Behzad trained as a Medical Practitioner and has a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and PhD in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology). He is an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow. His main area of expertise is viral hepatitis with several years experience as a clinician followed by a research career in the field of liver diseases. His research focuses on improving hepatitis prevention, and clinical care among underserved populations, particularly people in prison, people who inject drugs, culturally and linguistically diverse people. He leads the Prison and Correctional Health Research Group within the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program at the Kirby Institute.
Research Interests:
Epidemiology and natural history of acute and chronic HCV infection, including HCV re-infection; HCV management and barriers to care in prison setting and among people who inject drugs; HBV management among culturally and linguistically diverse people; Development, and monitoring/evaluation of HBV and HCV elimination programs in Australia and in low/middle-income countries.
For the most recent list of Behzad's publications, please see "Publication" here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/behzad-hajarizadeh
Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Executive Committee, National Prisons Hepatitis Network (NPHN)
Member, Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
Member, European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Member, International Network on Health, Hepatitis, and Substance Use (INHSU)