Dra. Shirin Djavanmardi

Medical license number: 08/35399

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Sousse (Tunisia) in 1996. Ophthalmology Specialty Training (1996-2000) at university hospitals in Tunisia and Barraquer Clinic in Barcelona. Recognition of Medicine and Ophthalmology degrees and granting of Spanish equivalence in 2000/2002.

General ophthalmologist at ICO (Barcelona). Has worked in the ICO A&E Unit and the ICO Glaucoma Unit since 2008.

Academic training

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from University of Sousse (Tunisia) in 1996.
• Ophthalmology Specialty Training (1996-2000) at the following university hospitals (H. F. Hached in Sousse, H. F. Bourguiba in Monastir, H. Bourguiba in Sfax and Barraquer Clinic in Barcelona).
• Ophthalmology Specialty Training (Tunisia 2000), granted Spanish equivalence in 2002.
• Doctoral thesis on ophthalmology in 1999: on Diagnostic strategies for a choroidal tumour in 36 clinical cases, with honours and congratulations from the judging panel and nominated for the national thesis award.
• Graduate from the Barraquer University Institute for completing two MASTER degrees in “Patología y Cirugía del segmento anterior y posterior del globo ocular” (2000-2002), awarded Notable (“very good”) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Professional activity

1. General ophthalmologist at the CAP of “Vila Olímpica” - Barcelona - (2001-2002).
2. General ophthalmologist, at the Sant Félix hospital, Sabadell-(2003).
3. General ophthalmologist at the Rubí Policlínic (2003-2004).
4. General ophthalmologist at the Castelldefels Policlínic-(2004).
5. General ophthalmologist at the Barraquer Barcelona clinic (2004).
6. General ophthalmologist at “Instituto Oftalmológico Clinsafa: IOC” (Sagrada Familia Clinic), Barcelona (2005).
7. General ophthalmologist at the Noguer ophthalmological center. Barcelona (2006-2015).
8. General ophthalmologist and Glaucoma specialist at the “Comtal Institute of Oftalmology”: ICO, Barcelona. Head of the international department of ICO (2008-present 2023).
9. General ophthalmologist at Badamedic Badalona (2014-2019).
10. General ophthalmologist at the “Sanitas Robresa” center in Barcelona (2017-present 2023).
11. General ophthalmologist at the Policlínic Torreblanca in Sant Cugat (2017- present 2023).
12. General ophthalmologist and glaucome specialist in France to reduce the waiting list for social security. (2020-present 2023).

Research

• Good Clinical Practice Training for Site Staff Course, European Centre for Clinical Research Training, Puurs, Belgium, 2011. Basics for clinical research.
• Protocol Training Session and investigators meeting for both Brinz/Brim C-10-040 and C-10-041 Studies (Alcon: Research and Development), Rome, Italy, 2012.
• Participation in numerous clinical trials as co-investigator: Pascal DCT-GAT vs. Ganfort Study (2011) and Lumigan Study (Allergan: 2011 to date), Brinz/Brim Study (Alcon: 2012-2013).
• Collaborating researcher on several active research projects on glaucoma (Drainage tubes, trabeculoplasty SLT: Real-life Effectiveness and Safety of one session of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) as Initial, Adjunctive, and Substitutive Therapy) Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology).
• Multiple communications at national and international conferences and several publications in national and international magazines.
• Multiple attendance at national and international courses and conferences.

Publications

1. Maculopathie de Valsalva à propos d’une observation; Journal Tunisien d’Optalmologie, vol 2, N8, March 1998:29-31.
2. Occlusion artérielle et neuropathie optique par hématome intra-orbitaire post-traumatique; Journal Tunisien d’Optalmologie, vol 2, N8, March 1998: 42-45.
3. Nystagmus congenital unilateral relevant un gliome de voies optiques. Journal Tunisien d’Optalmologie, vol 2, N8, March 1998: 58-61.
4. Drusen papillaires au cours du pseudo-xanthome élastique; Ophtalmologie 1998, 2, 101-104.
5. Manifestations oculaires dans l’ataxie-télangiectasie; Ophtalmologie 1998, 2, 101-104.
6. Collyres et surface oculaire: Effets au long cours; Maghreb Médical, No. 332, January 1999, 34-35.
7. Apport de l’ intubation bicanaliculo-nasale dans le traitement des atrésies méatiques; Journal Tunisien d’Optalmologie, vol 2, N8, March 1999, 46-50.
8. Distrofias coroideas peripapilares: problemas de diagnostic diferencial; Revista d’or de oftalomología, 1st quarter 2000: 23-30.
9. La distrofia corneal anular; Revista d’or de oftalomología, 3rd quarter 2000: 29-33.
10. Indicaciones de la queratoplastia penetrante en el queratocono; research paper for the Postgraduate Master degree course in “Patología y Cirugía del segmento anterior” (“Anterior segment pathology and surgery”) from Barraquer University Institute, 2000-2002.
11. Las asociaciones patológicas en las oclusiones venosas de retina;  research paper for the Postgraduate Master in “Patología y Cirugía del segmento posterior” from Barraquer University Institute, 2000-2002.

Areas of interest

Anterior segment pathology, with special interest in glaucoma

• Cataracts
• Ocular emergencies

Activities in Solidarity Organizations

Volunteer at the Elena Barraquer Foundation to eradicate avoidable blindness due to cataracts: “No more cataracts” campaign, she participated in two expeditions in Africa in Niger (2018) and in Senegal (2019).

Languages spoken

• Persian
• Arabic
• French
• English
• Spanish
• Catalan (basic level)
• Italian (basic level)