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Dr Muhammad Imran Omar

Dr Muhammad Imran Omar
Dr Muhammad Imran Omar
Dr Muhammad Imran Omar

MBBS, MD, MSc, MMEd, FHEA

Senior Research Fellow

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m.i.omar@abdn.ac.uk
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Academic Urology Unit, Health Sciences Building, Second Floor, University of Aberdeen Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD United Kingdom

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School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Biography

Dr. Muhammad Imran Omar is a qualified medical doctor with a particular interest in medical education and healthcare research. Dr Omar obtained his M.B.,B.S. degree from Dow Medical College (1993-1998). Dr Omar is certified as a Physician by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA, after clearing the United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 and Clinical Skills Assessment exam). Dr Omar is registered with the General Medical Council U.K. and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, U.K. Dr Omar obtained a Master's in Health Services and Public Health Research from the University of Aberdeen (2009) and a Master's in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (2012). His areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real-world evidence and big data. We worked as Managing Editor for Cochrane Incontinence Group for almost five years and now works for the European Association of Urology (EAU) as Guidelines Office Methodology Supervisor, Vice-Chair of the Guidelines Office EAU Methods Committee, and a member of the EAU non-neurogenic female Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) panel. Dr Omar is a member of the GRADE Working Group, Cochrane Bias Methods Group, Cochrane Trainers' Network, Cochrane Statistical Network, Cochrane Consumer Network, and an Editor of Cochrane Urology. Dr. Omar is based within the Academic Urology Unit of the University of Aberdeen. 

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 
    2016 - Higher Education Academy (Now Advance HE), United Kingdom 
  • Masters in Medical Education (MMEd) 
    2012 - University of Dundee, United Kingdom 
  • Systematic Review course 
    2012 - University of Oxford, United Kingdom 
  • Masters in Health Services and Public Health Research (MSc Epidemiology) 
    2009 - University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom 
  • Cleared PLAB 1 in September 2004 and PLAB 2 in April 2005 
    2005 - General Medical Council (GMC), United Kingdom 
  • Cleared USMLE Step 1 in 2001, USMLE Step 2 in 1999 and CSA in 2002 
    2002 - United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE), USA 
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.,B.S) 
    1999 - Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Staff Development Committee

External Memberships
  1. General Medical Council (GMC) UK
  2. British Medical Association
  3. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
  4. Scottish Medical Academic Staff Committee of BMA from 2011- 2017
  5. International Continence Society (Membership no. 9284) 2011 to 2015
  6. TheAssociation for the Study of Medical Education (ASME); 2013 to 2014
  7. International Urogynecological Association 
  8. European Association of Urology since 2014
  9. Société Internationale d'Urologie 
  10. International Society of Managing & Technical Editors since 2015
  11. Member EAU Methods Committee since September 2016 and Vice Chair since May 2020
Research

Research Overview

My areas of research interest include systematic reviews, evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guideline development, real world evidence and big data. 

Publications

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  • Mirabegron versus placebo and other therapeutic modalities in the treatment of patients with overactive bladder syndrome: – a systematic review

    Farag, F., Georgiadis, G., Mamoulakis, C., N'Dow, J., Omar, M. I., Umezurike, J., Yuan, C. Y.
    Contributions to Journals: Registered Reports

  • What are the benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction?

    Peyronnet, B., Omar, M. I., O'Connor, E., Riogh, A. N. A., Tzelves, L., Manso, M., Farag, F., Arlandis, S., Bø, K., Yuan, C. Y., Costantini, E., Nambiar, A. K., Phé, V., van der vaart, H., Groen, J., Harding, C. K., Lapitan, M. C. M.
    Contributions to Journals: Registered Reports

  • Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infectious complications following prostate biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Pilatz, A., Dimitropoulos, K., Veeratterapillay, R., Yuan, Y., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S., Cai, T., Bruyère, F., Bartoletti, R., Köves, B., Wagenlehner, F., Bonkat, G., Pradere, B.
    Journal of Urology, vol. 204, no. 2, pp. 224-230
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Author Correction: Introducing PIONEER: a project to harness big data in prostate cancer research (Nature Reviews Urology, (2020), 17, 6, (351-362), 10.1038/s41585-020-0324-x)

    Omar, M. I., Roobol, M. J., Ribal, M. J., Abbott, T., Agapow, P. M., Araujo, S., Asiimwe, A., Auffray, C., Balaur, I., Beyer, K., Bernini, C., Bjartell, A., Briganti, A., Butler-Ransohoff, J. E., Campi, R., Cavelaars, M., De Meulder, B., Devecseri, Z., Voss, M. D., Dimitropoulos, K., Evans-Axelsson, S., Franks, B., Fullwood, L., Horgan, D., Smith, E. J., Kiran, A., Kivinummi, K., Lambrecht, M., Lancet, D., Lindgren, P., MacLennan, S., MacLennan, S., Nogueira, M. M., Moen, F., Moinat, M., Papineni, K., Reich, C., Reiche, K., Rogiers, S., Sartini, C., van Bochove, K., van Diggelen, F., Van Hemelrijck, M., Van Poppel, H., Zong, J., N’Dow, J., Andersson, E., Arala, H., Auvinen, A., Bangma, C., The PIONEER Consortium
    Nature Reviews Urology, vol. 17, pp. 482
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • PIONEER-Prioritisation of the most important questions in the field of prostate cancer

    Omar, M. I., Dimitropolous, K., Gandaglia, G., Fossati, N., van den Broeck, T., Evans-Axelsson, S., van den Bergh, R. C. N., MacLennan, S., Bjartell, A., N'Dow, J.
    35th Annual EAU Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • PIONEER: European Commission Innovative Medicines Initiative funded BD4BO (Big data for better outcome) project on prostate cancer

    Evans-Axelsson, S., Abbott, T., Fullwood, L., Omar, M. I., Cavelaars, M., Asiimwe, A., Roobol, M., Ribal, M. J., Auffray, C., Devecseri, Z., Smith, E. J., Van Hemelrijck, M., MacLennan, S., Horgan, D., Reich, C., De Meulder, B., Lancet, D., Bangma, C., Briganti, A., Tilki, D., Van Poppel, H., Wirth, M., N'Dow, J., Bjartell, A.
    35th Annual EAU Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Perioperative antithrombotic (antiplatelet and anticoagulant) therapy in urological practice- A critical assessment and summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Dimitropoulos, K., Omar, M. I., Chalkias, A., Arnaoutoglou, E., Douketis, J., Gravas, S.
    35th Annual EAU Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • What are the benefits and potential harms of the surgical and non-surgical treatment options for the management of women with overactive bladder syndrome?

    Farag, F., Omar, M. I., Lapitan, M. C. M., Arlandis, S., Bø, K., Costantini, E., Phé, V., Yuan, C. Y., Tzelves, L., Manso, M., Riogh, A. N. A., Peyronnet, B., O'Connor, E., Groen, J., van der vaart, H., Harding, C. K., Nambiar, A. K.
    Contributions to Journals: Registered Reports

  • A systematic review of heterogeneity in outcome definition and reporting in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) effectiveness trials of adjuvant treatment after transurethral resection

    MacLennan, S., Subbarayan, S., Carron, D., Campi, R., Veskimäe, E., Yuan, C., Van Hemerlrijck, M., Bryan, R. T., Omar, M. I., Sylvester, R.
    35th Annual EAU Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Benefits of an embedded qualitative study within clinical trials: Patient values and preferences

    Tripathee, S., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S.
    35th Annual EAU Congress
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
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