Editorial Team

The IJMS's Editorial Team is formed by the Executive Committee of IJMS, the Editorial Board, and the Editors which is formed by Associate Editors and Student Editors. The IJMS has also ancillary positions necessary to keep the Journal functioning.

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Executive Committee

They are responsible for the leadership and supervision of the Journal and its activities. Together with the Associate Editors, they make a decision about each submission and present them to the Editorial Board.

Editor in Chief Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, MD, MSc, PhD(c). Department of Ophthalmology, Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE), School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. View Profile

Scientific Editor Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, MD, PhD(c). "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Department of Hematology, Center of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania View Profile

Deputy Editor Ciara Egan, BSc. Medical Student, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy View Profile

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Editorial Board

Senior researchers with a recognized trajectory mentoring, supporting, and training early-career scientists and researchers, who are willing to participate in the IJMS, providing advice or support, and recommending reviewers. They are experts in several different fields related to medicine but have a special interest in promoting research among medical students. They have the final decision over an article publication. Their approval is required for the publication of each issue.

Abdel Kareem Azab, PhD. Department of Radiation Oncology, Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, TX, USA View Profile

Abdelrahman I. Abushouk, MD. Internal Medicine Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA View Profile

Abhishekh Ashok, MBBS PhD. Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK View Profile

Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC. Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Full Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada View Profile

Amelia Maria Găman, MD, PhD. Professor of Pathophysiology, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania; Senior Specialist in Internal Medicine and Hematology, Clinic of Hematology, Filantropia City Hospital, Craiova, Romania View Profile

Americo Peña, MD. Advanced Fellowship in Aortic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, San Pablo Clinic, Lima, Perú View Profile

Atanas G. Atanasov, PhD. Department of Molecular Biology, Professor and Head of Department, Polish Academy of Sciences. University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria View Profile

Bogdan Socea, MD, PhD. 10 Clinical Department - General Surgery, Senior Surgeon, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Sf. Pantelimon Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania View Profile

Cain C. T. Clark, BSc, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor, Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University. Senior Research Fellow, Warwickshire Institute for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism (WISDEM), University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, UK View Profile

Camelia Cristina Diaconu, MD, PhD, FESC, FACP, FEFIM FACC. Associate Professor, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania View Profile

Eshetu Girma, MPH, PhD. Health Promotion and Health Communication, School of Public Health, Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia View Profile

Herney Andrés García-Perdomo, MD, MSc, EdD, PhD, FACS. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Professor, Department of Urology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia View Profile

Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin, MD, MSc, PhD. Faculty of Health, Professor and Director, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Quindío, Armenia, Colombia View Profile

Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACCP. School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Translational Science, Director for Global Health-Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA View Profile

Juliana Bonilla-Velez, MD. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA View Profile

Mark Zafereo, MD, FACS. Section Chief, Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery, Associate Professor, Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, USA View Profile

Matouš Hrdinka, MSc, PhD. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinic Subjects, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic View Profile

Mhairi Copland, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath (UK), MRCP (UK). Mhairi Copland is a Professor of Translational Haematology (Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre) University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK View Profile

Mohamed M. Gad, MD. Department of Internal Medicine, Resident Doctor, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA View Profile

Paul MacDaragh Ryan, MD, BCh, PhD. Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada View Profile

Rahul Kashyap, MD. Department of Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA View Profile

Srinivas Vinod Saladi, PhD. Department of Otology and Laryngology, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Scientist, Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, MA, USA View Profile

William C. Cho, PhD. Department of Clinical Oncology, Senior Researcher, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China View Profile

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Editors

Associate Editors

They are medical students and recently graduated physicians with an h-index of 5 or above or publications indexed in the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and demonstrated experience reviewing articles as Student Editors of IJMS. They are in charge of the editorial process, supervising the Student Editors' work, selecting external peer-reviewers, and making recommendations for decisions based on the reviews.

Adnan Mujanovic, MD PhD student, University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Emphasis: Neurology, Stroke, Neuroradiology View Profile

André Yvan Zolo Ossou, MD, MSc. University of Cape Town, South Africa Emphasis: Global Surgery, Neurosurgery, Global Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Neuro oncology, Medical eduction View Profile

Kiera Liblik, BSc (H). Medical student, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada Emphasis: Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Women's Health, Medical Education View Profile

Lorraine Arabang Sebopelo University of Botswana, Faculty of Medicne, Gaborone, Botswna View Profile

Mohamed Fahmy Doheim, MD. Clinical Research Fellow, UPMC Stroke Institute, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Emphasis: Vascular and interventional neurology, Neurogenerative diseases, Neuro-ophthalmology, Clinical research methods View Profile

Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari Medical student, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Emphasis: Molecular biology, Cancer and oncology, COVID-19 View Profile

Najdat Bazarbashi, MD. Cardiovascular Disease fellow, Department of Cardiology, Georgetown University-WHC, Washington, D.C., USA Emphasis: Cardiology, Medical education View Profile

Nguyen Tran Minh Duc Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCM, Vietnam View Profile

Sohaib Haseeb Medical student, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Emphasis: Cardiology View Profile

Vincent Kipkorir, Bsc. Medical student, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, Kenia Emphasis: Medicine, Surgery, Cardiac Biology, COVID-19 View Profile

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Junior Associate Editors

They are medical students and recently graduated physicians with an h-index below 5, with publications indexed in the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and demonstrated experience reviewing articles as Student Editors of IJMS. They are in charge of the editorial process and their training as Associate Editors is carried out with constant guidance of the Executive Committeee.

Madeleine J. Cox, MD. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Emphasis: Women's health, Pediatrics, Rural/remote medicine, Family medicine, Women in medicine, Ethics in medicine, Environmental medicine, Global health View Profile

Sushil Dahal, MBBS. Medical Officer, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal Emphasis: Surgery, Pre-hospital care, Trauma View Profile

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Student Editors

Medical students and recently graduated physicians from all around the globe. They need to have scientific publications indexed in the NLM and complete the Web of Science Academy courses of introduction to Peer-Review, Reviewing in the Sciences, Good citation behavior, and Co-reviewing with a Mentor, to be considered for the position. They are in charge of reviewing articles in the first round of revisions under the supervision of an Associate Editor or the Executive Committee.

Abdul Basith K M Intern (MBBS) at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India View Profile

Abdelrahman M Makram MPH candidate; First-year resident, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, October 6 University Hospital, Giza, Egypt. View Profile

Adrien Tangmi Université Technologique Bel Campus (Bel Campus University of Technology), Democratic Republic of the Congo View Profile

Ahmed Nahian, BS. California Baptist University-Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Riverside, USA View Profile

Alice Muritu Medical Student, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences View Profile

Alisha Poppen Medical student, University College Cork View Profile

Amaan Javed* University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi), Delhi, India View Profile

Andrea Cuschieri Medical student, University of Malta View Profile

Arkadeep Dhali, MD. Resident, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Kolkata, India View Profile

Arwa Nogdalla Medical Student in Al-Neelain University, Khartoum,Sudan View Profile

Ashwini Ramesh Patankar* Resident Doctor, Dr. D Y Patil Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India View Profile

Bahadar Singh Srichawla, MS. Resident Physician, Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, United States View Profile

Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing MD, Association of Future AFrican Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon View Profile

Carlos de la Cruz-de la Cruz Resident, Internal Medicine, