Biography

Prof. Kamran Akbarzadeh

Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran


Email: [email protected], [email protected]


Qualifications

2012  Ph.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Medical Entomology and Vector Control
1998  M.Sc., Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Medical Entomology and Vector Control

1995  B.Sc., Jondishapour (Chamran) University of Ahwaz, Plant Protection


Publications (Selected)

  1. Hediyeloo, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Boroumand, F. A., et al. (2026). Optimizing metallic tag design for forensic fly tracking: A dual-use tool for disaster victim recovery and forensic investigations. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 305, 107203.
  2. Dehghan, O., Ghaffari, J., Akbarzadeh, K., et al. (2026). Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated Vector Management in Developing Countries: A Narrative Review with a Focus on Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 20(2), 123-141.
  3. Moghimian, R., Mohebali, M., Basseri, H. R., et al. (2026). Efficacy of a Hemolymph-Based Cream Derived from Lucilia sericata Larvae in Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study in BALB/c Mice. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 20(1), 64-78.
  4. Parkhideh, S. Z., Forouzesh, M., Akhgari, M., et al. (2026). Validation and Quantification of Methamphetamine in Empty Puparia of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 20(1), 99-109.
  5. Nasiri, A., Akbarzadeh, K., Jahanifard, E., et al. (2025). Ecological Survey of Medically Important Flies in Andimeshk County, Southwest Iran: Species Composition, Diversity and Synanthropy. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 19(2), 99-112.
  6. Azarmi, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Dehghan, O., et al. (2025). Exploring the diversity and abundance of necrophagous flies (Diptera) in Tabriz County, northwestern Iran: Implications for medical and public health importance. Biologia, 80(8), 2027-2034.
  7. Parkhideh, S. Z., Forouzesh, M., Akhgari, M., et al. (2024). Impact of Methamphetamine on the Development of the Forensically Important Species Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 18(4), 356-368.
  8. Khosravi, G., Akbarzadeh, K., Karimian, F., et al. (2024). A survey of Wolbachia infection in brachyceran flies from Iran. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0301274.
  9. Hediyeloo, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Rezaei, M., et al. (2024). Colonization pattern and thermal needs of immature phases of Sarcophaga argyrostoma (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): Significance for estimating postmortem interval. Heliyon, 10(5), e26576.
  10. Azarmi, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Ekrami, A., et al. (2024). Scalp myiasis associated with soft tissue sarcoma lesion: a case report and review of relevant literature. BMC Infectious Diseases, 24(1), 51.
  11. Johnston, N. P., Pape, T., Piwczynski, M., et al. (2024). Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Systematic Entomology, 49(1), 138-155.
  12. Dehghan, O., Tabaie, S. M., Rafinejad, J., et al. (2024). A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial for Comparison of Two Methods of Maggot Therapy, Free-Range Larvae and Larval-bag, in Diabetic Ulcer (Wagner 2). International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 23(1), 133-139.
  13. Szpila, K., Walczak, K., Grzywacz, A., et al. (2023). Underexplored diversity in Palaearctic Miltogramma Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 201(3).
  14. Gaffari, J., Akbarzadeh, K., Baniardalani, M., et al. (2023). Larval therapy vs conventional silver dressings for full-thickness burns: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 21(1), 361.
  15. Parkhideh, S. Z., Forouzesh, M., Akhgari, M., et al. (2023). Preliminary Analysis of Methamphetamine Detection in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Reared in Methamphetamine-Treated Meat at Various Developmental Stages. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 17(3), 229-240.
  16. Sherafati, J., Dayer, M. S., Ghaffarifar, F., et al. (2023). Evaluating leishmanicidal effects of Lucilia sericata products in combination with Apis mellifera honey using an in vitro model. PLOS ONE, 18(8), e0283355.
  17. Talebzadeh, F., Raoofian, R., Ghadipasha, M., et al. (2023). Sex-typing of ingested human blood meal in Anopheles stephensi mosquito based on the amelogenin gene. Experimental Parasitology, 248, 108517.
  18. Rahimi, S., Rafinejad, J., Akhavan, A. A., et al. (2023). The therapeutic effect of larval saliva and hemolymph of Lucilia sericata on the treatment of Leishmania major lesion in BALB/c mice946. Parasites & Vectors, 16(1), 72.
  19. Szpila, K., Piwczynski, M., Glinkowski, W., et al. (2023). First molecular phylogeny and species delimitation of West Palaearctic Pollenia (Diptera: Polleniidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 197(1), 267-282.
  20. Yahaghi, N., Fatemi, M., Hanafi-Bojd, A. A., et al. (2022). A Comparative Study on the Biodiversity and Species Richness of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Kermanshah and Khuzestan Provinces of Iran. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 16(4), 278-287.
  21. Yusuf, M. A., Ibrahim, B. M., Oyebanji, A. A., et al. (2022). Maggot debridement therapy and complementary wound care: a case series from Nigeria. Journal of Wound Care, 31(11), 996-1005.
  22. Szpila, K., Johnston, N. P., Akbarzadeh, K., et al. (2022). Wing measurements are a possible tool for the identification of European forensically important Sarcophagidae. Forensic Science International, 340, 111451.
  23. Kordshouli, R. S., Grzywacz, A., Akbarzadeh, K., et al. (2021). Thermal requirements of immature stages of Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as a common forensically important fly. Science & Justice, 61(3), 227-234.
  24. Rahimi, S., Khamesipour, A., Akhavan, A. A., et al. (2021). The leishmanicidal effect of Lucilia sericata larval saliva and hemolymph on in vitro Leishmania tropica. Parasites & Vectors, 14(1), 40.
  25. Talebzadeh, F., Oshaghi, M. A., Akbarzadeh, K., et al. (2020). Molecular Species Identification of Six Forensically Important Iranian Flesh Flies (Diptera). Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 14(4), 416-424.


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