Advisory Board

Ayman Ahmad Chkhis, Clinical Pharmacist, Al Kuwait Hospital, Dubai, UAE

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

David Holdford, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Fiaz Ahmed, Infection Control Physician, Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Kiran Kumar, Specialist (Asstt. HOD), Thumbay University Hospital, UAE

Mohamed Hisham, Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Muhammad Umar Hafeez, Pharmacy Manager, Response Plus Medical, UAE

Sahar Elnajjar (Alumna of GMU MCP Program), Pharmacist, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, UAE

Sally Arif, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, USA

Wasim S. El Nekidy, Senior Specialist Pharmacotherapy, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

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

Aaron Burton
Department Chair and Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
School of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Studies
University of Saint Joseph
Connecticut, USA

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

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

Jithesh Kadachalil
Head of Retail Pharmacies
Z’NEEM Healthcare Group, UAE

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
Associate Dean, Experiential Education
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Richmond, USA

Internal Members

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

Dr. Juny Sebastian
Program Director: Diploma in Pharmacy Technician
Assistant Professor & Acting Chair
Department of Pharmacy Practice, 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. 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

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