Contact Information:
email: sarayani@ufl.edu
Education
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Master of Public Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
Entry Date into the POP Ph.D. program: Spring, 2017
Research Interests
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Comparative Safety and Effectiveness Research
- Pharmaceutical Policy Evaluation
Professional Experience
- Graduate Assistant, University of Florida College of Pharmacy (2017 – present)
- Pharmacy Manager, Institutional Pharmacies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2014-2016)
- Research Associate, Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2011-2016)
- Consultant Pharmacist, Drug and Poison Information Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2009-2011)
Scholarships/Awards
- 2nd Best Student Abstract, 35th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management, 2019
- Graduate School Fellowship, University of Florida, 2017
- Best Reviewer, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Online Journal, 2013
- Award-Winning Poster, 2nd GlobalSymposium on Health Systems Research-China, 2012
Publications
- Sarayani A, Albogami Y, Elkhider M, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Brumback BA, Winterstein AG. Comparative effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies toprevent fetal exposure to mycophenolate. BMJ Quality & Safety (2019) – ahead of print (DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010098).
- Wei YJ, Chen C,Sarayani A, Winterstein AG. Performance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ opioid overutilization criteria for classifying opioid usedisorder or overdose. JAMA. 2019;321:609–611
- Pham PN, Xiao H, Sarayani A, Chen M, Brown JD. Risk factors associated with 7-versus 30-dayreadmission among patients with heart failure using the nationwide readmission database. Medical Care. 2019;57:1-7 4
- Ebrahimpour S, Nosrati M,Mohammadi M, Kamyab H, Sarayani A, Mahmoodzadeh H, et al. Impact of protocol implementation on rationalization of albumin use in a tertiary careteaching hospital in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice. 2018;7:182
- Sarayani A, Mashayekhi M, Nosrati M, Jahangard-RafsanjaniZ, Javadi M, Saadat N, et al. Efficacy of a telephone-based intervention among patients with type-2 diabetes; a randomized controlled trial in pharmacypractice. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2018;40:345-35