Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian is a general surgery specialist and the first liver and pancreas transplant surgeon in Iran. For the first time, they managed to perform a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant. This simultaneous transplant operation was made possible on an 8-year-old child from Mashhad at the educational and therapeutic center of Namazi Hospital in Shiraz with the cooperation of the organ transplant treatment team for four and a half hours and with the organ donation of a brain-dead child.
For the first time in Iran, a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant was successfully performed today in Shiraz.
This simultaneous operation of transplantation for an 8-year-old child was made possible by organ donation from a brain-dead child.
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Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian the Associate Professor of Surgery and Organ Transplantation Department of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences said: With the skill of Namazi Hospital’s organ transplant treatment team, we were able to successfully perform the rarest simultaneous liver and transplant surgery on an 8-year-old child from Mashhad in a four and a half hour operation.
Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian added: Currently, Namazi Medical Training Center of Shiraz, as the third active center in the world, has been able to surpass European transplant centers by performing numerous transplant surgeries.
He added: In terms of specialization and focusing on performing rare transplants, this center has been able to gain the third place in the world after the transplant center of America and Spain.
Associate Professor of Surgery and Organ Transplant Department of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences said: Because this child was on dialysis, both transplants had to be done at the same time.
Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian’s Current Position
Professor of Surgery, Director of Shiraz transplant Center, Abu – Ali Sina Hospital ,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IRAN
Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian’s Educations
1987 – 1995: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, IRAN internship/general physician
1995 – 1999: General Surgery Resident, Shiraz School of Medicine/ general surgeon
2004 – 2006: Fellowship in transplantation, in king’s College in London, ENGLAND/ fellowship
Appointments & Positions
2006-2017: Deputy Head of research in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2017 up to now: Director of Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Surgical Activities
2006: First Pancreas Transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz ,Iran
2007: in-situ split liver transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, and Shiraz, Iran
2010: First Multi-Visceral Transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2014: First Domino liver transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
First Liver Auto Transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz ,Iran
First successful small bowl transplant in Iran in Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian’s Publications
- Mixed germ-cell testicular tumor in a liver transplant recipient, Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
- Photoclinic. Amyloid goiter, Archives of Iranian Medicine
- Isolated renal mucormycosis after liver transplantation: An unusual case report, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
- A rare incidence of angiomyolipoma after kidney transplantation, Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases
- En-bloc transplantation: An eligible technique for unilateral dual kidney transplantation, International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
- Alveolar Echinococcosis of the Liver: Report of Three Cases from Different Geographic Areas in Iran, Hepatitis Monthly by Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
- Association between Tacrolimus Concentration and Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP3A5 and ABCB1 during the Early Stage after Liver Transplant in an Iranian Population, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
- Association of genetic variation in co-stimulatory molecule genes with outcome ofliver transplant in Iranian patients, Gene.
- Vitamin D receptor genotype in pancreas allograft: A pilot study, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
- The association between adiponectin (+45T/G) and adiponectin receptor-2 (+795G/A) single nucleotide polymorphisms with cirrhosis in Iranian population, Molecular Biology Reports
- The association of polymorphisms in cytokine genes with acute rejection and the pathogenesis of hepatitis B and C in liver transplant recipients, Laboratory Medicine
- Multivisceral transplantation for the treatment of intra-abdominal tumors, Transplantation Proceedings.
- Histopathology of Post-Transplant Liver Biopsies, the First Report from Iran, Hepatitis Monthly by Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
- Association of Increased Plasma Interleukin-6 and TNF-α Levels in Donors with the Complication Rates in Liver Transplant Recipients, International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Explanted Livers of Patients with Genotype D HBV Cirrhosis: Report of the First Experience from Iran, Archives of Iranian Medicine.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma in two patients with autoimmune hepatitis, a single center experience and review of the literature, Hepatitis Monthly.
- Liver Transplant in a Case of Arthrogryposis-Renal Tubular Dysfunction-Cholestasis Syndrome with Severe Intractable Pruritus, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. by Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
- The relationship between qt interval dispersion and end-stage liver disease score in the patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation, International Cardiovascular Research Journal.
- Hepatocyte isolation from unused/rejected livers for transplantation: Initial step toward hepatocyte transplantation, the first experience from Iran, Hepatitis Monthly.
- Isolated tuberculosis of transplanted liver, a case report and review of the literature, Hepatitis Monthly.
- Cytokine gene polymorphisms and viral hepatitis infections in kidney transplant recipients, Laboratory Medicine.
- Shiraz Guideline for the Management of Patients with Brain Death, International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine by Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
- Multivisceral and small bowel transplantation at Shiraz organ transplant center, International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine.
- Response to: Comment on new-onset diabetes and impaired fasting glucose after liver transplant: Risk analysis and the impact of tacrolimus dose, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.
- The behavior of cardiac progenitor cells on macroporous pericardium-derived scaffolds, Biomaterials. by Dr. Saman Nikeghbalian
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