasian College of Health Service Management

Erfan Kharazmi and Asiyeh Salehi and Neda Hashemi and Shekufe Ghaderi and Nahid Hatam(2016). Addressing Health Insurance Deductions through an Interventional Study: the Case of a Large Central Hospital . Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 11. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 39--48. Australasian College of Health Service Management

(2016). Relationship between Family-Work and Work-Family Conflict with Organizational Commitment and Desertion Intention among Nurses and Paramedical Staff at Hospitals . International journal of community based nursing and midwifery.

Keshtkaran, A., Hashemi, N., Kharazmi, E., Abbasi, M.(2016). Applying Quality Function Deployment Model in Burn Unit Service Improvement . Journal of Burn Care and Research. 37. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString e440-e452.

Hatam, N., Jalali, M.T., Askarian, M., Kharazmi, E.(2016). Relationship between family-work and work-family conflict with organizational commitment and desertion intention among nurses and paramedical staff at hospitals . International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery. 4. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 107-118.

Haghighinejad, H.A., Kharazmi, E., Hatam, N., Yousefi, S., Hesami, S.A., Danaei, M., Askarian, M.(2016). Using queuing theory and simulation modelling to reduce waiting times in an Iranian emergency department . International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery. 4. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 11-26.

(2015). The study of urban family physicians performance and its related factors in the south of Iran . JOURNAL OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT & INFORMATICS.

Sahra Kavosi and Fatemeh Setoodehzadeh and Erfan Kharazmi and Mohammad Khammarnia and Ramin Ravangard(2015). Propensity of the managers to outsource hospital services in Shiraz, Iran . South East Asia Journal of Public Health. 4. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 59--62. Bangladesh Journals Online ({JOL})

Banihashemi, S., Hatam, N., Zand, F., Kharazmi, E., Nasimi, S., Askarian, M.(2015). Assessment of three “WHO” patient safety solutions: Where do we stand and what can we do? . International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2015. (DECEMBER).

(2014). The Comparative Study of Hygiene-Motivational Factors Based on Herzberg Theory among Faghihi and Kossar Shiraz Hospitals Staffs in 2011. Hospital.

(2014). A structural model for evaluation of the structural complexity dimensions of health and treatment network of Firuzabad, Fars Province, Iran, using design structure matrix and quality function deployment techniques. Journal of Research & Health.

(2014). The Relationship between Management Styles and Change and Innovation Skills of Administrators in Teaching Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Health & Development.

(2013). Identify Pharmaceutical processes potential errors using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis. Health Information Management.

(2013). Optimization the number of nurses in the emergency department using linear programming technique. J Health Management & Information.

(2013). Designing the Quality of Emergency Ward Services in Shiraz's Shahid Faghihi Hospital Based on Quality Function Deployment Method (QFD) in 2011-2012. Hospital.

(2013). Assessing Waiting Time in Emergency Department of Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz and Presenting Appropriate Strategies Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Method, 2011- 2012. Hakim.

Hatam, N., Kohpeyma, V., Kavosi, Z., Kharazmi, E.(2013). Self assessment of Motahari hospital, Jahrom, Iran based on European foundation for quality management (EFQM) model . World Applied Sciences Journal. 28. (11). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1662-1668.

Hamed Rahimi and Tahereh Shafeghat and Erfan Kharazmi(2013). Using failure modes and effects analysis techniques in assessment of medical records errors in Qadir hospital, Shiraz in 2012-2013 . International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management. 1. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 92. Medknow

(2011). Cost-of-illness analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Iran . PloS one.

(2011). The level of propensity to outsource Study: Based on hospital services features by managers and staff perspective in hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Science, 2010. Hospital.

(2011). The level of propensity to outsource Study: Based on hospital services features by managers and staff perspective in hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Science, 2010. Hospital.

Javanbakht, M., Baradaran, H.R., Mashayekhi, A., Haghdoost, A.A., Khamseh, M.E., Kharazmi, E., Sadeghi, A.(2011). Cost-of-illness analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Iran . PLoS ONE. 6. (10).

(2006). A study on incentive needs for nursing staffs in selected teaching hospitals of universities of medical sciences according Maslow's needs hierarchy (2007). journal of Health Administration.

PREPRINT

Erfan Kharazmi and Sedigheh Ostovar(2021). Components of Responsive Health Research System in COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons Learned by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences . []. Research Square Platform {LLC}

Erfan Kharazmi, Sedigheh Ostovar (2021). Components of Responsive Health Research System in COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons Learned by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences .

Seyede Maryam Najibi and farhad lotfi and Erfan Kharazmi and payam farhadi and Payam Shojaei and Peivand Bastani and Zahra Kavosi- Shiraz(2021). Identification and Prioritization of Local Indicators of Hospital Bed Allocation in Iran . []. Research Square Platform {LLC}