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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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  • Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

    Alexander, C. E., Scullion, M. M., Omar, M. I., Yuan, Y., Mamoulakis, C., N'Dow, J. M., Chen, C., Lam, T. B. L.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2019, no. 12, CD009629
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • EAU Guidelines Systematic Reviews Methods and Processes Handbook: (December 2019)

    Marconi, L., MacLennan, S., Omar, M. I., Yuan, C. Y., Canfield, S. E., Plass, K., N'Dow, J., Sylvester, R.
    European Association of Urology. 29 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • . PIONEER’s systematic review of outcomes reported in effectiveness trials for interventions in locally advanced prostate cancer

    Beyer, K., Moris, L., Lardas, M., MacLennan, S., Monagas Arteaga, S., Antunes-Lopes, T., Vradi, E., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S., Briganti, A., Van Hemelrijck, M.
    11th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • PIONEER’s update and integration of a localised prostate cancer core outcome set for effectiveness trials and a standard set for clinical practice

    Beyer, K., MacLennan, S., Lardas, M., Moris, L., Omar, M. I., MacLennan, S., Briganti, A., Van Hemelrijck, M.
    11th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Harnessing the power of big data in prostate cancer research -: Data access and sources in the PIONEER project

    Evans-Axelsson, S., Abbott, T., Fullwood, L., Moinat, M., Steinbeisser, C., Asiimwe, A., Omar, M. I., N'Dow, J., Bjartell, A., The PIONEER Consortium
    The 26th Annual Scientific Retreat of Prostate Cancer Foundation
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • PIONEER: a BD4BO (Big data for better outcome) prostate cancer project

    Evans-Axelsson, S., Abbott, T., Fullwood, L., Omar, M. I., Cavelaars, M., Moinat, M., van Bochove, K., Steinbeisser, C., Asiimwe, A., Butler-Ransohoff, J., Roobol, M. J., Ribal, M. J., Auffray, C., Devecseri, Z., Kiran, A., Smith, E. J., Van Hemelrijck, M., MacLennan, S., Horgan, D., Moen, F., Reich, C., Papineni, K., Araujo, S., Franks, B., De Meulder, B., van Diggelen, F., Lancet, D., N'Dow, J., Bjartell, A., The PIONEER Consortium
    The 26th Annual Scientific Retreat of Prostate Cancer Foundation
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • A systematic review of interventions for the treatment for nocturia or nocturnal incontinence in terms of improving symptom severity and quality of life in adult women

    Bedretdinova, D., Ambuehl, D., Omar, M. I., Sakalis, V., Thiruchelvam, N., Schneider, M., Nambiar, A. K., Bosch, R.
    ICS 2019
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Surgical interventions for women with stress urinary incontinence: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Imamura, M., Hudson, J., Wallace, S. A., MacLennan, G., Shimonovich, M., Omar, M. I., Javanbakht, M., Moloney, E., Becker, F., Ternent, L., Montgomery, I., Mackie, P., Saraswat, L., Monga, A., Vale, L., Craig, D., Brazzelli, M.
    BMJ, vol. 365, l1842
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is there outcome reporting heterogeneity in studies which aim to assess the effectiveness of surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women?

    Cheung, F. Y., MacLennan, S., Nambiar, A. K., Farag, F., Yuan, C. Y., Omar, M. I.
    Contributions to Journals: Registered Reports

  • PIONEER’s update and integration of a metastatic prostate cancer core outcome set for effectiveness trials and a standard set for clinical practice

    Beyer, K., MacLennan, S., Lardas, M., Morris, L., Vradi, E., Picozzi, M., Omar, M. I., Briganti, A., Van Hemelrijck, M.
    ICHOM 2019
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
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