Farid Foroutan

Farid Foroutan is a Part-Time Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact within the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. His academic career bridges clinical cardiology with methodological expertise in evidence synthesis, focusing specifically on systematic reviews and meta-analyses in cardiovascular medicine and transplantation.

Dr. Foroutan's research interests center on evidence-based approaches to heart transplantation, cardiac care, and medical research methodology. His work particularly emphasizes systematic review methodology, prognostic modeling, and the application of evidence synthesis techniques to clinical decision-making in cardiology and transplantation medicine. He has developed significant expertise in the methodology of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, with applications across multiple medical specialties including cardiology, transplantation, and general internal medicine.

His publication record reveals a consistent focus on high-impact systematic reviews and meta-analyses, with recent work concentrating on heart transplantation outcomes, primary graft dysfunction, and evidence-based approaches to cardiovascular care. The publications demonstrate methodological sophistication with increasing emphasis on network meta-analysis techniques and GRADE methodology. His work spans both clinical applications in cardiology and methodological advancements in evidence synthesis.

Dr. Foroutan is actively involved in teaching systematic review methods and diagnostic/prognostic research methodology. His courses include 'Methods for Diagnostic and Prognostic Research' (HTHRSM 777) and 'Systematic Review Methods' (HTHRSM 773), where he shares his expertise in evidence synthesis with the next generation of clinical researchers.