University of Exeter Medical School

Professor Mitra Tavakoli

Professor Mitra Tavakoli

Associate Professor in Medicine (E&R)

 M.Tavakoli@exeter.ac.uk

 +44 (0)1392 403089

 Diabetes and Vascular Research Centre NIHR CRF

Overview

Professor Mitra Tavakoli is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Exeter and is distinguished for her significant contribution for our understanding of the small fibre neuropathy at diabetes and establishing the technique of “Corneal Confocal Microscopy”. Her recent work elucidated the role of intervention for the regeneration of nerves at type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  Her earlier work showed for the first time that CCM could be used to quantify early small nerve fibre damage with good sensitivity and specificity. Her ongoing research into understanding the role of novel intervention at rare models of neuropathies, which initiated a new direction of research. In addition, she is widely respected for training scientists across the world. She spearheads new technologies and contributes to the major UK and international collaborations.

Qualifications

  • 2019     Fellowship Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • 2016     Member College of Optometrists (MCOptom)
  • 2010     Fellowship, American Academy of Optometry  (FAAO)
  • 2009     Fellowship, British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA)
  • 2008     PhD (Medicine), School of Medicine, University of Manchester
  • 2003     MSc, Optometry, University of Bradford
  • 2000     BSc (Hons) (Distinction), Optometry, Mashad University of Medical Sciences

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Research

Research interests

My primary research focus revolves around establishing innovative ocular biomarkers, termed 'oculomics,' and a range of neurological markers to evaluate small nerve fiber damage in diabetes, as well as a spectrum of systemic and neurodegenerative conditions.

The emerging field of oculomics promises personalized and preventive eye care, aiming to transform diagnostics, treatment approaches, and our fundamental understanding of ocular health. Biomarkers play a crucial role in shaping new therapeutics by guiding clinical trial designs, enabling patient stratification, and evaluating treatment impacts on disease progression and recurrence.

This translational research marks a significant advancement in our ability to diagnose, track progression, and evaluate therapeutic responses in patients with diabetic neuropathy and other peripheral neuropathies. It holds immediate diagnostic benefits and promises a novel surrogate marker for assessing new therapies.

Research projects

The Ophthalmic-Vascular lab at the University of Exeter Medical School provides state-of the art clinical research facility for investigating the structural and functional performance of the neural and microvascular structures as a diagnostic and research based model. These ophthalmic markers uses in a range of systemic and vascular conditions in particular diabetes mellitus.

The lab is based at NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility at Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building.

Grants

  • Multinational Collaborative Evaluation of Corneal Confocal Microscopy as a Surrogate Endpoint for the Identification and Prediction of Diabetic Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes. Funding body: NIH, Role: PI Manchester, the Consortium’s Topic Expert on the CCM procedure; Duration: 2015-2018
  • Implementation of Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Primary Care optometry practices for Screening Diabetic Neuropathy. Funding body: CLAHRC-NIHR; Role: PI; Duration: 2014-2015
  • Developing corneal confocal microscopy of human diabetic neuropathy. Funding Body: JDRF; Role: Co-PI; Duration 2008-2012
  • Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a non-invasive surrogate for diabetic neuropathy; Funding body: NIH; Role: Co-investigator; Duration: 2008-2013

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Publications

Books

Tavakoli M (2022). Diabetic Neuropathy. Abstract.

