2023
Colonization and decolonization of global health: which way forward?
Hussain M, Sadigh M, Sadigh M, Rastegar A, Sewankambo N. Colonization and decolonization of global health: which way forward? Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2186575. PMID: 36940174, PMCID: PMC10035955, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2186575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry
Talbert-Slagle K, Ajami I, Currey B, Galvao R, Hadush J, Li S, Flowers J, Ziah M, Amuh D, Rabb M, Ilesanmi O, Allen N, Martin M, Miller M, Yaman A, Nuthulaganti T, Plyler C, Kumeh O, Sieka J, Ogbuagu O, Marsh R, Rastegar A, Sherman L, Adams Z, Benson A, Dahn B. Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001610. PMID: 36963025, PMCID: PMC10021565, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity of inquiryOnly medical schoolMedical educationPhysician workforceUndergraduate medical educationEvidence-informed practiceU.S. academic institutionsInquiry approachMedical schoolsMutual learning processGlobal health partnershipsEducationAcademic institutionsBuilding capacityInquirySchoolsOrganizational transformationFacultyInstitutional affiliationHealth partnershipsPartnershipMethod assessmentSector stakeholdersNon-governmental organizationsStrategic planning
2016
An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countries
Siddharthan T, Nassali F, Kalyesubula R, Coca S, Rastegar A, Rabin T, Knauf F. An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health 2016, 4: s25. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
35 Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Brewster U, Rastegar A. 35 Acute Interstitial Nephritis. 2014, 312-317. DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4557-4617-0.00035-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Use of the ΔAG/ΔHCO3− Ratio in the Diagnosis of Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
Rastegar A. Use of the ΔAG/ΔHCO3− Ratio in the Diagnosis of Mixed Acid-Base Disorders. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2007, 18: 2429-2431. PMID: 17656477, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006121408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHereditary Gelsolin Amyloidosis in An Iranian Family
Shoja M, Tanskanen S, Ardalan M, Kiuru-Enari S, Kashgarian M, Rastegar A, Paunio T. Hereditary Gelsolin Amyloidosis in An Iranian Family. 2007, 118-120. DOI: 10.1201/9781420043358.ch38.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
The threat to the universality of science in the post-9/11 world
Rastegar A. The threat to the universality of science in the post-9/11 world. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2006, 2: 465-465. PMID: 16941032, DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisorders of potassium and acid-base metabolism in association with renal disease
Perazella MA, Rastegar A: Disorders of potassium and acid-base metabolism in association with renal disease In: Schrier RW, ed. Diseases of the Kidney. 8th Edition 2006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Mixed Acid–Base Disorders
Rastegar A. Mixed Acid–Base Disorders. 2005, 681-696. DOI: 10.1201/b14402-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA. Mixed acid-base disorders
Rastegar A. Mixed acid-base disorders. In Gennari FJ, Adrougue HJ, Galla JH, Madaias NE editors. Acid-base disorders and their treatment. Taylor & Francis.2005 pp681-697 (2005).Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia
Rastegar A, Soleimani M. Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2001, 77: 759. PMID: 11723313, PMCID: PMC1742191, DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.914.759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic renal failure in Iranian children
Madani K, Otoukesh H, Rastegar A, Van Why S. Chronic renal failure in Iranian children. Pediatric Nephrology 2001, 16: 140-144. PMID: 11261681, DOI: 10.1007/s004670000522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic renal failureCause of CRFRenal failureCommon causeIranian childrenOnset of CRFCongenital urological malformationsPrevalence of refluxRenal replacement therapyUrinary tract infectionPrimary refluxTract infectionsPrimary hyperoxaluriaReplacement therapyMean ageGlomerular diseaseUrological malformationsHigh prevalenceEarly diagnosisHereditary nephropathyParental consanguinityPrevalenceHigh rateWestern countriesElevated rates
2000
Lactic Acidosis in the Setting of Antiretroviral Therapy for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Shaer A, Rastegar A. Lactic Acidosis in the Setting of Antiretroviral Therapy for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. American Journal Of Nephrology 2000, 20: 332-338. PMID: 10970989, DOI: 10.1159/000013610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyLactic acidosisAIDS patientsType B lactic acidosisAggressive supportive therapyContinuous venovenous hemodiafiltrationSerum lactate levelsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCases of patientsLiver failureFluid administrationImmunodeficiency syndromeSupportive therapySingle doseFatal disorderLactate levelsPatientsAcidosisMitochondrial myopathyTherapyEnglish literatureLamivudineStavudineSecond reportDichloroacetate
1999
Long-term analgesic use and renal disease.
Rastegar A, Kashgarian M. Long-term analgesic use and renal disease. Kidney International 1999, 55: 743. PMID: 9987102, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00272.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
The clinical spectrum of tubulointerstitial nephritis
Rastegar A, Kashgarian M. The clinical spectrum of tubulointerstitial nephritis. Kidney International 1998, 54: 313-327. PMID: 9690198, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00001.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research