Professor Dr. Behzad Hajarizadeh

Biography

Behzad Hajarizadeh is an Associate Professor at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales. He received his MD, MPH, and PhD in Medicine with a focus on Clinical Epidemiology. As an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow, his primary expertise lies in viral hepatitis, with significant experience as a clinician and researcher in liver diseases. He has previously worked as a Research Fellow at La Trobe University in Melbourne and has served as a Senior Research Officer and Project Coordinator for the Ministry of Health at the UNAIDS country office in Iran. His research interests include the epidemiology and natural history of acute and chronic HCV infection, management barriers of HCV in prison settings for people who inject drugs, and culturally appropriate HBV management. He is also engaged in developing and evaluating HBV and HCV elimination programs in Australia and low- to middle-income countries. Hajarizadeh is a member of various professional networks, including the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, the European Association for the Study of the Liver, and the International Network on Hepatitis and Substance Users.

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