Dr Fahad Hanna - Researcher Profile

Biography

Fahad works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

GRAD CERTIFICATE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

PHD IN CLINICAL MEDICINE/EPIDEMIOLOGY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

BSC IN BIOTECHNOLOGY + MOLECULARBIOLOGY (HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2001

MBBS

Institution: Aleppo University

Year awarded: 1992

DIPLOMA IN HEALTH/SAFETY & MEDICAL LABORATORY.

Institution: RMIT

Year awarded: 1992

Publications

Journal Articles

Teichtahl, A., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D., Wang, Y., English, D., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F., 2012, A flatter proximal trochlear groove is associated with patella cartilage loss, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [P], vol 44, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 496-500.

Davis, S.R., Bell, R.J., Wang, Y., Hanna, F., Davies, M.L., Bell, R., Chirgwin, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2012, Aromatase inhibitors associated with knee subchondral bone expansion without cartilage loss, Climacteric [P], vol 15, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Wang, Y., Dempsey, A., Lloyd, D., Mills, P., Wrigley, T., Bennell, K., Metcalf, B., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F., 2012, Patellofemoral and tibiofemoral articular cartilage and subchondral bone health following arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy [P], vol 20, issue 5, Springer, Germany, pp. 970-978.

Wang, Y., Hall, S., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Grant, G., Marks, P., Feletar, M., Cicuttini, F., 2011, Effects of Hylan G-F 20 supplementation on cartilage preservation detected by magnetic resonance imaging in osteoarthritis of the knee: A two-year single-blind clinical trial, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 12, issue Art. No: 195, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Bennell, K., Bowles, K., Payne, C., Cicuttini, F., Williamson, E., Forbes, A., Hanna, F., Davies-Tuck, M., Harris, A.H., Hinman, R., 2011, Lateral wedge insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis: 12 month randomised controlled trial, British Medical Journal [P], vol 342, issue Art. No: d2912, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Urquhart, D., Tobing, J., Hanna, F., Berry, P., Wluka, A., Ding, C., Cicuttini, F., 2011, What is the effect of physical activity on the knee joint? A systematic review, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [P], vol 43, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 432-442.

Brennan, S., Pasco, J., Urquhart, D., Oldenburg, B., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., 2010, Educational achievement and fracture risk: response to Clark and Tobias, Osteoporosis International [P], vol 21, Springer London Ltd, London, p. 1623.

Urquhart, D.M., Hanna, F., Brennan, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Leder, K.S., Cameron, P., Graves, S.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2010, Incidence and risk factors for deep surgical site infection after primary total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review, Journal Of Arthroplasty [P], vol 25, issue 8, Churchill Livingstone, US, pp. 1216-1222.e3.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D., Hanna, F., Berry, P., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F., 2010, Occupational activity is associated with knee cartilage morphology in females, Maturitas [P], vol 66, issue 1, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 72-76.

Brennan, S.L., Pasco, J.A., Urquhart, D.M., Oldenburg, B.F., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., 2010, The association between urban or rural locality and hip fracture in community-based adults: A systematic review, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 64, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 656-665.

Tanamas, S.K., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., Wluka, A.E., Berry, P., Urquhart, D.M., 2009, Does knee malalignment increase the risk of development and progression of knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review, Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research [P], vol 61, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 459-467.

Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Hanna, F., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Obesity and adiposity are associated with the rate of patella cartilage volume loss over 2 years in adults without knee osteoarthritis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 68, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 909-913.

Brennan, S.L., Pasco, J.A., Urquhart, D.M., Oldenburg, B.F., Hanna, F., Wluka, A.E., 2009, The association between socioeconomic status and osteoporotic fracture in population-based adults: A systematic review, Osteoporosis International [P], vol 20, issue 9, Springer, UK, pp. 1487-1497.

Berry, P., Davies, M., Wluka, A., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, The natural history of bone marrow lesions in community-based middle-aged women without clinical knee osteoarthritis, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism [P], vol 39, issue 3, WB Saunders Co., United States, pp. 213-217.

Davies, M., Hanna, F., Davis, S.R., Bell, R.J., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Total cholesterol and triglycerides are associated with the development of new bone marrow lesions in asymptomatic middle-aged women - a prospective cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy [P], vol 11, issue 6 (R181), BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2009, Women have increased rates of cartilage loss and progression of cartilage defects at the knee than men: A gender study of adults without clinical knee osteoarthritis, Public Health Nutrition [P], vol 16, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 666-670.

Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, Y., Bell, R., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Bone marrow lesions predict increase in knee cartilage defects and loss of cartilage volume in middle-age women without knee pain over 2 years, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol E-Pub, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Urquhart, D.M., Soufan, C., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Factors that may mediate the relationship between physical activity and the risk for developing knee osteoarthritis, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 1 (203), BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Cicuttini, F.M., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., 2008, High sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with lower tibial cartilage volume but not lower patella cartilage volume in healthy women at mid-life, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 10, issue 1, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 27-33.

Urquhart, D.M., Hanna, F., Graves, S.E., Wang, Y., Cameron, P., Hannaford, A.P., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, In-hospital outcomes and hospital resource utilization of hip replacement procedures, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 78, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 875-880.

Wijayaratne, S.P., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Adams, J., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, The determinants of change in patella cartilage volume - a cohort study of healthy middle-aged women, Rheumatology, vol 47, issue 9, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1426-1429.

Berry, P., Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Urquhart, D.M., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Vastus medialis cross-sectional area is associated with patella cartilage defects and bone volume in healthy women, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol 16, issue 8, WB Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 956-960.

Berry, P., Teichtahl, A., Galevska-Dimitrovska, A., Hanna, F., Wluka, A.E., Wang, Y., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2008, Vastus medialis cross-sectional area is positively associated with patella cartilage and bone volumes in a pain-free community-based population, Arthritis Research and Therapy [P], vol 10, issue 6, Biomed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. 1-6.

Guymer, E.K., Baranyay, F., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wang, Y., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, A study of the prevalence and associations of subchondral bone marrow lesions in the knees of healthy, middle-aged women, Osteosrthritis and Cartilage, vol 15, issue 12, W B Saunders Co Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1437-1442.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wluka, A.E., Teichtahl, A., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Factors affecting patella cartilage and bone in middle-aged women., Arthritis Care and Research, vol 57, issue 2, John Wiley and Sons, USA, pp. 272-278.

Wijayaratne, S.P., Teichtahl, A., Wluka, A.E., Hanna, F., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, Patelofemoral Osteoarthritis: New Insights into a Neglected Disease, Future Rheumatology, vol 2, issue 2, Future Medicine, UK, pp. 193-202.

Hanna, F., Teichtahl, A., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Wluka, A.E., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The Cross-Sectional Relationship Between Fortnightly Exercise and Knee Cartilage Properties in Healthy Adult Women in Midlife, Menopause, vol 14, issue 5, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA, pp. 830-834.

Hanna, F., Bell, R.J., Cicuttini, F.M., Davison, S.L., Wluka, A.E., Davis, S.R., 2007, The Relationship between Endogenous Testosterone, Preandrogens, and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Knee Joint Structure in Women at Midlife, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 37, issue 1, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 56-62.

Teichtahl, A., Parkins, K., Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Urquhart, D.M., English, D.R., Giles, G.G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2007, The relationship between the angle of the trochlear groove and patella cartilage and bone morphology - a cross-sectional study of healthy adults, Osteoathritis and Cartilage, vol 15, issue 10, W B Saunders Co Ltd, UK, pp. 1158-1162.

Hanna, F., Wluka, A., Ebeling, P.R., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., O'Sullivan, R.M., 2006, Determinants of change in patella cartilage volume in healthy subjects, Journal of Rheumatology, vol 33, issue 8, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing, Canada, pp. 1658-1661.

Wluka, A.E., Forbes, A.B., Wang, Y., Hanna, F., Jones, G., Cicuttini, F.M., 2006, Knee cartilage loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis over 4.5 years, Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol 8, issue 4, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Hanna, F., Ebeling, P.R., Wang, Y., O'Sullivan, R.M., Davis, S., Wluka, A.E., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, Factors Influencing longitudinal change in knee cartilage volume measured from magnetic resonance imaging in healthy men, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 64, issue 7, BMJ Publishing Group, The Netherland, pp. 1038-1042.

Wang, Y., Ebeling, P.R., Hanna, F., O'Sullivan, R.M., Cicuttini, F.M., 2005, Relationship between bone markers and knee cartilage volume in healthy men, Journal of Rheumatology, vol 32, issue 11, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada, pp. 2200-2204.

Hanna, F.S., Wluka, A.E., Bell, R.J., Davis, S.R., Cicuttini, F.M., 2004, Osteoarthritis and the postmenopausal woman: epidemiological, magnetic resonance imaging, and radiological findings, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 34, issue 3, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia USA, pp. 631-636.