Journal articles

Tavakoli M (In Press). Ophthalmic Biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease: a review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Al-Hinnawi A-R, Al-Latayfeh M, Tavakoli M (2023). Innovative Macula Capillaries Plexuses Visualization with OCTA B-Scan Graph Representation: Transforming OCTA B-Scan into OCTA Graph Representation. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 16, 3477-3491.
Al-Hinnawi A-RM, BaniMustafa A, Al-Latayfeh M, Tavakoli M (2023). Reconstruction and Visualization of 5μm Sectional Coronal Views for Macula Vasculature in OptoVue OCTA. IEEE Access, 11, 28280-28293.
Tavakoli M, Klingelhöfer D, Fadavi H, Groneberg DA (2023). The landscape of global research on diabetic neuropathy. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14 Abstract.
Pacaud D, Romanchuk KG, Virtanen H, Ferdousi M, Nettel-Aguirre A, Mah JK, Tavakoli M, Zochodne DW, Malik RA (2022). Corneal nerve and nerve conduction abnormalities in children with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes, 23(8), 1665-1673. Abstract.  Author URL.
Carmichael J, Fadavi H, Ishibashi F, Howard S, Boulton AJM, Shore AC, Tavakoli M (2022). Implementation of corneal confocal microscopy for screening and early detection of diabetic neuropathy in primary care alongside retinopathy screening: Results from a feasibility study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13 Abstract.
Ishibashi F, Kosaka A, Tavakoli M (2022). Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Protects Against Diabetic Neuropathy and Nephropathy in Modestly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: Follow-Up Study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13
Carmichael J, Fadavi H, Ishibashi F, Shore AC, Tavakoli M (2021). Advances in Screening, Early Diagnosis and Accurate Staging of Diabetic Neuropathy. FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, 12  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Petropoulos IN, Malik RA (2021). Assessing corneal nerve structure and function in diabetic neuropathy. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 95(3), 338-347.
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Lewis EJH, Bril V, Ferdousi M, Orszag A, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell A, Dehghani C, et al (2021). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Predicts the Development of Diabetic Neuropathy: a Longitudinal Diagnostic Multinational Consortium Study. Diabetes Care, 44(9), 2107-2114. Abstract.  Author URL.
Celiker H, Erekul G, Turhan SA, Kokar S, Yavuz DG, Gunduz OH, Tavakoli M, Toker E (2021). Early detection of neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes with or without microalbuminuria in the absence of peripheral neuropathy and retinopathy. J Fr Ophtalmol, 44(4), 485-493. Abstract.  Author URL.
Ando A, Miyamoto M, Saito N, Kotani K, Kamiya H, Ishibashi S, Tavakoli M (2021). Small Fibre Neuropathy is Associated with Impaired Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12 Abstract.
Ishibashi F, Kosaka A, Tavakoli M (2021). The Impact of Glycemic Control on Retinal Photoreceptor Layers and Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Without Diabetic Retinopathy: a Follow-Up Study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12 Abstract.
Lewis EJH, Lovblom LE, Ferdousi M, Halpern EM, Jeziorska M, Pacaud D, Pritchard N, Dehghani C, Edwards K, Srinivasan S, et al (2020). Rapid Corneal Nerve Fiber Loss: a Marker of Diabetic Neuropathy Onset and Progression. Diabetes Care, 43(8), 1829-1835. Abstract.
Ishibashi F, Tavakoli M (2020). Thinning of Macular Neuroretinal Layers Contributes to Sleep Disorder in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Without Clinical Evidences of Neuropathy and Retinopathy. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11
Ishibashi F, Taniguchi M, Kosaka A, Uetake H, Tavakoli M (2019). Improvement in Neuropathy Outcomes with Normalizing HbA1c in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 42(1), 110-118. Abstract.  Author URL.
Lewis EJ, Tavakoli M, Lovblom LE, Halpern EM, Jeziorska M, Pacaud D, Pritchard N, Shtein RM, Efron N, Bril V, et al (2018). 26 the Reference Distribution of Annual Change in Corneal Nerve Fibre Length in Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 42(5).
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Scarr D, Ostrovski I, Orszag A, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell A, Dehghani C, et al (2018). Corneal confocal microscopy for identification of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy: a pooled multinational consortium study. Diabetologia, 61(8), 1856-1861. Abstract.
Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Foden P, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Jeziorska M, Chaturvedi N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA, Abbott CA, et al (2018). Explanations for less small fibre neuropathy in South Asian versus European subjects with type 2 diabetes in the UK. Diabetes Metab Res Rev, 34(7). Abstract.  Author URL.
Ishibashi F, Tavakoli M (2018). Impact of normoglycemia in reducing microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes: a follow-up study. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9(MAR). Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Yavuz DG, Tahrani AA, Selvarajah D, Bowling FL, Fadavi H (2017). Diabetic Neuropathy: Current Status and Future Prospects. JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH, 2017  Author URL.
Alam U, Jeziorska M, Petropoulos IN, Asghar O, Fadavi H, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, et al (2017). Diagnostic utility of corneal confocal microscopy and intra-epidermal nerve fibre density in diabetic neuropathy. PLoS One, 12(7). Abstract.  Author URL.
Alahmar AT, Petropoulos IN, Ferdousi M, Jones W, Fadavi H, Azmi S, Alam U, Asghar O, Meskiri A, Kheyami A, et al (2017). Expression of skin Glyoxalase-I, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and receptor (RAGE) in patients with long term type 1 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy. Brunei International Medical Journal, 13(6), 180-193. Abstract.
Kapetis D, Sassone J, Yang Y, Galbardi B, Xenakis MN, Westra RL, Szklarczyk R, Lindsey P, Faber CG, Gerrits M, et al (2017). Network topology of NaV1.7 mutations in sodium channel-related painful disorders. BMC Systems Biology, 11(1).
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Asghar O, Fadavi H, Jones W, Tavakoli M, et al (2017). Small-fibre neuropathy in men with type 1 diabetes and erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study. Diabetologia, 60(6), 1094-1101. Abstract.  Author URL.
Marshall AG, Lee-Kubli C, Azmi S, Zhang M, Ferdousi M, Mixcoatl-Zecuatl T, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Fineman MS, Fadavi H, et al (2017). Spinal Disinhibition in Experimental and Clinical Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. Diabetes, 66(5), 1380-1390. Abstract.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Fukashi Ishibashi, Rie Kojima, Miki Taniguchi, Aiko Kosaka, Harumi Uetake, Mitra Tavakoli (2017). The Preferential Impairment of Pupil Constriction Stimulated by Blue Light in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Autonomic Neuropathy. Journal of Diabetes Research
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell A, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Mah J, Boulton A, et al (2016). 209 Results of an International Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM) Consortium: a Pooled Multicentre Analysis of the Concurrent Diagnostic Validity of CCM to Identify Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 40(5).
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell A, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Mah J, Boulton A, et al (2016). 59 Results of an International Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM) Consortium: a Pooled Multicentre Analysis of the Concurrent Diagnostic Validity of CCM to Identify Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 40(5).
Tavakoli M, Chen X, Graham J, Petropoulos I, Malik R (2016). An Automatic Tool for Quantification of Nerve Fibres in Corneal Confocal Microscopy Images. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 64, 786-794.
Ponirakis G, Odriozola MN, Odriozola S, Petropoulos IN, Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Fadavi H, Alam U, Marshall A, Jeziorska M, et al (2016). NerveCheck for the Detection of Sensory Loss and Neuropathic Pain in Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther, 18(12), 800-805. Abstract.  Author URL.
Perini I, Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Minde J, Morrison I (2016). Rare human nerve growth factor-β mutation reveals relationship between C-afferent density and acute pain evaluation. J Neurophysiol, 116(2), 425-430. Abstract.  Author URL.
