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Dr. Mahdi Mahdavi is a Research Fellow at London South Bank University. Between 2009 and 2012, he worked in the “Managed Outcomes” research consortium, which was funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme to develop European best-practice regional healthcare delivery networks. His professional areas of interest include universal health coverage of diabetes and hypertension, best-practice healthcare delivery models, health policymaking, operational benchmarking, and patient experience. Dr. Mahdavi’s research has been sponsored by various organizations, including Harvard School of Public Health, the Iranian Ministry of Health, and the Iranian Social Security Organization.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ★ Research Methodology
• ★ Health Economics
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ Hospital & Medical Facility Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Healthcare Reimbursement
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Economic Evaluation
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Business & Legal Writing

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Operations Consulting

Data & AI Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

University of Roehampton

- Present

Research Fellow and Trial Manager

London South Bank University LSBU Business School

March 2022 - Present

Researcher

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

July 2020 - Present

Assistant professor

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2017 - March 2022

Researcher

Social Security Organization

March 2015 - December 2016

Education

PhD (Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management )

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

December 2009 - February 2015

Certifications

• Fellowship

  Harvard School of Public Health

  July 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mahdi Mahdavi, Nicki Thomas, Chris Flood, Adele Stewart-Lord, Lesley Baillie, Enrico Grisan, Patrick Callaghan, Rosica Panayotova, Sandeep S Hothi, Virgil Griffith, et al. (2024). Evaluating artificial intelligence-driven stress echocardiography analysis system (EASE study): A mixed method study . BMJ Open.

Mahdi Mahdavi, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Farshad Farzadfar, Efat Mohamadi, Alireza Olyaeemanesh, Amirhossein Takian(2022). Inequality in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Iran: the analysis of national households’ data . BMC Public Health. 22. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Inequality in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Iran: the analysis of national households’ data @article{5664c6a9489f46fb85d6707f9f6baeee, title = "Inequality in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Iran: the analysis of national households{\textquoteright} data", abstract = "BackgroundProviding an equitable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is key for progressing towards the sustainable development goals in the health systems. To help policymakers make hypertension services more equitable with existing (limited) resources in Iran, we examined the inequality of the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control (PATC) of hypertension as the four indicators of hypertension UHC in Iran. MethodsThis research was a cross-sectional study of inequality of PATC of hypertension using a representative sample of Iranians aged ≥ 25 years from the Iran 2016 STEP wise approach to Surveillance study (STEPS). Outcome variables consisted of PATC of hypertension. Covariates were demographic (age, sex, and marital status) and living standard (area of residence, wealth status, education, and health insurance) indicators. We drew concentration curves (CC) and estimated concentration indices (C). We also conducted normalized Erreygers decomposition analysis for binary outcomes to identify covariates that explain the wealth-related inequality in the outcomes. Analysis was conducted in STATA 14.1.ResultsThe normalized concentration index of hypertension prevalence and control was -0.066 (p < .001) and 0.082 (p < .001), respectively. The C of awareness and treatment showed nonsignificant difference between the richest and poorest. Inequality in the hypertension prevalence of females was significantly higher than males (C = -0.103 vs. male C = -0.023, p < .001). Our analyses explained 33% of variation in the C of hypertension prevalence and 99.7% of variation in the C of control. Education, wealth index, and complementary insurance explained most inequality in the prevalence. Area of residence, education, wealth status, and complementary insurance had the largest contribution to C of control by 30%, 28%, 26%, and 21%, respectively.ConclusionsThis study showed a pro-rich inequality in the prevalence and control of hypertension in Iran. We call for expanding the coverage of complementary insurance to reduce inequality of hypertension prevalence and control as compared with other factors it can be manipulated in short run. We furthermore advocate for interventions to reduce the inequality of hypertension control between rural and urban areas.", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2022", month = dec, day = "14", language = "English", volume = "22", journal = "BMC PUBLIC HEALTH", issn = "1471-2458", publisher = "Springer", number = "2349 ", } . BMC PUBLIC HEALTH.

Mahdi Mahdavi, Reza Majdzadeh, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Leila Doshmangir, Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Neda Mehrdad, John Lavis, Sima Nikooee, Farideh Mohtasham, et al.(2022). Policy options for strengthening evidence-informed health policy-making in Iran: overall SASHA project findings . Health Research Policy and Systems. 20. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Mahdi Mahdavi, Leila Doshmangir, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Masoud Behzadifar, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Edris Hasanpoor, Reza Majdzadeh(2022). Individual and institutional capacity-building for evidence-informed health policy-making in Iran: a mix of local and global evidence . Health Research Policy and Systems. 20. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Mahdi Mahdavi, Haniye Sadat Sajadi (2021). Qualitative analysis of Iranian sixth five-year economic, social, and cultural development plan from universal health coverage perspective . BMC Health Services Research.

