Physician · Researcher · Educator
Dr. Manouchehr Hessabi
M.D., M.P.H. · Houston, Texas
A medical and research career that spans two countries and several decades. Program Manager, Research at UTHealth Houston's BERD/CCTS core since 2022 (with the team since 2009), and Full-time Faculty at ACAOM.
1,557
Total citations
on Google Scholar
26
h-index
i10 = 38
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Clinical trials
data management and analysis
17 yrs
At UTHealth Houston
with BERD since 2009
Research programs
Three lines of work
Distinct questions, shared methods. Every program is collaborative, multi-site, and grounded in epidemiologic rigor.
2009 to present
Autism and the Environment
Environmental and genetic determinants of autism spectrum disorder in Jamaican children, studied through the Epidemiological Research on Autism in Jamaica (ERAJ) project and its follow-up studies.
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2014 to present
Stroke Outcomes Research
Data management and analytic support for multi-center acute ischemic stroke trials, including the landmark SELECT2 trial of endovascular thrombectomy for large ischemic strokes, with primary publications in NEJM, The Lancet, and JAMA Neurology.
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2011 to present
Pediatric Health and GI Research
Clinical trials and observational studies on infant microbiome, probiotic therapies, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and related pediatric conditions.
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Selected research
Most-cited publications
- 01New England Journal of Medicine2023520 citations
Trial of endovascular thrombectomy for large ischemic strokes
Sarraj A, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Kasner SE, Hussain MS, et al.
- 02Journal of Pediatrics201792 citations
Lactobacillus reuteri for infants with colic: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial
Fatheree NY, Liu Y, Taylor CM, Hoang TK, Cai C, Rahbar MH, et al.
- 03Neurotoxicity Research201385 citations
Seafood consumption and blood mercury concentrations in Jamaican children with and without autism spectrum disorders
Rahbar MH, Samms-Vaughan M, Loveland KA, Ardjomand-Hessabi M, Chen Z, Bressler J
Writing