Alahmar A, Petropoulos I, Ferdousi M, Jones W, Fadavi H, Azmi S, Alam U, Asghar O, Meskiri A, Kheyami A, et al (2016). Skin Expression of Advanced Glycation end Products (AGEs), Their Receptor (RAGE) and Glyoxalase-I (GLO-I) in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 12(5), 1-13.
Ishibashi F, Kojima R, Taniguchi M, Kosaka A, Uetake H, Tavakoli M (2016). The Expanded Bead Size of Corneal C-Nerve Fibers Visualized by Corneal Confocal Microscopy is Associated with Slow Conduction Velocity of the Peripheral Nerves in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Res, 2016 Abstract.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Malik R (2015). 8. The Acceptability and Feasibility of Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Detect Diabetic Neuropathy in Children: a Pilot Study (632-P). Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Diabetologie, 13(3), 61-62.
Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Petropoulos IN, Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Dabbah MA, Kheyami A, Alam U, Asghar O, Marshall A, et al (2015). Automated Quantification of Neuropad Improves its Diagnostic Ability in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2015, 1-7. Abstract.
Bagheri A, Borhani M, Salehirad S, Yazdani S, Tavakoli M (2015). Blepharoptosis Associated with Third Cranial Nerve Palsy. Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 31(5), 357-360.
Petropoulos IN, Green P, Chan AWS, Alam U, Fadavi H, Marshall A, Asghar O, Efron N, Tavakoli M, Malik RA, et al (2015). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Neuropathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes without Retinopathy or Microalbuminuria. PLOS ONE, 10(4), e0123517-e0123517.
Ferdousi M, Azmi S, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Malik I, Mansoor W, Malik RA, et al (2015). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Small Fibre Neuropathy in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nerve Regeneration in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. PLOS ONE, 10(10), e0139394-e0139394.
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Alam U, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Atkinson AJ, Jones W, et al (2015). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Identifies Small-Fiber Neuropathy in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance Who Develop Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 38(8), 1502-1508. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Begum P, McLaughlin J, Malik RA (2015). Corneal confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of diabetic autonomic neuropathy. Muscle & Nerve, 52(3), 363-370. Abstract.
Alam U, Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Jeziorska M, Fadavi H, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, et al (2015). Erratum. Small Fiber Neuropathy in Patients with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults. Diabetes Care 2015;38:e102–e103. Diabetes Care, 38(10), 1992.2-1992.
Lagali N, Poletti E, Patel DV, McGhee CNJ, Hamrah P, Kheirkhah A, Tavakoli M, Petropoulos IN, Malik RA, Utheim TP, et al (2015). Focused Tortuosity Definitions Based on Expert Clinical Assessment of Corneal Subbasal Nerves. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 56(9), 5102-5102.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Morris J, Pritchard N, Zhivov A, Ziegler D, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Perkins BA, et al (2015). Normative Values for Corneal Nerve Morphology Assessed Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a Multinational Normative Data Set. Diabetes Care, 38(5), 838-843. Abstract.
Petropoulos IN, Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Malik RA (2015). Response to Comment on Malik. Which Test for Diagnosing Early Human Diabetic Neuropathy? Diabetes 2014;63:2206–2208. Diabetes, 64(2), e2-e3.
Alam U, Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Jeziorska M, Fadavi H, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, et al (2015). Small Fiber Neuropathy in Patients with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults. Diabetes Care, 38(7), e102-e103.
Chen X, Graham J, Dabbah MA, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Asghar O, Alam U, Marshall A, Fadavi H, Ferdousi M, et al (2015). Small Nerve Fiber Quantification in the Diagnosis of Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: Comparing Corneal Confocal Microscopy with Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density. Diabetes Care, 38(6), 1138-1144. Abstract.
Kass-Iliyya L, Javed S, Gosal D, Kobylecki C, Marshall A, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Chaudhuri KR, et al (2015). Small fiber neuropathy in Parkinson's disease: a clinical, pathological and corneal confocal microscopy study. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 21(12), 1454-1460.
Petropoulos IN, Ferdousi M, Marshall A, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Azmi S, Fadavi H, Efron N, Tavakoli M, Malik RA, et al (2015). The Inferior Whorl for Detecting Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 56(4), 2498-2498.
Pacaud D, Romanchuk KG, Tavakoli M, Gougeon C, Virtanen H, Ferdousi M, Nettel-Aguirre A, Mah JK, Malik RA (2015). The Reliability and Reproducibility of Corneal Confocal Microscopy in Children. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 56(9), 5636-5636.
Javed S, Petropoulos IN, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2014). Clinical and diagnostic features of small fiber damage in diabetic polyneuropathy. Handb Clin Neurol, 126, 275-290. Abstract.  Author URL.
Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Jones W, Jeziorska M, Marshall A, Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Boulton AJM, Tavakoli M, et al (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Neuropathy in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Diabetes Care, 37(9), 2643-2646. Abstract.
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Alam U, Jones W, Marshall A, Jeziorska M, et al (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Shows an Improvement in Small-Fiber Neuropathy in Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes on Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Compared with Multiple Daily Injection. Diabetes Care, 38(1), e3-e4.
Pritchard N, Edwards K, Dehghani C, Fadavi H, Jeziorska M, Marshall A, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Russell AW, Sampson GP, et al (2014). Longitudinal assessment of neuropathy in type 1 diabetes using novel ophthalmic markers (LANDMark): Study design and baseline characteristics. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 104(2), 248-256.
Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Fadavi H, Marshall A, Asghar O, Dabbah MA, Chen X, Graham J, Ponirakis G, Boulton AJM, et al (2014). Rapid Automated Diagnosis of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy with in Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 55(4), 2071-2071.
Ponirakis G, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Alam U, Asghar O, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2014). The diagnostic accuracy of Neuropad<sup>®</sup> for assessing large and small fibre diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic Medicine, 31(12), 1673-1680. Abstract.
Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Green P, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, Tavakoli M, Malik RA, et al (2013). Corneal Nerve Loss Detected with Corneal Confocal Microscopy is Symmetrical and Related to the Severity of Diabetic Polyneuropathy. Diabetes Care, 36(11), 3646-3651. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Petropoulos IN, Malik RA (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy to assess diabetic neuropathy: an eye on the foot. J Diabetes Sci Technol, 7(5), 1179-1189. Abstract.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy: Beyond corneal defects! Translational studies in diabetes and neurology. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 36, e1-e1.
Alimohammadi S, Hobbenaghi R, Javanbakht J, Kheradmand D, Mortezaee R, Tavakoli M, Khadivar F, Akbari H (2013). Protective and antidiabetic effects of extract from Nigella sativa on blood glucose concentrations against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic in rats: an experimental study with histopathological evaluation. Diagn Pathol, 8 Abstract.  Author URL.
Petropoulos IN, Manzoor T, Morgan P, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Dabbah MA, Chen X, Graham J, et al (2013). Repeatability of in Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Quantify Corneal Nerve Morphology. Cornea, 32(5), e83-e89.
Safiarian R, Amini P, Moez EK, Mohammadzadeh F, Tavakoli M, Zayeri F (2013). Risk group classification for bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a comparison of the logistic regression with decision tree models. TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 21(3), 574-580.  Author URL.