Mahdi Mahdavi, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Shiva Borzouei, Reza Majdzadeh (2021). Identifying associations between health services operational factors and health experience for patients with type 2 diabetes in Iran . BMC Health Services Research.

Mahdi Mahdavi, Leila Doshmangir, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan (2021). Rethinking health services operations to embrace patient experience of healthcare journey . The International Journal of Health Planning and Management.

Developing Policy Options to Increase the Capacity of Policymakers for Applying Evidence-Informed Health Policymaking @article{e22042381f5e4eb68676c65dc33638a1, title = "Developing Policy Options to Increase the Capacity of Policymakers for Applying Evidence-Informed Health Policymaking", abstract = "SASHA, which stands for “evidence-informed health policy-making (EIHP)” in Persian, is a national project to draw a roadmap for strengthening EIHP in Iran. As a part of SASHA, this research aimed to develop evidencebased and context-aware policy options for increasing the capacity of decision-makers to apply EIHP in Iran.Methods This was a qualitative study, which was informed by a literature review of pull efforts{\textquoteright} capacity building programs. Based on the review, we developed policy options and validated them through an expert panel that involved twelve experts. Data were analyzed using a content analysis method.Results We extracted data from 11 articles. The objectives of capacity building programs were: single-skill development, personal/professional development, and organizational development. According to these objectives, the contents and training methods of the programs vary. Capacity building programs have shown positive impacts on individual knowledge/attitudes to use EIHP. However, the impacts of programs at the organizational or the health system level remain under-researched. We followed several threads from the literature review through to the expert panel that included training the management team, instead of training managers, training for problem-solving skills, and designing tailored programs. Barriers of capacity building for EIHP regard the context of the health system (weak accountability and the widespread conflict of interest) and healthcare organizational structures (decision support systems, knowledge management infrastructures, and lack of management team). Experts suggested interventions on the barriers, particularly on resolving the conflict of interests before launching new programs. A proposed framework to increase the capacity of health policy-makers incorporates strategies at three levels: capacity building program, organizational structure, and health system context. Conclusion To prepare the context of Iranian healthcare organizations for capacity building programs, the conflict of interests needs to be resolved, decision-makers should be made more accountable, and healthcare organizations need to provide more knowledge management infrastructures and decision support systems.", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2021", month = oct, day = "11", language = "English", volume = "11", journal = "International Journal of Health Policy and Management", number = "10", } . International Journal of Health Policy and Management.

Mahdi Mahdavi, Javad Sajjadi Khasraghi, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Sima Nikooee, Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Hossein Dargahi, Leila Doshmangir, Shahram Ghaffari, Reza Toyserkanmanesh, et al.(2021). Developing Framework and Strategies for Capacity Building to Apply Evidence-Informed Health Policy-Making in Iran: Mixed Methods Study of SAHSHA Project . International Journal of Health Policy and Management. Maad Rayan Publishing Company

Mahdi Mahdavi, Javad Sajjadi Khasraghi, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Sima Nikooee, Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Hossein Dargahi, Leila Doshmangir, Shahram Ghaffari, Reza Toyserkanmanesh, et al. (2021). Developing Framework and Strategies for Capacity Building to Apply Evidence-Informed Health Policy-Making in Iran: Mixed Methods Study of SAHSHA Project . International Journal of Health Policy and Management.

Identifying associations between health services operational factors and health experience for patients with type 2 diabetes @article{4c8edc229315458cb4e586b0d3e7ae90, title = "Identifying associations between health services operational factors and health experience for patients with type 2 diabetes", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2021", month = aug, day = "31", language = "English", volume = "21", journal = "BMC Health Services Research", } . BMC Health Services Research.

Rethinking health services operations to embrace patient experience of healthcare journey @article{84187f5fc8c5447d97cf9c6c3efa84c6, title = "Rethinking health services operations to embrace patient experience of healthcare journey", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2021", month = jul, day = "20", doi = "10.1002/hpm.3288", language = "English", volume = "36", journal = "International Journal of Health Planning Management", number = "6", } . International Journal of Health Planning Management.

Parsaeian, M., Jafari Khaledi, M., Farzadfar, F., Mahdavi, M., Zeraati, H., Mahmoudi, M., Khosravi, A., Mohammad, K.(2021). Spatio-temporal analysis of misaligned burden of disease data using a geo-statistical approach . Statistics in Medicine. 40. (4). p. 1021-1033.

