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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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  • Long term outcomes of prostate cancer patients managed by watchful waiting:: results from the PIONEER/EHDEN/OHDSI study-a-thon

    van Bochove, K., Steinbeiber, C., Golozar, A., De Meulder, B., Evans-Axelsson, S., Gandaglia, G., Beyer, K., Omar, M. I., N'Dow, J., Bjartell, A., Kermani, N. Z., Herrera, R., Remmers, S., Reich, C., Ratwani, S., Asiimwe, A., van Diggelen, F., Senthilkumar, K., Snijder, R., Achtman, A. H., Roobol, M. J., Hughes, N., Rijnbeek, P., Moinat, M., Smith, E. J., The PIONEER Consortium
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations

  • Summarising current evidence for the PIONEER study-a-thon:: Systematic Literature Review of prostate cancer patients managed with watchful waiting

    Willemse, P. M., Beyer, K., Omar, M. I., Herrera, R., Molnar, M., Greco, I., Campi, R., Fatoba, S., De Meulder, B., Evans, S., Kermani, N. Z., Remmers, S., Reich, C., Ratwani, S., Golozar, A., Snijder, R., Gacci, M., Achtman, A., Hughes, N., Rijnbeek, P., Smith, E. J., Steinbeisser, C., Van Hemelrijck, M., Bjartell, A., N'Dow, J., Asiimwe, A., Roobol, M., Gandaglia, G., The PIONEER Consortium
    7th Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Global Symposium
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • EVALUATING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES MEASURES (PROMS) FOR LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW USING THE CONSENSUS-BASED STANDARD FOR THE SELECTION OF HEALTH MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (COSMIN) METHODOLOGY

    Ratti, M. M., Gandaglia, G., Leardini, L., Ferracini, S. M., Sisca, E. S., Derevianko, A., Furnari, S., Beyer, K., Pellegrino, F., Sorce, G., Scuderi, S., Barletta, F., Cucchiara, V., Omar, M. I., Maclennan, S., Zong, J., Maclennan, S. J., Aiyegbusi, O. L., Van Hemelrijck, M., N'Dow, J., Montorsi, F., Briganti, A.
    Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. E212-E212
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a network meta‐analysis (Review)

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Escobar Liquitay, C. M., Young, S., Golzarian, J., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 7, CD013656
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia:: a network meta‐analysis

    Franco, J. V., Jung, J. H., Imamura, M., Borofsky, M., Omar, M. I., Escobar Liquitay, C. M., Young, S., Golzarian, J., Veroniki, A. A., Garegnani, L., Dahm, P.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Benefits and harms of conservative, pharmacological, and surgical management options for women with bladder outlet obstruction:: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines panel

    Peyronnet, B., Omar, M. I., O'Connor, E., Tzelves, L., Nic An Ríogh, A., Manso, M., Yuan, C., Arlandis, S., Bø, K., Costantini, E., Farag, F., Groen, J., Nambiar, A. K., Phé, V., van der vaart, H., N'Dow, J., Harding, C. K., Lapitan, M. C. M.
    EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. P0304
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Effectiveness of non-surgical therapies in the treatment of non-sickle cell disease-related ischemic priapism -: findings from a systematic review

    Capogrosso, P., Russo, G. I., Tharakan, T., Dimitropoulos, K., Veeratterapillay, R., Milenkovic, U., Cocci, A., Boeri, L., Cilesiz, N. C., Gul, M., Hatzichristodoulou, G., Modgil, V., Omar, M. I., Bettocchi, C., Carvalho, J., Corona, G., Jones, H. T., Kadioglu, A., Marinez-Salamanca, J. I., Serefoglu, E. C., Verze, P., Minhas, S., Salonia, A., European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel on Male Sexual and Reproductive Function
    EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. P0318
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Is There Outcome Reporting Heterogeneity in Trials That Aim to Assess the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women?

    Cheung, F. Y., Farag, F., MacLennan, S., Yuan, Y., Nambiar, A., Omar, M. I.
    European Urology Focus, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 857-868
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Strategies for the removal of short-term indwelling urethral catheters in adults (Review)

    Ellahi, A., Stewart, F., Kidd, E. A., Griffiths, R., Fernandez, R., Omar, M. I.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021, no. 6, CD004011
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Which ultrasound or MRI characteristics demonstrate the highest diagnostic accuracy in identifying malignancy in males with indeterminate lesions of the testis? A systematic review

    Ager, M., Salonia, A., Mayo De Castro, J., Donaldson, J., Omar, M. I., Dimitrpoulos, K., Tharakan, T., Boeri, L., Janisch, F., Muilwijk, T., Nijman, R., Radmayr, C., Pes, L. M. P., Minhas, S.
    European Urology, vol. 79, no. S1, pp. S434-S434
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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