Sellers EAC, Clark I, Tavakoli M, Dean HJ, McGavock J, Malik RA (2013). The acceptability and feasibility of corneal confocal microscopy to detect early diabetic neuropathy in children: a pilot study. Diabetic Medicine, 30(5), 630-631.
Tavakoli M, Mitu-Pretorian M, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Jeziorska M, Marshall A, Efron N, et al (2012). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Early Nerve Regeneration in Diabetic Neuropathy After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation. Diabetes, 62(1), 254-260. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Banka S, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Kingston H, Malik RA (2012). Corneal confocal microscopy detects small‐fiber neuropathy in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1A patients. Muscle & Nerve, 46(5), 698-704. Abstract.
Razmju H, Akhlaghi MR, Tavakoli M (2012). Evaluation of intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) in treatment of diabetic macular edema in patients referring to Feiz Eye Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, 17, S79-S82.  Author URL.
Dabbah MA, Graham J, Petropoulos IN, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2011). Automatic analysis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy using multi-scale quantitative morphology of nerve fibres in corneal confocal microscopy imaging. Medical Image Analysis, 15(5), 738-747.
Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2011). Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a Novel Non-invasive Technique to Quantify Small Fibre Pathology in Peripheral Neuropathies. Journal of Visualized Experiments(47).
Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2011). Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a Novel Non-invasive Technique to Quantify Small Fibre Pathology in Peripheral Neuropathies. Journal of Visualized Experiments(47).
Tavakoli M, Kallinikos P, Iqbal A, Herbert A, Fadavi H, Efron N, Boulton AJM, a Malik R (2011). Corneal confocal microscopy detects improvement in corneal nerve morphology with an improvement in risk factors for diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic Medicine, 28(10), 1261-1267.
Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, Malik RA (2011). Increased Langerhan cell density and corneal nerve damage in diabetic patients: Role of immune mechanisms in human diabetic neuropathy. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 34(1), 7-11.
Zhivov A, Stachs O (2011). Re: “Increased Langerhan cell density and corneal nerve damage in diabetic patients: Role of immune mechanisms in human diabetic neuropathy” by Tavakoli et al. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 34(2), 98-98.
Efron N, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik R (2011). Reply to letter from Dr Zhivov and Dr Stachs. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 34(2), 99-99.
Tavakoli M, Quattrini C, Abbott C, Kallinikos P, Marshall A, Finnigan J, Morgan P, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA, et al (2010). Corneal Confocal Microscopy. Diabetes Care, 33(8), 1792-1797. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Pitceathly R, Fadavi H, Gow D, Roberts ME, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2010). Corneal confocal microscopy: a novel means to detect nerve fibre damage in idiopathic small fibre neuropathy. Experimental Neurology, 223(1), 245-250.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Pitceathly R, Fadavi H, Gow D, Roberts ME, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2010). Corneal confocal microscopy: a novel means to detect nerve fibre damage in idiopathic small fibre neuropathy. EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, 223(1), 245-250.  Author URL.
Petropoulos I, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Tavakoli M, Malik R (2010). Diabetic neuropathy: Review of diagnosis and management. Diabetes and Primary Care, 12(3), 165-174. Abstract.
Dabbah MA, Graham J, Petropoulos I, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2010). Dual-model automatic detection of nerve-fibres in corneal confocal microscopy images. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv, 13(Pt 1), 300-307. Abstract.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Asghar O, Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Malik RA (2010). Review: Novel insights on diagnosis, cause and treatment of diabetic neuropathy: focus on painful diabetic neuropathy. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1(2), 69-88. Abstract.
Patel DV, Tavakoli M, Craig JP, Efron N, McGhee CNJ (2009). Corneal Sensitivity and Slit Scanning in Vivo Confocal Microscopy of the Subbasal Nerve Plexus of the Normal Central and Peripheral Human Cornea. Cornea, 28(7), 735-740.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Thompson L, Kenny M, Waldek S, Efron N, Malik RA (2009). Corneal confocal microscopy: a novel noninvasive means to diagnose neuropathy in patients with fabry disease. Muscle & Nerve, 40(6), 976-984. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Fadavi H, Malik RA (2008). Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. European Endocrinology, 4, 48-48. Abstract.
Malik R (2008). Clinical applications of corneal confocal microscopy. Clinical Ophthalmology, 435-435.
Mehra S, Tavakoli M, Tavakoli A, Parrott N, Malik R, Augustine T (2008). IMPROVEMENT IN DIABETIC NEUROPATHY AFTER SUCCESSFUL PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION DETECTED BY CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY- TWO YEAR DATA. Transplantation, 86(2S).
Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2008). Management of painful diabetic neuropathy. Expert Opin Pharmacother, 9(17), 2969-2978. Abstract.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Mojaddidi M, Fadavi H, Malik RA (2008). Pathophysiology and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 12(3), 192-197.
Quattrini C, Jeziorska M, Tavakoli M, Begum P, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2008). The Neuropad test: a visual indicator test for human diabetic neuropathy. Diabetologia, 51(6), 1046-1050.
Mehra S, Tavakoli M, Kallinikos PA, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Augustine T, Malik RA (2007). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Early Nerve Regeneration After Pancreas Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 30(10), 2608-2612. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Kallinikos PA, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2007). Corneal Sensitivity is Reduced and Relates to the Severity of Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 30(7), 1895-1897.
Dash SK (2007). Corneal Sensitivity is Reduced and Relates to the Severity of Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 30(12), e142-e142.
Tavakoli M, Kallinikos PA, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2007). Corneal sensitivity is reduced and relates to the severity of neuropathy in patients with diabetes: Response to Dash [16]. Diabetes Care, 30(12).
Greenstein A, Tavakoli M, Mojaddidi M, Al-Sunni A, Matfin G, Malik RA (2007). Microvascular complications: Evaluation and monitoring relevance to clinical practice, clinical trials, and drug development. British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease, 7(4), 166-171. Abstract.
Quattrini C, Tavakoli M, Jeziorska M, Kallinikos P, Tesfaye S, Finnigan J, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, Efron N, Malik RA, et al (2007). Surrogate Markers of Small Fiber Damage in Human Diabetic Neuropathy. Diabetes, 56(8), 2148-2154. Abstract.
Mehra S, Tavakoli M, Palmer A, Tavakoli A, Pararajasingam R, Parrott NR, Malik R, Augustine T (2006). EARLY NEURAL REGENERATION AFTER PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION DETECTED BY CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY: a PILOT STUDY. Transplantation, 82(1).
Tavakoli M, Marshall AG, Efron N, Malik RA (2006). FC41.1Corneal confocal microscopy: a non-invasive surrogate marker of small nerve fibre damage in patients with small fiber neuropathy. Clinical Neurophysiology, 117, 1-2.
Mojaddidi M, Quattrini C, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2005). Recent developments in the assessment of efficacy in clinical trials of diabetic neuropathy. Current Diabetes Reports, 5(6), 417-422.
Tavakoli M (2001). Yekta AA, Tavakoli M, Study of the prevalence of types and amounts of refractive errors in different ages among patients examined at the department of optometry, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Iranian J. Basic Medical Sciences 2001; 4: 106-115. Iranian J. Basic Medical Sciences, 4, 106-115.
Gellman DD, Pirani CL, Soothill JF, Muehrcke RC, Kark RM (1959). Diabetic nephropathy: a clinical and pathologic study based on renal biopsies. Medicine (United States), 38(4), 321-367.

