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Sahar Saeed

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Sahar Saeed

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Biological Sex Diabetes Obesity Metabolic Syndrome Steatotic Liver Disease Fatty Liver Biobank Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Latest papers

Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada
PLoS ONE · 2021
Eliminating Structural Barriers: The Impact of Unrestricted Access on Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2020 · first author
Vitamin E is an effective treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in HIV mono-infected patients.
AIDS (London, England) · 2020

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,005,976
5th International Workshop of the Canadian NASH Network (CanNASH): "A Canadian multistakeholder approach to the holistic management of MASLD"
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,000
ELITE-2D: Enhancing Liver Health for People with Type 2 Diabetes through Patient-Centered Strategies
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$210,000

All 10 grants and awards

20 publications.

Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada

Palayew A, Schmidt AM, Saeed S, Cooper CL, Wong A, Martel-Laferrière V, Walmsley S, Cox J, Klein MB

PLoS ONE20215 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249836

Eliminating Structural Barriers: The Impact of Unrestricted Access on Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Saeed S, Strumpf E, Moodie EEM, Wong L, Cox J, Walmsley S, Tyndall M, Cooper C, Conway B, Hull M

Clinical Infectious Diseases202035 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz833

Vitamin E is an effective treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in HIV mono-infected patients.

Sebastiani G, Saeed S, Lebouche B, de Pokomandy A, Szabo J, Haraoui LP, Routy JP, Wong P, Deschenes M, Ghali P, Klein M, LIVEHIV Study Group

AIDS (London, England)2020

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002412 PMID: 31651429

Variation in hepatitis C virus treatment uptake between Canadian centres in the era of direct-acting antivirals

Nitulescu R, Young J, Saeed S, Cooper C, Cox J, Martel-Laferriere V, Hull M, Walmsley S, Tyndall M, Wong A

International Journal of Drug Policy201923 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.012

Staying hepatitis C negative: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cure and reinfection in people who inject drugs.

Latham NH, Doyle JS, Palmer AY, Vanhommerig JW, Agius P, Goutzamanis S, Li Z, Pedrana A, Gottfredsson M, Bouscaillou J, Luhmann N, Mazhnaya A, Altice FL, Saeed S, Klein M, Falade-Nwulia OO, Aspinall E, Hutchinson S, Hellard ME, Sacks-Davis R

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2019

DOI: 10.1111/liv.14152 PMID: 31125496

Evaluating the impact of health policies: using a difference-in-differences approach.

Saeed S, Moodie EEM, Strumpf EC, Klein MB

International journal of public health2019First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1195-2 PMID: 30607473

Real‐world impact of direct acting antiviral therapy on health‐related quality of life in HIV/Hepatitis C co‐infected individuals

Saeed S, Moodie EEM, Strumpf E, Gill J, Wong A, Cooper C, Walmsley S, Hull M, Martel‐Laferriere V, Klein MB

Journal of Viral Hepatitis201830 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12985

Hepatitis C virus cure does not impact kidney function decline in HIV co-infected patients.

Rossi C, Saeed S, Cox J, Vachon ML, Martel-Laferrière V, Walmsley SL, Cooper C, Gill MJ, Hull M, Moodie EEM, Klein MB, Canadian Co-Infection Cohort Investigators

AIDS (London, England)2018

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001750 PMID: 29369156

Segmented generalized mixed effect models to evaluate health outcomes.

Saeed S, Moodie EEM, Strumpf EC, Klein MB

International journal of public health2018First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1091-9 PMID: 29549396

Proteomic fingerprinting in HIV/HCV co-infection reveals serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of fibrosis staging.

