Doctor Details

Dr. Ensiyeh Rahimi

Specialist – Infectious Diseases 

Work Experience

Dr. Ensiyeh Rahimi is an Infectious Diseases Specialist with over 10 years of clinical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases in tertiary referral hospitals and outpatient settings.

She has extensive experience in managing a wide range of infectious diseases, from common community-acquired infections to complex and hospital-acquired infections.

Her clinical expertise includes respiratory tract infections such as common cold, influenza, COVID-19, pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and sinusitis; urinary tract infections; skin and soft tissue infections including cellulitis, abscesses, wound infections, and complicated skin infections; diabetic foot infections; sexually transmitted infections (STIs); HIV prevention and management; viral hepatitis; tuberculosis; fungal infections; and antimicrobial-resistant infections.

Dr. Rahimi has a special interest in antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention and control, adult vaccination, travel medicine, and preventive infectious diseases. She provides evidence-based, patient-centered care with a focus on accurate diagnosis, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and prevention of infectious diseases.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Persian

Special Interests

• Common and complex infectious disease
• Respiratory tract infections including:
  • Common cold
  • Influenza
  • COVID-19
  • Pneumonia
  • Bronchitis
  • Tonsillitis and pharyngitis
  • Sinusitis and recurrent sinus infections
• Skin and soft tissue infections including:
  • Cellulitis
  • Abscesses
  • Infected wounds
  • Complicated skin infections
• Diabetic foot infections and infected diabetic wounds
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual health including:
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Herpes infections
  • HPV-related infections
• HIV testing, prevention, and long-term management
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs), recurrent UTIs, and complicated urinary infections
• Fungal infections including:
  • Superficial fungal infections
  • Recurrent fungal infections
  • Invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients
• Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
• Viral hepatitis including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
• Fever of unknown origin and prolonged fever evaluation
• Travel medicine including:
  • Pre-travel consultation
  • Travel vaccination
  • Prevention of travel-related infections
• Adult vaccination and immunization including:
  • Influenza vaccine
  • COVID-19 vaccine
  • HPV vaccine
  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine
  • Hepatitis vaccines
  • Travel vaccines
• Antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial-resistant infections
• Infection prevention and control

Research / Publications

Dr. Ensiyeh Rahimi has been involved in clinical research activities in the field of infectious diseases through collaboration with the Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, with research interests including HIV/AIDS, emerging infections, antimicrobial resistance, and complex infectious diseases.

Selected publications include:

• Mehraeen E, Pashaei Z, Akhtaran FK, Dashti M, Afzalian A, et al.
  “Estimating methods of the undetected infections in the COVID-19 outbreak: A systematic review.”
  Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, 2023.
• Mondanizadeh M, Rahimi E, Sarmadian H, Jamalian M, Khansarinejad B.
  “Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 existence in blood, urine, and rectal swab in positive patients with different virus titers.”
  Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 2020.
• Pakdel F, Mardani M, Salehi M, Khodavaisy S, Tabari A, et al.
  “Practice guideline on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in the COVID-19 era: A consensus of Iranian experts.”
  Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022.
• Rahimi E, Ghaderkhani S, Jamshidi Y.
  “Development of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Non-Immunocompromised Patient After COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report.”
  2021.
• Salehi E, et al.
  “Risk Factors of Death in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients: A Multi-Center Study From Iran.”
  Acta Medica Iranica, 2023.
• Ghaderkhani S, Moradi M, Azadbakhsh Kanaf Gorabi M, Ghiasvand F, et al.
  “Diagnosis of Prosthetic Endocarditis Caused by Coxiella burnetii Using PET Scan and PCR: A Case Report of Chronic Q Fever.”
  Clinical Case Reports, 2025.
• Meidani M, Moradi M, Rahmanian M, Salehi M, Foroumandi M, et al.
  “Aspergillus Spondylodiscitis in an Immunocompetent Patient With Recurrent Aspergillus Endocarditis: A Clinical Case Report.”
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025.