Chapters

Carmichael J, Fadavi H, Ishibashi F, Shore AC, Tavakoli M (2022). Chapter 4 Advances in screening, early diagnosis, and accurate staging of diabetic neuropathy. In  (Ed) Diabetic Neuropathy, Elsevier, 47-78.
Javed S, Petropoulos IN, Tavakoli. M, Malik RA, Tavakoli M (2014). Chapter 20: Clinical and diagnostic features of small fiber damage in diabetic polyneuropathy. In  (Ed) Handbook of Clinical Neurology Diabetes and the Nervous System, Elsevier B.V, 275-290.
Tavakoli M (2014). Chapter 3: Neuropatia de fibra fina: novas abordagens diagnósticas. In Hermelinda C. Pedrosa, Lucio Vilar, Andrew J. M. Boulton (Eds.) Neuropatias e Pé Diabético. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Fadavi H, Malik RA (2014). Optimal Measures of Small Fiber Neuropathy in Diabetic Polyneuropathy. In  (Ed) Studies in Diabetes, Springer Science & Business Media, 93-105. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Mojaddidi M, Fadavi H, Malik RA (2009). Chapter 2 Pathogenesis of human diabetic neuropathy. In  (Ed) Diabetic Neuropathy, Oxford University Press.
Tavakoli M (2009). Pathogenesis of Human Diabetic Neuropathy. In  (Ed) Diabetic Neuropathy, Oxford University Press, USA. Abstract.