Golizeh M, Melendez-Pena CE, Ward BJ, Saeed S, Santamaria C, Conway B, Cooper C, Klein MB, Ndao M, Canadian Co-Infection Cohort (CTN222)

PloS one2018

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195148 PMID: 29608613

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Bessissow, Talat; Betel, Michael; Saeed, Sahar Z; Swain, Mark G; Williams, Astrid-Jane

Keywords: Biobank; Biological Sex; Diabetes; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Liver Fibrosis; Obesity; Patient Reported Outcomes; Risk Score; Steatotic Liver Disease

$1,005,976

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

Principal 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

Principal 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

CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Clinical Trials Research (CTN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network - Phase 1

Principal investigators: Klein, Marina B; Habanyama, Muluba; Mandarino, Enrico; Martin, Carrie; Angel, Jonathan B; Anis, Aslam H; Brophy, Jason C; Burchell, Ann N; Coffin, Carla S; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Daley, Peter; Durand, Madeleine; Fontaine, Guillaume; Golchi, Shirin; Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Hart, Trevor A; Hull, Mark W; Keynan, Yoav; King, Elizabeth M; Kronfli, Nadine; Law, John Lok Man; Lebouché, Bertrand; Logie, Carmen; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence C; McGuinty, Michaeline; Murray, Melanie C; Shaw, Souradet Y; Smyth, Daniel J; Spence, Cara J; Tan, Darrell H; Walmsley, Sharon L; Wong, Alexander C; Worthington, Catherine A; Zhabokritsky, Alice

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Community Engaged; Cure; Hepatitis B And C; Hiv/Aids; Network; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Syphilis; Treatment

$25,000,000

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

Principal 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

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

Principal 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

After the Cure: Measuring the full impacts of direct acting antivirals for people living with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Klein, Marina B

Keywords: Access To Care; Co-Infection; Cure; Direct Acting Antivirals; Fibrosis Progression; Health Outcomes; Hepatitis C Virus; Hiv; Prospective Cohort Study; Re-Infection

$100,000

After the Cure: Measuring the full impacts of direct-acting antivirals for people living with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Klein, Marina B

Keywords: Access To Care; Co-Infection; Cure; Direct Acting Antivirals; Fibrosis Progression; Health Outcomes; Hepatitis C Virus; Hiv; Prospective Cohort Study; Re-Infection

$1,587,376

1st Workshop of the Canadian NonAlcoholic SteatoHepatitis (CanNASH) Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada

Keywords: Diabetes; Fatty Liver; Metabolic Syndrome; Nash

$12,500

The role of fatty liver in the epidemic of advanced chronic liver disease among people living with HIV

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada

Keywords: Advanced Chronic Liver Disease; Biobank; Biological Sex; Fatty Liver; Fibroscan; Healthcare Resource Utilization; Hiv; Patient Reported Outcomes; Risk Score

$685,440

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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Sahar Saeed

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada

Eliminating Structural Barriers: The Impact of Unrestricted Access on Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Vitamin E is an effective treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in HIV mono-infected patients.

Variation in hepatitis C virus treatment uptake between Canadian centres in the era of direct-acting antivirals

Staying hepatitis C negative: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cure and reinfection in people who inject drugs.

Evaluating the impact of health policies: using a difference-in-differences approach.

Real‐world impact of direct acting antiviral therapy on health‐related quality of life in HIV/Hepatitis C co‐infected individuals

Hepatitis C virus cure does not impact kidney function decline in HIV co-infected patients.

Segmented generalized mixed effect models to evaluate health outcomes.

Proteomic fingerprinting in HIV/HCV co-infection reveals serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of fibrosis staging.

Frequent collaborators

Curtis Cooper

Mark Hull

Shariq Haider

Sharon Walmsley

John Gill

Valérie Martel-Laferrière

Sharon Walmsley

John Gill

Mel Krajden

Erin Strumpf

Shariq Haider

Danuta Radzioch

Sharon Walmsley

Stephanie Law

David Wong

Mark Tyndall

Giada Sebastiani

Adefowope Odueyungbo

Alexandra King

Marina Klein

Neora Pick

Julio Montaner

Marianne Harris

Jean-Pierre Routy

Erica Moodie

Jean-Pierre Routy