Mahdavi, M., Doshmangir, L., Jaafaripooyan, E.(2021). Rethinking health services operations to embrace patient experience of healthcare journey . International Journal of Health Planning and Management.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Borzouei, S., Majdzadeh, R.(2021). Identifying associations between health services operational factors and health experience for patients with type 2 diabetes in Iran . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Mahdavi, M., Doshmangir, L., Jaafaripooyan, E.(2021). Rethinking health services operations to embrace patient experience of healthcare journey . International Journal of Health Planning and Management.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Borzouei, S., Majdzadeh, R.(2021). Identifying associations between health services operational factors and health experience for patients with type 2 diabetes in Iran . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Parsaeian, M., Mahdavi, M., Saadati, M., Mehdipour, P., Sheidaei, A., Khatibzadeh, S., Farzadfar, F., Shahraz, S.(2021). Introducing an efficient sampling method for national surveys with limited sample sizes: application to a national study to determine quality and cost of healthcare . BMC Public Health. 21. (1).

Joudyian, N., Doshmangir, L., Mahdavi, M., Tabrizi, J.S., Gordeev, V.S.(2021). Public-private partnerships in primary health care: a scoping review . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Parsaeian, M., Mahdavi, M., Saadati, M., Mehdipour, P., Sheidaei, A., Khatibzadeh, S., Farzadfar, F., Shahraz, S.(2021). Introducing an efficient sampling method for national surveys with limited sample sizes: application to a national study to determine quality and cost of healthcare . BMC Public Health. 21. (1).

Mahdavi, M., Sajadi, H.S.(2021). Qualitative analysis of Iranian sixth five-year economic, social, and cultural development plan from universal health coverage perspective . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Parsaeian, M., Jafari Khaledi, M., Farzadfar, F., Mahdavi, M., Zeraati, H., Mahmoudi, M., Khosravi, A., Mohammad, K.(2021). Spatio-temporal analysis of misaligned burden of disease data using a geo-statistical approach . Statistics in Medicine. 40. (4). p. 1021-1033.

Mahdavi, M., Sajadi, H.S.(2021). Qualitative analysis of Iranian sixth five-year economic, social, and cultural development plan from universal health coverage perspective . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Joudyian, N., Doshmangir, L., Mahdavi, M., Tabrizi, J.S., Gordeev, V.S.(2021). Public-private partnerships in primary health care: a scoping review . BMC Health Services Research. 21. (1).

Insight into Blood Pressure Target for Universal Coverage of Hypertension Services: the 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 Hypertension Guideline @article{4a430a9b7e2e435f8e278190082c9342, title = "Insight into Blood Pressure Target for Universal Coverage of Hypertension Services: the 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 Hypertension Guideline", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2020", month = mar, day = "17", doi = "10.1186/s12889-020-8450-1", language = "English", volume = "20", journal = "BMC PUBLIC HEALTH", issn = "1471-2458", publisher = "Springer", number = "347 ", } . BMC PUBLIC HEALTH.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Mohajer, B., Modirian, M., Ahmadi, N., Yoosefi, M., Mehdipour, P., Djalalinia, S., Rezaei, N., Haghshenas, R., et al.(2020). Insight into blood pressure targets for universal coverage of hypertension services in Iran: The 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 hypertension guidelines . BMC Public Health. 20. (1).

Elkhuizen, S.G., Vissers, J.M.H., Mahdavi, M., van de Klundert, J.J.(2020). Modeling Patient Journeys for Demand Segments in Chronic Care, With an Illustration to Type 2 Diabetes . Frontiers in Public Health. 8.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Mohajer, B., Modirian, M., Ahmadi, N., Yoosefi, M., Mehdipour, P., Djalalinia, S., Rezaei, N., Haghshenas, R., et al.(2020). Insight into blood pressure targets for universal coverage of hypertension services in Iran: The 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 hypertension guidelines . BMC Public Health. 20. (1).

Elkhuizen, S.G., Vissers, J.M.H., Mahdavi, M., van de Klundert, J.J.(2020). Modeling Patient Journeys for Demand Segments in Chronic Care, With an Illustration to Type 2 Diabetes . Frontiers in Public Health. 8.

Mahdavi, M., Vissers, J., Elkhuizen, S., Van Dijk, M., Vanhala, A., Karampli, E., Faubel, R., Forte, P., Coroian, E., Van De Klundert, J.(2019). Erratum: The relationship between context, structure, and processes with outcomes of 6 regional diabetes networks in Europe (PLoS ONE (2018) 13:2 (e0192599)DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192599) . PLoS ONE. 14. (11).

