Dr. Alireza Feizkhah | Trauma | Young Scientist Award

Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Dr. Alireza Feizkhah is an Iranian physician, medical innovator, and prolific researcher affiliated with the Department of Medical Physics, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran, he is an MD with exceptional contributions to interdisciplinary medical science, authoring over 70 ISI-indexed publications including in The Lancet, holding five patents (one international), and actively engaging as a keynote speaker, reviewer, and health technology advocate through roles such as Secretary-General of the Medical Futurology Association and founding member of the Gilan Clinical Technology Incubator Center.

Publication Profile

Scholar

🎓 Education

Dr. Feizkhah completed his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Guilan University of Medical Sciences (2017–2023), ranking in the top 10% with a GPA of 17/20 and a thesis graded “Excellent” on NIRS-based cerebral oxygen monitoring in AAA surgery using machine learning; he collaborated with computer science faculty and held internships in affiliated hospitals; earlier, he earned his diploma in natural sciences from NODET Mirzakochackhan High School, Rasht, representing elite academic preparation through Iran’s gifted student network.

💼 Experience

He served as Graduate Research Fellow at the Burn and Regenerative Medicine Research Center (GUMS), collaborated in 3D bioprinting at Gilan Science and Technology Park, led multiple scientific and medical foresight committees, held leadership roles in student innovation, managed interdisciplinary health tech initiatives, contributed to establishing clinical technology infrastructure, chaired a medical startup incubator, and acted as company board chairman, while also mentoring geriatric startup programs and judging healthcare competitions, reflecting a deep blend of clinical, research, and entrepreneurial experience.

🏆 Awards & Honors

Dr. Feizkhah won first prize at the 29th Razi Research and Technology Festival (2023), received the Alborz Prize (Iranian Nobel), was Wiley Top Cited Researcher 2024, Provincial Top Technologist, and national Top Researcher 2024; he earned gold and bronze medals at Geneva and Nuremberg international invention festivals respectively for groundbreaking wound healing and drug delivery innovations, holds five patents including a WIPO international one, and is recognized for multiple national scientific contributions including mentoring and judging healthcare innovation events.

🔬 Research Focus

His research spans interdisciplinary medical technology and biomedical engineering, with emphasis on machine learning in surgical outcomes, mitochondrial transplantation, regenerative medicine, wound management, COVID-19 diagnostics, neuroscience in futurology, hydrogel biomaterials, and burn patient outcomes; he has participated in over 15 nationally funded projects by NIMAD and NASR, published high-impact research, and is deeply invested in transforming healthcare systems through early disease warning systems, remote ischemic therapies, and precision medicine strategies using AI and bioprinting technologies.

Conclusion

Dr. Alireza Feizkhah is an exceptionally qualified candidate for the Young Scientist Award. His scientific productivity, innovative contributions, and research impact at a national level far exceed typical expectations for his age. His profile reflects a rare blend of clinical medicine, biomedical engineering, and innovation, underlined by numerous awards, patents, and publications.

Publication Top Notes

1. Title: Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the …
   Year: 2024
   Authors: M Naghavi, KL Ong, A Aali, HS Ababneh, YH Abate, C Abbafati, …

 

1. Title: Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
   Year: 2024
   Authors: JD Steinmetz, KM Seeher, N Schiess, E Nichols, B Cao, C Servili, …

 

1. Title: Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050
   Year: 2024
   Authors: M Naghavi, SE Vollset, KS Ikuta, LR Swetschinski, AP Gray, EE Wool, …

 

1. Title: Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
   Year: 2024
   Authors: VL Feigin, MD Abate, YH Abate, S Abd ElHafeez, F Abd-Allah, …

 

1. Title: Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
   Year: 2024
   Authors: AM Wu, M Cross, JM Elliott, GT Culbreth, LM Haile, JD Steinmetz, …

 

1. Title: Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global …
   Year: 2024
   Authors: RG Bender, SB Sirota, LR Swetschinski, RMV Dominguez, A Novotney, …

 

1. Title: Global burden of peripheral artery disease and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
   Year: 2023
   Authors: MS Kim, J Hwang, DK Yon, SW Lee, SY Jung, S Park, CO Johnson, …

 

1. Title: Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019
   Year: 2023
   Authors: D Wu, Y Jin, Y Xing, MD Abate, M Abbasian, M Abbasi-Kangevari, …

 

1. Title: Effect of virtual reality-based interventions on pain during wound care in burn patients; a systematic review and meta-analysis
   Year: 2022
   Authors: N Norouzkhani, RC Arani, H Mehrabi, PB Toolaroud, PG Vajargah, …

 

1. Title: Machine learning for burns clinical care: opportunities & challenges
   Year: 2022
   Authors: M Mobayen, MJ Ghazanfari, A Feizkhah, AE Zeydi, S Karkhah