Gulf Medical University
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Advisory Board

Prof. Muhammad AlShorbagy
Chair
Dean, College of Pharmacy, GMU

Prof. Syed Wasif Gillani
Co-Chair
Associate Dean Academics
Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Lana Hammad
Head of Pharmacy, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Um Al Quwain

Dr. Rasha Ahmed
Manager – Technical Training, Julphar Training Center (JTC), Julphar (Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries)

Dr. Amin Elshamy
Advisor, Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Craig Cox Texas
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Vice Chair of Experiential Programs, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Lubbock, TX

Dr. Abeer Abdel Al Ghaffar Doufis
Area Manager – BinSina Pharmacy Group

Dr. Naureen Wajid
Senior /In charge Oncology Pharmacist, American Hospital Dubai

Dr. Mohammad Siddiqui
Director, Inpatient Pharmacy Services, CCAD, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Doreen Szollosi
Assistant Dean of Pharmacy Academic Affairs and
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. School of Pharmacy, University of Saint Joseph

Dr. Qutboddin Sayed
Vice President Operations, Life Pharma FZE

Dr. Hassan Sabbah
General Manager – AbbVie Gulf

Dr. Vineetha Menon
Chair MCP
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Dixon Thomas
Chair PharmD(PB)
Associate Dean Clinical
Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Lina Wahba

Dr. Baljinder Singh
General Practitioner (HOD) Accident & Emergency
Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Dr. Vasco Pontinha

Danial Baker
J. Roberts and Marcia Fosberg Distinguished Professor, Washington State University, USA

Dr. Sheriff Muidun

Dr. Zakieh Abuelkhair

Dr. Anju Thomas
Alumni

Dr. Ola Ahmed

Dr. Jeanine Abrons
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Student Pharmacist International Activities
Co-Director UI Mobile Clinics
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Iowa, USA

Dr. Saad Sultan

Dr. Ahmed Thabet
Chair
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

Dalia Al Saeedy (MDD Alumna)

  • Teaching Assistant and Ph.D. student, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, US

Khaled Barakat

  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada
  • PhD in biophysics, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada

Mohamed Elsawy

  • Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, UK
  • PhD, Pharmacy (medicinal chemistry), School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UK

Rania Hathout

  • Head of Pharmaceutics Department and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • PhD, Pharmaceutics and Drug Design, University of Bath, Bath, UK

Steve Shnyder

  • Senior Lecturer in Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (Faculty of Life Sciences), University of Bradford, UK
  • PhD in cancer medicine, University College London, UK

Thanga Mariappan

  • Director, Head, Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization (PCO), BBRC, Bristol Myers Squibb, India.
  • PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India

Yin Chen

  • Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Arizona, US
  • PhD, Genetics, University of California, California, US

Amany Kamel

  • Vice Dean and Professor of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • PhD, Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Baljinder Singh
General Practitioner (HOD) Accident & Emergency
Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Bindu Baby
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Basma Abdel Hamid Beiram
Clinical Pharmacist
Tawam Hospital, UAE

Caitlin M. Gibson
Director of International Programs and Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Hebah Tayyem
Pharmacist
Rashid Center for Diabetes and Research
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman, UAE

Jeanine P. Abrons
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Student Pharmacist International Activities
Co-Director UI Mobile Clinics
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Iowa, USA

Lamia Omer Yahya
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, UAE

Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Jallo
Senior Consultant  – Internal Medicine
Diabetes & Endocrinology – Center of Endocrinology
Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Nitish Kumar Rao
Operations Manager
Patient & Customer Division
Thumbay Pharmacy, UAE

Rucha Bond
Assistant Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Internal Members

Dr. Juny Sebastian
Program Director: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician
Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University

Muhammad Al-Shorbagy
Dean,
College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University

Dr. Shery Jacob
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University

Mr. Hassan Eisa Mohamed Almulla Aljasmi
Student Representative
DPT Program, Gulf Medical University

External Members

Dr. Sathvik B. Sridhar
Associate Dean, RAK College of Pharmacy
RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, UAE

Dr. Paul Bush
Vice President, Global Resource Development and Consulting
Office of Practice Advancement, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Dr. Susan James
Acting Registrar at Ontario College of Pharmacists, Canada
Chair of FIP Pharmacy Technician Advisory Committee

Ms. Ayesha Ahmed Albeshr
Hospital Pharmacist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Dr.T M Pramod Kumar
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy
JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, India