Mahdi Mahdavi, Albert Lee, Jan Vissers, Sylvia Elkhuizen, Mattees van Dijk, Antero Vanhala, Eleftheria Karampli, Raquel Faubel, Paul Forte, Elena Coroian, et al. (2018). The relationship between context, structure, and processes with outcomes of 6 regional diabetes networks in Europe . PLOS ONE.

Mahdavi, M., Vissers, J., Elkhuizen, S., Van Dijk, M., Vanhala, A., Karampli, E., Faubel, R., Forte, P., Coroian, E., Van De Klundert, J.(2018). The relationship between context, structure, and processes with outcomes of 6 regional diabetes networks in Europe . PLoS ONE. 13. (2).

Roth, G.A., Feigin, V.L., Nguyen, G., Cercy, K., Johnson, C.O., Alam, T., Parmar, P.G., Abajobir, A.A., Abate, K.H., Abd-Allah, F., et al.(2018). Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016 . New England Journal of Medicine. 379. (25). p. 2429-2437.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Jaafaripooyan, E., Ghaffari, S.(2018). Recent iranian health system reform: An operational perspective to improve health services quality . International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 7. (1). p. 70-74.

Mahdavi, M., Parsaeian, M., Jaafaripooyan, E., Ghaffari, S.(2018). Recent iranian health system reform: An operational perspective to improve health services quality . International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 7. (1). p. 70-74.

Mahdavi, M., Vissers, J., Elkhuizen, S., Van Dijk, M., Vanhala, A., Karampli, E., Faubel, R., Forte, P., Coroian, E., Van De Klundert, J.(2018). The relationship between context, structure, and processes with outcomes of 6 regional diabetes networks in Europe . PLoS ONE. 13. (2).

Konerding, U., Bowen, T., Elkhuizen, S.G., Faubel, R., Forte, P., Karampli, E., Mahdavi, M., Malmstr&#246;m, T., Pavi, E., Torkki, P.(2017). The impact of travel distance, travel time and waiting time on health-related quality of life of diabetes patients: An investigation in six European countries . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 126. p. 16-24.

Wang, H., Bhutta, Z.A., Coates, M.M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., Franca, E.B., Fraser, M., Fullman, N., Gething, P.W., et al.(2017). Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)) . The Lancet. 389. (10064). p. e1.

Vos, T., Abajobir, A.A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K.M., Abate, K.H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdulle, A.M., Abebo, T.A., Abera, S.F., Aboyans, V., et al.(2017). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 . The Lancet. 390. (10100). p. 1211-1259.

Wang, H., Abajobir, A.A., Abate, K.H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K.M., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S.F., Abraha, H.N., Abu-Raddad, L.J., Abu-Rmeileh, N.M.E., et al.(2017). Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 . The Lancet. 390. (10100). p. 1084-1150.

Barber, R.M., Fullman, N., Sorensen, R.J.D., Bollyky, T., McKee, M., Nolte, E., Abajobir, A.A., Abate, K.H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K.M., et al.(2017). Healthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: A novel analysis from the global burden of disease study 2015 . The Lancet. 390. (10091). p. 231-266.

Hay, S.I., Abajobir, A.A., Abate, K.H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K.M., Abd-Allah, F., Abdulle, A.M., Abebo, T.A., Abera, S.F., Aboyans, V., et al.(2017). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 . The Lancet. 390. (10100). p. 1260-1344.

Djalalinia, S., Saeedi Moghaddam, S., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Shahraz, S., Naghavi, M., Murray, C.J., Vos, T., Mokhdad, A., Krohn, K., Danaei, G., et al.(2017). Prevalence and years lived with disability of 310 diseases and injuries in Iran and its neighboring countries, 1990–2015: Findings from global burden of disease study 2015 . Archives of Iranian Medicine. 20. (7). p. 392-402.

Moradi-Lakeh, M., Sepanlu, S.G., Karimi, S.M., Khalili, N., Djalalinia, S., Karimkhani, C., Kohn, K., Afshin, A., Farzadfar, F., Kiadaliri, A.A., et al.(2017). Trend of socio-demographic index and mortality estimates in Iran and its neighbors, 1990–2015; findings of the global burden of diseases 2015 study . Archives of Iranian Medicine. 20. (7). p. 419-428.

