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Abdel-Aziz Shaheen

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Abdel-Aziz Shaheen

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Clinical Decision Support Tool Primary Care Setting Clinical Care Pathway Primary Care Develop Clinical Care Pathway Evaluate Disease Burden Prediction Model

Latest papers

Barriers to Hepatitis B Treatment: A Multicentre Cross‐Sectional Registry and Survey Study by the Canadian Hepatitis B Network
Liver · 2026
The role of primary care in response to the global liver disease syndemic: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission.
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026
Temporal trends in depression-related hospitalizations and suicide among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2026

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Mechanistic Dissection of Gut Microbiota-Immune Interactions Driving MASLD Progression
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$994,500
Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,998,157
Pathways to Functional Cure in Chronic Hepatitis B
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$3,749,969

All 10 grants and awards

32 publications.

Barriers to Hepatitis B Treatment: A Multicentre Cross‐Sectional Registry and Survey Study by the Canadian Hepatitis B Network

Ko HH, Vienneau J, Cooper CL, Crotty P, Congly SE, Brahmania M, Ramji A, Kelly E, Crawley AM, Doucette K

Liver2026

DOI: 10.1111/liv.70835

The role of primary care in response to the global liver disease syndemic: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission.

Jarvis H, Brennan PN, Casanovas T, Casler K, Desai M, Evans PH, Dillon JF, Grattagliano I, Hallsworth K, Hebditch V, Mandal S, Pedrana AE, Peng JK, Schreiner AD, Shaheen AA, Thiele M, Valery PC, Verne J, Vinker S, Whiteley D, Wong MCS, Zelber-Sagi S

The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(26)00015-4 PMID: 42385752

Temporal trends in depression-related hospitalizations and suicide among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Markovinović A, Ma C, Shaheen AA, Coward S, Kaplan GG

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwag015 PMID: 42553753

Summary of Guidelines for Identifying and Risk-Stratifying Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Primer for Family Physicians.

Wilson MP, Shaheen AA, Leung V, Tang A, Costa AF, Hurrell C, Low G

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16121854 PMID: 42351513

Geospatial Discrepancy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Testing in Alberta: A Population-Based Spatial Analysis.

Tkachuk B, Couloigner I, Coffin CS, Jiang J, Bertazzon S, Shaheen AA

Journal of viral hepatitis2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jvh.70223 PMID: 42599847

Impact of Evolving Evidence on Pharmacological Therapy for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis in Alberta: A Population-Based Study of Practice Trends and MELD-Stratified Effectiveness of Corticosteroids.

Shaheen AA, Wang M, Tkachuk B, Abraldes JG

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/apt.70517 PMID: 41498198

Diabetes and obesity reduce FIB-4 accuracy in MASLD referral pathways.

Shaheen AA, Baguley E, Swain MG, Tam M, Ma MM, Sebastiani G, Jiang J, Lee F, Medellin A, Abraldes JG

JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.101735 PMID: 41810425

Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Goddard Q, Markovinović A, Ronksley PE, Seow CH, Ma C, Shaheen AA, Kaplan GG

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2026

DOI: 10.1111/apt.70492 PMID: 41455094

Part 1: CAR Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Working Group Guidance Statements for Detecting and Grading Hepatic Steatosis Using Ultrasound, CT, or MRI.

Wilson MP, Tang A, Low G, Zhang LX, Costa AF, Pang E, Chang S, Medellin A, Shaheen AA, Dana J, Millo N, Kielar A, Swain M, Leung V, Fung D, Hurrell C, Fung C

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes2026

DOI: 10.1177/08465371251357444 PMID: 40765159

Part 3: CAR Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Working Group Recommendations for Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography and MR Elastography Program Implementation, Funding, and Quality Assurance.

Wilson MP, Low G, Medellin A, Chang SD, Pang E, Whitaker T, Costa AF, Tang A, Dana J, Millo N, Kielar A, Zhang LX, Shaheen AA, Swain M, Leung V, Fung D, Hurrell C, Fung C

Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistes2026

DOI: 10.1177/08465371251357446 PMID: 40765155

Mechanistic Dissection of Gut Microbiota-Immune Interactions Driving MASLD Progression

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nguyen, Henry H

Keywords: Adaptive Immunity ( T-Cells); Gnotobiotic Mice; Gut Microbiome; Gut-Liver Axis; Liver Fibrosis; Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease; Microbial Pathobionts; Patient Liver Biopsies; Precision Medicine; Transcriptomics

$994,500

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embr. Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity-Infection/Immunity

Principal investigators: Bhat, Mamatha; Flemming, Jennifer A; Gongal, Patricia; Gopalkrishnan, Rahul; Sharma, Divya

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Cirrhosis; Equity; Ethics; Liver Transplantation; Organ Allocation

$1,998,157

Pathways to Functional Cure in Chronic Hepatitis B

Co-investigatorCIHR2024TG: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS/STBBI-Next-Gen.Therapeutic Interv.-Large Team

Principal investigators: Coffin, Carla S; Ko, Hin Hin; Cooper, Curtis L; Crawley, Angela M; Gehring, Adam J; Jenne, Craig N; Meier-Stephenson, Vanessa

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (Ai); Flow Cytometry; Functional Cure (Fc); Hepatitis B Virus (Hbv); Human Immunology; Humanized Mouse Liver Model; Liver Disease; Novel Biomarkers; Single Cell Rna Sequencing (Scrnaseq); Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus (Whv) Model

$3,749,969

5th International Workshop of the Canadian NASH Network (CanNASH): "A Canadian multistakeholder approach to the holistic management of MASLD"

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Betel, Michael; Patel, keyur; Ramji, Alnoor; Saeed, Sahar Z; Swain, Mark G

Keywords: Biological Sex; Diabetes; Hepatis Steatosis; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity; Steatohepatitis

$15,000

ELITE-2D: Enhancing Liver Health for People with Type 2 Diabetes through Patient-Centered Strategies

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research - Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Bajaj, Harpreet S; Betel, Michael; Kim, James W; Poder, Thomas G; Ramji, Alnoor; Saeed, Sahar Z

Keywords: Advanced Liver Fibrosis; Care Cascade; Fibroscan; Patient-Centered Research; Serum Fibrosis Biomarkers; Steatotic Liver Disease; Tye 2 Diabetes Mellitus

$210,000

4th International Workshop of the Canadian NASH Network (CanNASH): "Towards a Canadian NASH Guidance"

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Bajaj, Harpreet S; Betel, Michael; Patel, keyur; Ramji, Alnoor; Saeed, Sahar Z; Swain, Mark G

Keywords: Biological Sex; Diabetes; Fatty Liver; Metabolic Syndrome; Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis; Obesity

$10,000

Evaluate, validate and refine the first clinical care pathway to risk-stratify patients with alcohol-related liver disease

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shaheen, Abdel-Aziz M; Heitman, Steven J; McCaughey, Deirdre; Swain, Mark G

Keywords: Clinical Care Pathway; Clinical Decision Support Tool; Primary Care

$455,176

3rd International Workshop of the Canadian NASH Network: "A Silent Pandemic"

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Bajaj, Harpreet S; Patel, keyur; Ramji, Alnoor; Saeed, Sahar Z; Swain, Mark G

Keywords: Biological Sex; Diabetes; Fatty Liver; Metabolic Syndrome; Nash; Obesity

$10,000

Understanding and Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on the Magnitude of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease in Alberta.

Nominated PICIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Shaheen, Abdel-Aziz M

Keywords: Develop Clinical Care Pathway; Evaluate Disease Burden; Primary Care Setting

$422,863

Developing and validating NAFLD advanced fibrosis diagnostic prediction model in primary care

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shaheen, Abdel-Aziz M; Kaplan, Gilaad G; Quan, Hude

Keywords: Clinical Decision Support Tool; Prediction Model; Primary Care Setting

$272,387

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Abdel-Aziz Shaheen

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Barriers to Hepatitis B Treatment: A Multicentre Cross‐Sectional Registry and Survey Study by the Canadian Hepatitis B Network

The role of primary care in response to the global liver disease syndemic: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission.

Temporal trends in depression-related hospitalizations and suicide among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Summary of Guidelines for Identifying and Risk-Stratifying Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Primer for Family Physicians.

Geospatial Discrepancy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Testing in Alberta: A Population-Based Spatial Analysis.

Impact of Evolving Evidence on Pharmacological Therapy for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis in Alberta: A Population-Based Study of Practice Trends and MELD-Stratified Effectiveness of Corticosteroids.

Diabetes and obesity reduce FIB-4 accuracy in MASLD referral pathways.

Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Part 1: CAR Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Working Group Guidance Statements for Detecting and Grading Hepatic Steatosis Using Ultrasound, CT, or MRI.

Part 3: CAR Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Working Group Recommendations for Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography and MR Elastography Program Implementation, Funding, and Quality Assurance.

Frequent collaborators

Christopher Ma

Mark Swain

Remo Panaccione

Emily Pang

An Tang

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Stefania Bertazzon

Giada Sebastiani

Jenny Godley

Harminder Singh

Jordan Feld

Nauzer Forbes

Erin Kelly

Ranjani Somayaji

Vanessa Meier-Stephenson

Alain Bitton

Harminder Singh

Keith Tsoi

Cathy Lu

Hude Quan

Scott Patten

Jordan Feld

Cheryl Barnabe

Glen Hazlewood