Yahya Al-Farsi
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Yahya Al-Farsi, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
ymfarsi@bu.edu
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Biography

Yahya Al-Farsi, MD is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Al-Farsi received his medical degree from the Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and received a Doctorate of Science in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health. His areas of expertise are in Public Health, Epidemiology, Academic Leadership, Healthcare Administration, Academic Research, Autism, and Lean Thinking.

Education

  • Sultan Qaboos University, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology

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Publications

  • Published on 3/15/2024

    Chen S, Guo L, Xie Y, Dong D, Saber R, Alluhidan M, Alamri A, Alfaisal A, Alazemi N, Al-Farsi YM, Al Ohaly YA, Zhang Y, Rakic S, Hamza M, Herbst CH, Tang S. Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: good practices and lessons for future preparedness. Glob Health Res Policy. 2024 Mar 15; 9(1):10. PMID: 38486301.

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  • Published on 5/8/2023

    El-Beeli M, Al-Farsi Y, Balkhair A, Al-Muharrmi Z, Al-Jabri M, Al-Adawi S. Estimation of Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Blood Infections among Patients Admitted at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman over a Period of Five Years: A Cross-Sectional Study. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2023; 2023:5853779. PMID: 37197198.

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  • Published on 4/5/2023

    Albali N, Almudarra S, Al-Farsi Y, Alarifi A, Al Wahaibi A, Penttinen P. Comparative Performance Evaluation of the Public Health Surveillance Systems in 6 Gulf Cooperation Countries: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Apr 05; 7:e41269. PMID: 37018033.

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  • Published on 6/1/2022

    Elmusharaf K, Grafton D, Jung JS, Roberts E, Al-Farsi Y, Al Nooh AA, Bin Belaila B, ElShamy A, Al-Zuabi H, Al Mutawa KA, Alraisi S, Al Lawat N, Gharbal A, Alomary S, Kulikov A, Pourghazian N, Slama S, Tarlton D, Banatvala N. The case for investing in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: an economic evaluation. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jun; 7(6). PMID: 35649631.

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  • Published on 4/13/2022

    Delipalla S, Koronaiou K, Al-Lawati JA, Sayed M, Alwadey A, AlAlawi EF, Almutawaa K, Hussain AHJ, Al-Maidoor W, Al-Farsi YM. The introduction of tobacco excise taxation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: a step in the right direction of advancing public health. BMC Public Health. 2022 Apr 13; 22(1):737. PMID: 35418055.

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  • Published on 11/22/2021

    Al-Farsi YM, Albali NH, Alsaqabi MK, Sayed M, Al-Mawali AH, Al-Adawi S. Period-prevalence and Publication Rate of Health Research Productivity in Seven Arabian Gulf Countries: Bibliometric Analysis from 1996 to 2018. Oman Med J. 2021 Nov; 36(6):e316. PMID: 34868665.

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  • Published on 5/22/2021

    Al-Busaidi AS, Ganesh A, Al-Adawi S, Al-Farsi YM, Al-Rawahi MK, Al-Mawali NA, Al-Kharousi NS, Al-Alawi M, Al-Mujaini AS. Development and validation of an instrument to measure physician awareness of bioethics and medical law in Oman. BMC Med Ethics. 2021 05 22; 22(1):65. PMID: 34022852.

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  • Published on 3/15/2021

    Al-Ghafri TS, Al-Harthi S, Al-Farsi Y, Craigie AM, Bannerman E, Anderson AS. Changes in Self-Efficacy and Social Support after an Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Oman: A 12-month follow-up of the MOVEdiabetes trial. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Feb; 21(1):e42-e49. PMID: 33777422.

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  • Published on 8/19/2020

    Koronaiou K, Al-Lawati JA, Sayed M, Alwadey AM, Alalawi EF, Almutawaa K, Hussain AH, Al-Maidoor W, Al-Farsi YM, Delipalla S. Economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Tob Control. 2021 11; 30(6):680-686. PMID: 32817575.

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  • Published on 7/20/2020

    Al-Ghafri TS, Al-Harthi SM, Al-Farsi Y, Craigie AM, Bannerman E, Anderson AS. Perceived Changes in General Well-being: Findings from the 'MOVEdiabetes' Physical Activity Randomized Control Trial. Oman Med J. 2020 Jul; 35(4):e149. PMID: 32728484.

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