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Biography
Dr. Tashakkor is a Canadian and American Board certified Internal Medicine Specialist and an expert in Preventive Medicine. In conjunction with his outpatient practices on the Northshore and Squamish, Dr. Tashakkor is a consulting specialist at multiple hospitals. Dr. Tashakkor is an author of more than 30 published scientific articles in esteemed medical journals including the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Brain Research, International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. He has served as a medical expert on national panels, formulating guidelines for statin use in the treatment of high cholesterol. Dr. Tashakkor provides a broad spectrum of consultant services including Internal and Obesity Medicine, early atherosclerosis detection, cardiovascular risk stratification, preventive medicine, perioperative medicine, and pharmacological reviews.
Languages
- Persian
Education
- University of British Columbia (Grad. 2013)
Other Specialties
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Areas of Expertise
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Awards & Recognitions
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Publications & Research
- The emerging role of cardiac computed tomography for the assessment of coronary perfusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Modification by antioxidant supplementation of changes in human lung function associated with air pollutant exposure: a systematic review.
- Evaluation of a symptom-triggered protocol approach to the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in older adults.
- Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Statin Adverse Effects and Intolerance: Canadian Consensus Working Group Update (2016).
- Is it Time to Update How Suspected Angina Is Evaluated prior to the Use of Specialized Tests Implications Based on a Systematic Review.
- Diagnosis, prevention, and management of statin adverse effects and intolerance: Canadian Working Group Consensus update.
- Predicting the risk of cardiovascular comorbidities in adult cancer survivors.
- The relationship between skin cholesterol testing and parameters of cardiovascular risk: a systematic review.
- Cardiac computed tomography for the assessment of coronary perfusion: the way forward?
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