Dr. Hassan Vatanparast

Hassan Vatanparast, MD, PhD, is a Professor with Joint Appointment to the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan. Hassan is actively involved in research and health promotion initiatives targeting mainly the health status and access to care for newcomers, particularly children. Hassan is leading several research and health promotion initiatives at the local, national and global levels aimed to improve the nutritional health of the newcomers, particularly refugees and indigenous communities. Hassan and his co-researchers benefit from multi-sectoral collaboration in these initiatives. The team has published several papers as well as presented their findings at national and international conferences. Hassan and his colleagues continue their collaborative work with the goal of improving the nutritional health of at-risk populations, particularly refugees.