Conferences

Tavakoli M, Ishibashi F (2019). Impact of Extensive HbA1c Control on Major Microvascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Short Duration of Disease.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ishibashi F (2019). Impact of normalised HbA1c on diabetic neuropathy and other microvascular complications in Type 2 diabetes.  Author URL.
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Ferdousi M, Orszag A, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell AW, Dehghani C, Pacaud D, et al (2019). Prediction of Future Neuropathy Onset Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a Longitudinal Multinational Consortium Study.  Author URL.
Lewis EJH, Lovblom LE, Ferdousi M, Jeziorska M, Pacaud D, Pritchard N, Shtein RM, Efron N, Tavakoli M, Bril V, et al (2019). Rapid Corneal Nerve Fibre Loss Predicts Neuropathy Progression in Diabetes: a Longitudinal Multinational Consortium Study.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ishibashi F (2018). Impact of normoglycaemia in reducing microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ishibashi F (2018). The Impact of Normoglycemia in Reducing Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes-A Follow-Up Study.  Author URL.
Lewis EJH, Tavakoli M, Lovblom LE, Halpern EM, Jeziorska M, Pacaud D, Pritchard N, Shtein RM, Efron N, Bril V, et al (2018). The Reference Distribution of Annual Change in Corneal Nerve Fibre Length in Diabetes Mellitus.  Author URL.
Osigian CJ, Grace S, Cavuoto KM, Feuer WJ, Tavakoli M, Capo H, Lam BL (2017). Comparison of Non-Sedated Cone Flicker ERG Screening Test and Sedated Conventional ERG in Children.  Author URL.
Perkins BA, Lovblom LE, Bril V, Edwards K, Pritchard N, Russell A, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Mah J, Boulton AJM, et al (2017). Concurrent Diagnostic Validity of in Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Diabetic Polyneuropathy (DPN): a Pooled Multinational Analysis.  Author URL.
Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Jeziorska M, Azmi S, Pritchard N, Ponirakis G, Edwards K, et al (2017). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects a Small-Fibre Neuropathy in Patients with LADA.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Soiland-Reyes C, Spencer R, Howard S, Boaden R (2017). Corneal Confocal Microscopy for Early Detection of Diabetic Neuropathy in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Alam U, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Jones W, Tavakoli M, et al (2017). Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a Viable Surrogate Endpoint for Neuropathy following Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.  Author URL.
Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Ponirakis G, Jeziorska M, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, et al (2017). Corneal confocal microscopy detects improvements in small nerve fibres in subjects with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults with enhanced glycaemic control.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M (2017). Evaluation of clinical diagnostic markers for early detection of diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Howard S, Soiland-Reyes C, Spencer R, Cotterill S, Perry C, Boaden R (2017). IMPLEMENTATION OF CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY FOR SCREENING DIABETIC NEUROPATHY IN PRIMARY CARE: a FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY STUDY.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M (2017). Screening and Early Detection of Diabetic Neuropathy in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Jeziorska M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos I, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Alam U, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Asghar O, et al (2017). Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes is associated with an early improvement in small fibres.  Author URL.
Sankar A, Fadavi H, Ferdousi M, Marshall A, Azmi S, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2016). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Distinguishes between Painful and Painless Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.  Author URL.
Sankar A, Fadavi H, Ferdousi M, Marshall A, Azmi S, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2016). Corneal confocal microscopy differentiates patients with painful from painless diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Jamaluddin MF, Ghosh S, Waine M, Sloboda R, Tavakoli M, Amanie J, Yee D, Murtha A, Usmani N (2016). INTRAOPERATIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IODINE-125 PLACEMENT ACCURACY IN PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos L, Morris J, Pritchard N, Romanchuk K, Pacaud D, Perkins BA, Brill V, Ziegler D, et al (2015). A Multinational Normative Dataset for Corneal Nerve Morphology Assessed Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos I, Morris J, Pritchard N, Zhivov A, Ziegler D, Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Perkins B, et al (2015). A multi-national normative dataset for corneal nerve morphological parameters with using corneal confocal microscopy for early diagnosing diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Javed S, Ponirakis G, Ferdousi M, Azmi S, Petropoulos I, Tavakoli M, Jeziorska M, Gosal D, Malik RA (2015). Corneal confocal microscopy detects small-fibre damage, particularly in patients with sensory and autonomic ISFN.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos I, Fadavi H, Boulton AJM, Malik R (2015). NEURO - DEGENERATION OF CORNEA AND RETINA IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES WITHOUT CLINICAL EVIDENCE OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND NEUROPATHY.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Ponirakis G, Alam U, Petropoulos I, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Ammori B, Soran H, Malik R, et al (2015). Obesity related neuropathy and the effects of bariatric surgery.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Ponirakis G, Petropoulos I, Schofield J, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Soran H, Malik RA (2015). Obesity related neuropathy and the effects of bariatric surgery.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Ponirakis G, Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Tavakoli M, Fadavi H, Schofield J, Siahmansur T, Marshall A, et al (2015). Obesity-related Neuropathy and the Effects of Bariatric Surgery.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Malik R (2015). The Acceptability and Feasibility of Corneal Confocal Microscopy to Detect Diabetic Neuropathy in Children: a Pilot Study.  Author URL.
Ponirakis G, Odriozola M, Petropoulos IN, Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Fadavi H, Alam U, Asghar O, Mashall A, Tavakoli M, et al (2015). The Diagnostic Validity of Nervecheck: from Functional and Structural Damage of Small and Large Nerve Fibres to Neuropathic Pain.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Ponirakis G, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Marshall A, Kheyami A, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, et al (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM) Detects an Improvement in Small Fibre Neuropathy in Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) on Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII).  Author URL.
Alam U, Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, Malik RA, et al (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM) Identifies Early Small Fibre Neuropathy and Predicts the Development of Microalbuminuria in Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM).  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Begum P, Malik RA, Mclaughlin J (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy in Diabetic Gastroenteropathy.  Author URL.
Pacaud D, Romanchuk K, Tavakoli M, Gougeon C, Ferdousi M, Mah JK, Nettel-Aguirre A, Malik RA (2014). Corneal Confocal Microscopy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Interobserver Agreement and Repeatability of Nerve Fiber Length Measurements.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Petropoulos I, Ferdousi MF, Ponirakis G, Alam U, Fadavi HF, Tavakoli M, Kheyami A, Jeziorska M, Malik RA, et al (2014). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve damage in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and predicts progression to diabetes.  Author URL.
