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Mandana Nikpour

Principal Research Fellow
Medicine - St Vincent'S Hospital
Rheumatology
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
rheumatology
humans
female
male
middle aged
scleroderma, systemic
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Mandana Nikpour

 
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Medicine, Dentistry And Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Immunology
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Projects

Displaying the 8 most recent projects by Mandana Nikpour.

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IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

2020 - 2024
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IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE: A COLLABORATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF RESEARCH

The multi-organ autoimmune diseases ‘scleroderma’ and ‘lupus’ have a profound negative impact on quality of life and life expectancy. The ov..

2017 - 2020
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THE MARKA STUDY: MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE RISK OF COMPLICATION IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Patient expectation is the strongest predictor of satisfaction following total knee replacement. Dissatisfaction with surgery is reported in..

2014 - 2017
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THE MARKA STUDY: MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE RISK OF COMPLICATION IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Patient expectation is the strongest predictor of satisfaction following total knee replacement. Dissatisfaction with surgery is reported in..

2014 - 2017
Completed
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A MULTI-CENTRE DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMISED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF ORAL ANTICOAGULATION IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS-RELATED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that shortens life span by over 30 years. The main cause of death is pulmonary arterial hypertension (P..

2014 - 2019
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Risk factors for the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: a prospective cohort study

2012 - 2014
Completed
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Prevalence, correlates and variability over time of cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis

2011 - 2012
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Early Detection and Assessment of Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis

2010 - 2010
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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Grant

1

Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Mandana Nikpour.

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Response to: 'Achieving lupus low disease activity and remission states under belimumab in refractory systemic lupuserythematosus: time and organ involvement matter' by Sbeih et al.

Mandana Nikpour, Molla Huq, Shereen Oon

Journal article  |  2020  |  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Cancer in Systemic Sclerosis

Kathleen Morrisroe, Dylan Hansen, Molla Huq, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Nava Ferdowsi, Catherine Hill, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Arthritis Care & Research

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the burden of cancer in systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and standar..

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Cancer and scleroderma: recent insights

Kathleen Morrisroe, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Current Opinion in Rheumatology

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As survival in systemic sclerosis (SSc) improves, research interest has shifted to the leading cause of non-SSc..

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Can Patient-Reported Symptoms Be Used to Measure Disease Activity in Systemic Sclerosis?

Laura Ross, Wendy Stevens, Michelle Wilson, Gemma Strickland, Jennifer Walker, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Janet Roddy, Gabor Major, Susanna Proudman, Murray Baron, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Arthritis Care & Research

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between patient-reported symptoms and changes in disease activity over time in systemic scl..

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Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: Now or never!

Zoe R Brown, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Rheumatology

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs and v..

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Controversies and advances in connective tissue disease-related pulmonary arterial hypertension

Kathleen Morrisroe, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

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Sicca: an important manifestation of damage in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and SSc-overlap syndromes. Response to 'Do the salivary glands of patients with systemic sclerosis show ultrasonographic modifications suggestive of Sjogren's syndrome?' by Coudrec et al

Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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Lupus Low Disease Activity State and Reduced Direct Health Care Costs in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Ai Li Yeo, Rachel Koelmeyer, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Vera Golder, Alberta Hoi, Molla Huq, Edward Hammond, Henk Nab, Mandana Nikpour, Eric F Morand

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Arthritis Care & Research

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Response to: 'Differentiating disease activity from damage in systemic sclerosis: it's still early days!' by Jain and Sharma

Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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The clinical and economic burden of systemic sclerosis related interstitial lung disease

Kathleen Morrisroe, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Nava Ferdowsi, Dylan Hansen, Shreeya Patel, Catherine L Hill, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2020  |  Rheumatology

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the burden of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in SSc. METHODS: Clinical data for SSc patients enrolled in t..

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Keyword Analysis

Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Immunology
Expanding Knowledge
Health and Support Services
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2018

President’s Collaborative Research Prize awarded to the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG)

Australian Rheumatology Association
2014

Abstract prize

Systemic Sclerosis World Congress (Rome, Italy)
2009

Top student in Advanced Biostatistics PhD course work

University of Toronto
2006

Henry A Beatty Scholarship

Toronto Western Hospital
2006

Canadian Rheumatology Association Award for best original research presented at general meeting

Canadian Rheumatology Association
2005

Ian Watson Prize for best original research in lupus presented at Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting

Canadian Rheumatology Association
2005

Travel Bursary

American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation
2001

Scholarship to attend the European Society for Immunodeficiencies Summer School in Portugal

CSL
1995

Community Medicine Prize

University of Melboure
1995

Jamieson Prize in Clinical Medicine

University of Melbourne
1995

John Cade Memorial Medal in Psychiatry

University of Melbourne
1994

Community Medicine Prize

University of Melbourne
1994

Dean’s Honors List of top students in Medical (MBBS) degree

University of Melbourne
1993

First Class Honors in Introductory Economics

University of Melbourne
2005

FRCPA - Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Australia

2002

FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Principal Research Fellow

Medicine - St Vincent'S Hospital

Australian Representative

Asia-Pacific Rheumatology Association (APLAR) Scleroderma and Myositis special interest group

International Fellow Of The Peak International Body For Rheumatologists

American College of Rheumatology

Member

Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Australia & New Zealand (PHSANZ)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery

University of Melbourne

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