Sepanlou, S.G., Parsaeian, M., Krohn, K.J., Afshin, A., Farzadfar, F., Roshandel, G., Karimkhani, C., Bazargan-Hejazi, S., Kiadaliri, A.A., Ahmadieh, H., et al.(2017). Disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) in iran and its neighboring countries, 1990–2015: Findings from global burden of disease study 2015 . Archives of Iranian Medicine. 20. (7). p. 403-418.

Comparison of Predictive Models for the Early Diagnosis of Diabetes @article{5e483f7ef33b4a18985cd8eb3e0a6373, title = "Comparison of Predictive Models for the Early Diagnosis of Diabetes", author = "Meysam Jahani and Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2016", month = apr, day = "30", language = "English", volume = "22", journal = "Healthc Inform Res", number = "2", } . Healthc Inform Res.

Wang, H., Wolock, T.M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H.H., Gakidou, E., Hay, S.I., Mills, E.J., Trickey, A., Msemburi, W., et al.(2016). Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X) . The Lancet HIV. 3. (9). p. e408.

Kassebaum, N.J., Arora, M., Barber, R.M., Brown, J., Carter, A., Casey, D.C., Charlson, F.J., Coates, M.M., Coggeshall, M., Cornaby, L., et al.(2016). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet. 388. (10053). p. 1603-1658.

Wang, H., Bhutta, Z.A., Coates, M.M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., Franca, E.B., Fraser, M., Fullman, N., Gething, P.W., et al.(2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet. 388. (10053). p. 1725-1774.

Lim, S.S., Allen, K., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M.H., Fullman, N., Goldberg, E.M., Hay, S.I., Holmberg, M., Kutz, M.J., Larson, H.J., et al.(2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet. 388. (10053). p. 1813-1850.

Forouzanfar, M.H., Afshin, A., Alexander, L.T., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Cercy, K., Charlson, F.J., Cohen, A.J., Dandona, L., Estep, K., et al.(2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet. 388. (10053). p. 1659-1724.

Jahani, M., Mahdavi, M.(2016). Comparison of predictive models for the early diagnosis of diabetes . Healthcare Informatics Research. 22. (2). p. 95-100.

Wang, H., Wolock, T.M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H.H., Gakidou, E., Hay, S.I., Msemburi, W., Coates, M.M., Mooney, M.D., et al.(2016). Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet HIV. 3. (8). p. e361-e387.

Vos, T., Allen, C., Arora, M., Barber, R.M., Brown, A., Carter, A., Casey, D.C., Charlson, F.J., Chen, A.Z., Coggeshall, M., et al.(2016). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 . The Lancet. 388. (10053). p. 1545-1602.

Goudarzi, R., Pourreza, A., Shokoohi, M., Askari, R., Mahdavi, M., Moghri, J.(2014). Technical efficiency of teaching hospitals in Iran: The use of stochastic frontier analysis, 1999–2011 . International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 3. (2). p. 91-97.

Generic operational models in health service operations management: A systematic review @article{9c9dfffc68c4409b8ced02a39c871aa3, title = "Generic operational models in health service operations management: A systematic review", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2013", month = jul, day = "13", doi = "10.1016/j.seps.2013.07.002", language = "English", volume = "47", journal = "Socio-Economic Planning Sciences", number = "4", } . Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.

Mahdavi, M., Malmstr&#246;m, T., van de Klundert, J., Elkhuizen, S., Vissers, J.(2013). Generic operational models in health service operations management: A systematic review . Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 47. (4). p. 271-280.

BOOK CHAPTER

Comparative operations management analysis of stroke services in six EU countries @inbook{73bc705a3bab400ea9b4942a9e919221, title = "Comparative operations management analysis of stroke services in six EU countries", author = "Jan Vissers and Sylvia Elkhuizen and Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2022", month = nov, day = "25", doi = "10.4324/9781003020011", language = "English", booktitle = "Operations Management for Healthcare", publisher = "Taylor and Francis Group", edition = "2nd Edition", } . Operations Management for Healthcare.

Linking operations with outcomes: A conceptual framework for operational modelling and an illustration to diabetes type 2 care @inbook{e031c11867094199a17f2e6903665f9e, title = "Linking operations with outcomes: A conceptual framework for operational modelling and an illustration to diabetes type 2 care", author = "Mahdi Mahdavi", year = "2022", month = nov, day = "25", language = "English", isbn = "978-0-367-89594-5 ", editor = "Jan Vissers and Elkhuizen, {Sylvia } and Proudlove, {Nathan }", booktitle = "Operations Management for Healthcare", publisher = "Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group", edition = "2nd", } . Operations Management for Healthcare.