Ponirakis G, Petropoulos I, Fadavi HF, Uazman AU, Asghar OA, Jeziorska M, Ferdousi MF, Marshall AM, Tavakoli M, Malik RAM, et al (2014). Corneal confocal microscopy: a prognostic test for the development of diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Asghar O, Azmi S, Fadavi H, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Efron N, Malik RA, et al (2014). Diabetic Neuropathy in Patients with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA).  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2014). Ophthalmic biomarkers of diabetic neuropathy: does neural dysfunction precede vascular changes?.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos I, Malik R (2014). Retinal and Corneal neural dysfunction precedes retinopathy and correlates with peripheral neuropathy in patients with Type 1 diabetes.  Author URL.
Alahmar A, Fadavi H, Alam U, Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Ferdousi M, Ponirakis G, Meskiri A, Jones W, Azmi S, et al (2014). Skin AGE/RAGE Expression is Related to the Severity of Diabetic Neuropathy.  Author URL.
Alam U, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Ponirakis G, Al-Ahmar A, Kheyami A, Ferdousi M, Azmi S, et al (2013). Corneal Confocal Microscopy is as Proficient as Electrophysiology and Skin Biopsy in Detecting Neuropathy in Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Malik R (2013). Corneal Confocal Microscopy detects neuropathy before retinopathy and nephropathy in children with Type 1 Diabetes: a Preliminary Study.  Author URL.
Petropoulos IN, Asghar O, Alam U, Fadavi H, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy detects and tracks progression of neuropathy in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Mitu-Pretorian M, Petropoulos IN, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Jeziorska M, Marshall A, Boulton AJM, et al (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve regeneration in diabetic neuropathy following simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2013). Corneal confocal microscopy detects neuropathy before retinopathy and nephropathy in children with type 1 diabetes: a preliminary study.  Author URL.
Ponirakis G, Petropoulos IP, Fadavi H, Alam UA, Asghar OA, Tavakoli M, Malik RAM (2013). Diagnostic performance of Neuropad response.  Author URL.
Azmi S, Alam U, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Marshall A, Ferdousi M, Kheyami A, Alahmar A, et al (2013). Early Non-Progressive Small Fibre Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes.  Author URL.
Efron N, Pritchard N, Edwards K, Sampson G, Russell A, Petropoulos I, Alam U, Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Malik R, et al (2013). Longitudinal Assessment of Neuropathy in Diabetes using novel ophthalmic MARKers (LANDMark): Baseline findings.  Author URL.
Khambalia H, Tavakoli M, Moinuddin Z, van Dellen D, Malik R, Augustine T (2013). Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation leads to Early Nerve Regeneration, as Evaluated by Corneal Confocal Microscopy.  Author URL.
Alam U, Petropoulos I, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Ponirakis G, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJ, Malik R (2012). Small Fibre Dysfunction and Vitamin D Deficiency Underlie Painful Diabetic Neuropathy.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Toosi MHB, Pourreza R, Banaee T, Pourreza HR (2011). Automated Optic Nerve Head Detection in Fluorescein Angiography Fundus Images.  Author URL.
Asghar O, Petropoulos IN, Alam U, Ponirakis G, Fadavi H, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2011). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Neuropathy in Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Petropoulos I, Fadavi H, Alam U, Asghar O, Ponirakis G, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2011). Corneal nerve fibre damage defined using corneal confocal microscopy in relation to tear film proteomics.  Author URL.
Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Petropolous IN, Caturvedi N, Jeziorska M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA, Abbott CA (2011). Potential explanation for lower incidence of foot ulceration in Asian compared to European patients with type 2 diabetes.  Author URL.
Alam U, Fadavi H, Petropoulos I, Ponirakis G, Asghar O, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2011). Protection from Neuropathy: Lessons from Patients with Long Duration Type 1 Diabetes.  Author URL.
Quattrini C, Tavakoli M, Kallinikos P, Marshall A, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2010). Comparing skin biopsy with corneal confocal microscopy: diagnostic yield of nerve fiber density.  Author URL.
Petropoulos IN, Asghar O, Alam U, Fadavi H, Dabbah MA, Marshall A, Tavakoli M, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2010). Corneal Confocal Microscopy Detects Neuropathy in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Author URL.
Dabbah MA, Graham J, Petropoulos I, Tavakoli M, Malik RA (2010). Dual-model automatic detection of nerve-fibres in corneal confocal microscopy images. Abstract.
Tavakoli M, Quattrini C, Begum P, Fadavi H, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2010). Neuropad and corneal confocal microscopy: new indicators for human diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Petropoulos I, Chaturvedi N, Boulton AJM, Malik R, Abbott CA (2010). Predisposing Risk Factors Underlying the Reduced Risk of Foot Ulceration in South Asian Compared to European Patient with Diabetes.  Author URL.
Begum P, Tavakoli M, Malik RA, McLaughlin J (2009). AN "INSIGHT" INTO DIABETIC GASTROENTEROPATHY USING CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Begum P, McLaughlin J, Malik RA (2009). Corneal confocal microscopy: a novel surrogate marker for diabetic autonomic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Fadavi H, Tavakoli M, Finnigan J, Doyle S, Chaturvedi N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA, Abbott CA (2009). Reduced Small Nerve Fibre Damage May Underlie a Lower Incidence of Foot Ulceration in Asian Compared to European Patients with Diabetes.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Mehra S, Boulton AJ, Augustine T-T, Malik RA (2008). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve regeneration in type 1 diabetic patients undergoing combined pancreas/kidney transplantation.  Author URL.
Das TJ, Tavakoli M, Iqbal A, Efron N, Boutlon AJM, Malik RA (2008). Corneal confocal microscopy to assess progression of diabetic neuropathy: a longitudinal study in people with diabetes over 5 years.  Author URL.
Pitceathly RDS, Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Roberts ME, Gow D, Efron N, Malik RA (2008). Corneal confocal microscopy to diagnose idiopathic small fibre neuropathy.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Finnigan J, Roberts M, Malik RA (2008). Corneal confocal microscopy to diagnose small fibre neuropathy in patients with IGT.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Marshall A, Roberts ME, Malik RA (2008). Corneal diabetic neuropathy: a new hallmark of peripheral diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Abbott C, Quattrini C, Middlemas A, Karamoysoyli E, Tomlinson DR, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2007). Corneal confocal microscopy and plasma p75NTR: new surrogate markers of human diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.
Mehra S, Tavakoli M, Kallinikos P, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Augustine T, Malik RA (2007). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve regeneration after pancreas transplantation in diabetic patients despite severe neuropathy.  Author URL.
Mehra S, Tavakoli M, Tavakoli A, Malik R, Parajasingam R, Parrott NR, Augustine TA (2007). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early neural regeneration in type 1 diabetics after pancreas transplantation.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Middlemas A, Kararrloysoli E, Abbott C, Quattrini C, Malik RA, Boulton AJM, Tomlinson DR (2007). Is p75NTR a new surrogate marker of diabetic neuropathy?.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Mehra S, Augustine T, Malik RA (2006). Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve regeneration after pancreas transplantation.  Author URL.
Tavakoli M, Quattrini C, Abbott C, Kallinikos P, Tomlinson D, Efron N, Boulton AJM, Malik RA (2006). Corneal confocal microscopy is a non-invasive surrogate of nerve fibre damage and repair in diabetic patients.  Author URL.
Quattrini C, Kallinikos P, Tavakoli M, Jeziorska M, Sheard A, Finnigan J, Boulton A, Efron N, Malik R (2005). Corneal confocal microscopy is superior to skin biopsy as a surrogate marker of human diabetic neuropathy.  Author URL.

