A/Prof. Fatemeh Heidary is a consultant eye surgeon, ocular immunopathologist, and clinician-scientist. She has made an academic contribution to literature in ocular immunology, ophthalmology, and COVID-19 research as a leading clinician-scientist in her field. She has extensive experience in academic research and more than twenty years of experience in research and clinic and is Editor-in-Chief of two intentional peer-reviewed journals (www.mehdijournal.com). Dr. Fatemeh has published several articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. Her name has been mentioned more than 17 times on Wikipedia.

She has received over 1000 citations with an i10 h-index of 21 and a history of six registered patents at a national level and has co-authored two international books. She had an active contribution to more than 70 national and international congresses and established the "International Virtual Ophthalmic Research Center" (Registration File Number 803630055), a registered non-profit corporation in Autin, Texas, United States.

Dr. Fatemeh has also organized over 40 workshops and webinars in the field of medical journalism and research integrity, as well as several scholarly trips to international academic congresses, including in Japan.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M41mKYIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Education

• General Practitioner (MD, Shahed University, Tehran)

• Fellowship International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO)

• Board Exam of Ophthalmology (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz, with grade A, 10% top rank in national board exam)

• Master of Public Health (MPH in health policy, SUMS, Shiraz, with grade A)

• Fellow, American Academy of Optometry (FAAO, Chicago)

• Fellowship of Ocular Pathology (SBMU, Tehran, with grade A)

• ICO-three Month Fellowship in Cataract Surgery (SUMS, Shiraz)

• Ph.D. in immunology (with grade A in the national clinician-scientist program)

• Successful passed Part 1 and Part 2 examinations of ophthalmology training of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

Skills

· Medical ophthalmology management and ocular pathology

· Eye surgery (cataract, medical retina, lids, & ocular surface)

· Expert in the systematic review studies

· Conducting meta-analysis research

· Expert in publication ethics

· Expert in research integrity

· Expert in medical writing & peer-review

· Expert in the journal management