Dr. Mohammadreza Khalilian

Children with a suspected heart problem can be seen by Dr. Mohammadreza Khalilian, a pediatric cardiologist at Dar Al Kamal Hospital in Sharjah. He trained first as a pediatrician and then completed board-certified subspecialty training in pediatric cardiology at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. He has more than 16 years of clinical, academic and research experience.

His work covers heart problems that are present from birth, such as holes in the heart and other structural defects, as well as irregular heart rhythms and cardiomyopathies, the diseases of the heart muscle. He also gives families practical guidance on protecting heart health from infancy through adolescence. A heart murmur picked up at a routine check, fainting, palpitations or a worrying finding on a newborn examination are common reasons for a child to see a pediatric cardiologist.

Dr. Khalilian's experience includes pediatric, congenital and fetal echocardiography, electrocardiograms (ECG), Holter monitoring, exercise stress testing and head-up tilt testing, along with the care of newborns with heart conditions and children with pulmonary hypertension. His training and university work also include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization.

He is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, where he headed the Department of Pediatric Cardiology from 2017 to 2020. He is the author of 55 peer-reviewed publications in international medical journals, has given more than 40 oral and poster presentations at national and international pediatric cardiology congresses, and reviews manuscripts for 15 international journals.

Areas of expertise

• Congenital heart disease
• Pediatric cardiology
• Pediatric echocardiography
• Congenital echocardiography
• Fetal echocardiography
• Neonatal cardiology
• Pediatric pulmonary hypertension
• Pediatric cardiac imaging
• Pediatric arrhythmias
• Holter monitoring
• Exercise stress testing (ETT)
• Head-up tilt testing
• Diagnostic & interventional cardiac catheterization

Research interests

• Clinical research
• Medical education
• Artificial intelligence in medicine

Teaching and academic mentorship

Dr. Khalilian has taught medical students, pediatric residents and pediatric cardiology fellows, covering congenital heart disease, clinical examination and murmur assessment, pediatric and fetal echocardiography, neonatal cardiology, pediatric arrhythmias, cardiac catheterization and pediatric pulmonary hypertension.

He has supervised more than 40 theses and dissertations in pediatric cardiology research and contributed to curriculum development for the Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship training programs.

Research & professional profiles

• LinkedIn: https://ir.linkedin.com/in/mohammadreza-khalilian-37549258
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Reza-Khalilian
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6IRPvOYAAAAJ&hl=en
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-2530
• Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1902114/mohammad-reza-khalilian/
• PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Khalilian+MR&cauthor_id=35139402
• Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=20734345900
• Web of Science ResearcherID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AIB-8770-2022
• Instagram — @dr.mohammadreza.ae: https://www.instagram.com/dr.mohammadreza.ae
• Instagram — @drkhalilian: https://www.instagram.com/drkhalilian

Selected publications

Dr. Khalilian is the author of 55 peer-reviewed publications in international, indexed medical journals. Four recent articles:

• Khalilian MR, Saravi N, Alaei F, Zamani H, Goudarzi A. Echocardiographic assessment of structural and functional cardiac remodeling following transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in children: a prospective study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2026. doi.org/10.1186/s12872-026-06789-3.
• Khalilian MR, Goudarzi A, Karimi A, Fahimzad A, Vahidshahi K, Alaei F, Tahouri T. Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac involvement in pediatric COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr. 2026 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-07039-3. PMID: 42185999.
• Khalilian MR, Nasehi MM, Farahmandi F, Farahmandi F, Tahouri T, Parhizgar P. Association of supine and upright blood pressure differences with head-up tilt test outcomes in children with vasovagal syncope. Front Pediatr. 2025 Apr 16;13:1438400. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1438400. PMID: 40309173; PMCID: PMC12040892.
• Khalilian MR, Tofighi S, Attar EZ, Nikkhah A, Hajipour M, Ghazavi M, Samimi S. Prediction of breath-holding spells based on electrocardiographic parameters using machine-learning model. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2024 Jan;29(1):e13093. doi: 10.1111/anec.13093. PMID: 37935110; PMCID: PMC10770810.

Society memberships

• Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)
• Iranian Association of Pediatric Cardiologists
• Emirates Cardiac Society
• Emirates Medical Association
• Medical Council of Iran

Journal reviewer

• Pediatric Cardiology
• BMC Pediatrics
• European Journal of Medical Research
• BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
• BMC Medical Imaging
• Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
• BMC Pulmonary Medicine
• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Pulmonary Circulation
• CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
• BMC Cancer
• Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics
• Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
• Nursing in Critical Care