July-August 2018 Reviewer of the Issue - Soroush T. Bazargani
Soroush T. Bazargani

August 2018

Soroush T. Bazargani, MD, is fellow of clinical urology, 
at the USC Institute of Urology. Dr. Bazargani went 
to medical school at Tehran University of Medical 
Sciences in Tehran, Iran. He was among the top in his 
class and did urology residency between 2005-2009 in 
Imam-Khomeini hospital of Urmia university, one of 
the well-known urology centers in Iran, recognized for 
renal transplantation. Before finishing his residency, Dr. 
Bazargani attended the 7th European Urology Residential 
Education Program (EUREP) course as one of the top-
five Iranian urology residents. He then got the first 
score in European Board of Urology in Sep 2009. After 
certification with Iranian board of urology with a top 
score in Sep 2009, he started his career in urology as a 

full certified urologist. From 2009 to 2013, he took part in multiple research and clinical training 
program while in urology practice. He also did a 6-month fellowship training in pediatric urology 
in Tehran Children Medical Center of Excellence, one of the most prestigious centers pioneering 
modern pediatric urology in Middle-East and has been granted for multiple prize-winning research 
projects and high-impact publications in both clinical, basic science and stem cell research. 
Subsequently, Dr. Bazargani moved to the United States in 2013 and spent one year of research 
at NYU urology, and three years in clinical research in urologic oncology, endourology and 
minimally invasive surgery at USC Institute of Urology, USC/Norris comprehensive cancer center. 
Dr. Bazargani has had more than 60 abstracts and presentations for which, he honored 
five international prizes. and has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and book 
chapters, some of them are the results of impressive multicenter clinical trials. He has 
also been selected as a reviewer to many urology journals. Dr. Bazargani has recently 
been licensed for practice urology in CA, united states, and started his endourology/ 
uro-laparoscopy fellowship at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in May 2017.

Peer review is a vital process for any journal and enables publication of innovative research 
that meets the highest standards of quality. Dr. Soroush T. Bazargani was chosen by 
editorial board of The Urology Journal for his valuable and timely review of manuscript”.