Shahpar Najmabadi

Shahpar Najmabadi, MPH, MS, PhD

Languages spoken: English, Farsi

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Family & Preventive Medicine

Divisions: Public Health

Research Interests

  • Subfertility
  • Health Workforce Policy & Practice
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Maternal and Fetal Health
  • Fertility
  • Public Health

Shahpar Najmabadi is a Research Assistant Professor for the Division of Public Health. As a public health professional and researcher with a clinical background, she is intensely interested in improved outcomes for reproductive health. Her research focuses on advancing evidence-based health care that decreases preventable mortality and morbidity and enhances life-long well-being of medically underserved women. Her current research focuses on menstrual cycle biomarkers as an indicator of reproductive issues. She is also interested in healthcare workforce research, and her research helps advocate for policies that promote fairness in the US healthcare system.

Education History

Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Postdoctoral Fellow
Certification University of Utah School of Medicine
 Certificate
Doctoral Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 PhD
Certification University of Utah School of Medicine
 Certificate
Graduate Training University of Utah School of Medicine
 MPH
Certification Granite School District Community Education
 Certificate
Certification Ministry of Health & Education
 CM
Graduate Training Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
 MS
Undergraduate Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Najmabadi S, Valentin V, Rolls J, Showstark M, Elrod L, Barry C, Broughton A, Bessette M, Honda T (2024). Non-native English-speaking applicants and the likelihood of physician assistant program matriculation. Med Educ Online, 29(1), 2312713. (Read full article)
  2. Rolls J, Showstark M, Najmabadi S, Loder R, Barry C, Honda T (2024). Gender Minority Physician Assistant/Associate Applicants and Likelihood of Matriculation: A Retrospective Analysis. J Physician Assist Educ. (Read full article)
  3. Ecochard R, Stanford JB, Fehring RJ, Schneider M, Najmabadi S, Gronfier C (2024). Evidence that the woman's ovarian cycle is driven by an internal circamonthly timing system. Sci Adv, 10(15), eadg9646. (Read full article)
  4. Ecochard R, Stanford J, Fehring R, Schneider M, Najmabadi S, Gronfier C (2024). Evidence that the woman's ovarian cycle is driven by an internal circamonthly timing system. Science Advances.
  5. Ryujin D, Coombs J, Sturges D, Najmabadi S, Rodrguez JE, Maldonado M, Loder R, Yole-Lobe M, Bradley-Guidry C (2023). Academic Rank Disparities in Minoritized and Racialized Physician Assistant Educators. J Physician Assist Educ, 35(1), 32-39. (Read full article)
  6. Broughton A, Landry A, Showstark M, Barry CL, Najmabadi S, Rolls J, Honda T (2024). Military Veteran Matriculation in US Physician Associate/Assistant Programs. J Physician Assist Educ. (Read full article)
  7. Boyle P, Andralojc K, van der Velden S, Najmabadi S, de Groot T, Turczynski C, Stanford JB (2024). Restoration of serum estradiol and reduced incidence of miscarriage in patients with low serum estradiol during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study using a multifactorial protocol including DHEA. Front Reprod Health, 5, 1321284. (Read full article)
  8. Loder R, Coombs J, Najmabadi S, Henry T, Ryujin D, Valentin V (2023). Gender Disparities in Physician Assistant Educator Promotion and Compensation: A Mixed Methods Approach. J Physician Assist Educ, 34(1), 3-8. (Read full article)
  9. Showstark M, Bessette M, Barry CL, Najmabadi S, Rolls J, Hamilton C, Valentin VL, Quella A, Honda T (2022). PA applicant U.S. citizenship status and likelihood of program matriculation. BMC Med Educ, 22(1), 887. (Read full article)
  10. Duane M, Schliep K, Porucznik CA, Najmabadi S, Stanford JB (2022). Does a short luteal phase correlate with an increased risk of miscarriage? A cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 22(1), 922. (Read full article)
  11. Valentin VL, Najmabadi S, White R (2022). State scope of practice laws and PA employment. JAAPA, 35(12), 1. (Read full article)
  12. Najmabadi S, Schliep KC, Simonsen SE, Porucznik CA, Egger MJ, Stanford JB (2022). Characteristics of menstrual cycles with or without intercourse in women with no known subfertility. Hum Reprod Open, 2022(4), hoac039. (Read full article)
  13. Stanford JB, Parnell T, Kantor K, Reeder MR, Najmabadi S, Johnson K, Musso I, Hartman H, Tham E, Winter I, Galczynski K, Carus A, Sherlock A, Golden Tevald J, Barczentewicz M, Meier B, Carpentier P, Poehailos K, Chasuk R, Danis P, Lipscomb L (2022). International Natural Procreative Technology Evaluation and Surveillance of Treatment for Subfertility (iNEST): enrollment and methods. Hum Reprod Open, 2022(3), hoac033. (Read full article)
  14. Valentin V, Najmabadi S, Warner M, White R, Dehn R (2022). Initial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physician Assistant Education. J Physician Assist Educ, 33(2), 78-86. (Read full article)
  15. Valentin VL, Najmabadi S, Honda TJ (2021). Associations between state scope of practice laws and US physician assistant wages from 1997 to 2017: a longitudinal analysis. BMJ Open, 11(8), e052849. (Read full article)
  16. Najmabadi S, Schliep KC, Simonsen SE, Porucznik CA, Egger MJ, Stanford JB (2020). Cervical mucus patterns and the fertile window in women without known subfertility: a pooled analysis of three cohorts. Hum Reprod, 36(7), 1784-1795. (Read full article)
  17. Valentin VL, Najmabadi S, Everett C (2021). Cross-sectional analysis of US scope of practice laws and employed physician assistants. BMJ Open, 11(5), e043972. (Read full article)
  18. Honda T, Henry TD, Mandel ED, Quella A, Rodrguez JE, Najmabadi S, Valentin VL (2021). Maximizing Black applicant matriculation in U.S. PA programs: associations between the number of submitted applications and likelihood of matriculation. BMC Med Educ, 21(1), 127. (Read full article)
  19. Valentin VL, Najmabadi S, Jones J, Everett CM (2020). State Scope of Practice Laws: An Analysis of Physician Assistant Programs and Graduates. J Physician Assist Educ, 31(4), 179-184. (Read full article)
  20. Najmabadi S, Honda TJ, Hooker RS (2020). Collaborative practice trends in US physician office visits: an analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), 2007-2016. BMJ Open, 10(6), e035414. (Read full article)
  21. Najmabadi S, Schliep KC, Simonsen SE, Porucznik CA, Egger MJ, Stanford JB (2020). Menstrual bleeding, cycle length, and follicular and luteal phase lengths in women without known subfertility: A pooled analysis of three cohorts. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 34(3), 318-327. (Read full article)