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External Engagement and Impact

Awards

  • 2013  Irving Fatt Memorial Award Lecture – British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
  • 2011  Clinical Science Prize for the Neuropathy study group of the European association for the study of diabetes (EASD)
  • 2008  Best Graduate Student of the year- School of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences-University of Manchester
  • 2006  Best PhD Medical Essay- University of Manchester
  • 2001  Exemplary Researcher of Medical Sciences, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Ferdowsi Scientific Festival

Editorial responsibilities


Invited lectures

Selected: 

  • Mitra Tavakoli, Invited Speaker, Advances in Early Detection and Diagnosis of Diabetic Neuropathy, XXII Annual Conference of Brazilian Diabetes, October 2019, Natal, Brazil
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal Confocal Microscopy: A New way of Screening & Early Detection of DN; Keynote Speaker, British Association of Retinal Screening, September 2018, Bristol, UK
  • Mitra Tavakoli, July 2016, Modern Approach of Diabetic Neuropathy, Summer School of Diabetic Neuropathy, Neurodiab, Romania
  • Mitra Tavakoli, July 2016, Lessons from studies in Diabetic Neuropathy, Summer School of Diabetic Neuropathy, Siana, Romania
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal Confocal Microscopy: A Diagnostic test for early detection Diabetic Neuropathy; April 2015, University of Rostock, Germany
  • Mitra Tavakoli, ‘Corneal Confocal Microscopy: A new way of detecting Diabetic Neuropathy, Bucharest, Romania, Invited by Romanian Society for Diabetic Neuropathy, October 2014
  • ​Mitra Tavakoli,  Corneal Physiology: Applications of Corneal Confocal microscopy in Optometry & Ophthalmology, Optometrie’14 conference, Koln, Germany, 28th March 2014
  • Mitra Tavakoli, BCLA Irving Fatt Lecture 2013- Manchester – Corneal confocal microscopy: Beyond corneal defects! Translational studies in Diabetes and Neurology- 6th June 2013, Manchester Central.
  •  Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal Confocal microscopy: A new way of detecting peripheral neuropathy, University of Flinders, Adelaide, Australia, August 2012
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Advances in the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, Endocrine Group, University of Marmara, March 2012- Istanbul, Turkey
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal Confocal microscopy: A new way of detecting peripheral neuropathy, Young Investigator Clinical Prize talk- Neurodiab meeting- September 2011- Porto- Portugal.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, “New insights into Diagnosis of Diabetic Neuropathy” – JDRF Research Meeting- Cork (Ireland) - Invited by JDRF & Diabetes Ireland Research Alliance– March 2011.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, "Interactions of Langerhans cells with the subbasal nerve layer in diabetic neuropathy". Invited by Prof. Nathan Efron to visit and give a talk in Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia,  July 2010.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, “Corneal confocal microscopy: a non-invasive surrogate for diabetic retinopathy”. The University of Cardiff, School of Optometry & Vision Sciences. June 2010.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, New advances in the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, International Congress in Diabetes and its Complications (ICDC), May 2009, Yazd, Iran.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Early detection of nerve fibre repair using corneal Confocal microscopy following pancreas transplantation in diabetic patients with severe neuropathy; BCLA conference, June 2007, Manchester
  •  Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal confocal microscopy: A novel non-invasive surrogate marker of diabetic neuropathy; EASD 11th Oxford Workshop: Regeneration in Diabetes Complications, July 2006, Oxford, UK.
  • Mitra Tavakoli, Corneal confocal microscopy: A novel non-invasive surrogate marker of diabetic neuropathy.  Representing the University of Manchester in “The 3rd International Best PhD Medical Essays” Hradovec Kralovec, Czech Republic, 29 November- December 2006.

Other

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Teaching

  • Diabetes Microvascular Complications
  • Biomarkers and Oculomics
  • Translational Research 

Medical Sciences (BSc)

  • CSC1001; CSC2001; CSC4001; Integrated Clinical Science (ICS 1, 2, 4)
  • CSC4002- Project Supervisior- Expanding Horizons 4 
  • CSC2006- Lecturer- Vision- Foundations in Neuroscience 
  • CSC4019 - Lecturer- Translational Medical Sciences
  • CSC4008- Lecturer- Vision - Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Professional Training Year provider ( Supervisior)
  • Academic Tutor 

Medicine (BMBS)

  • PBL 
  • LSRC 
  • SSU

Postgraduate

  • PhD/MPhil supervisor

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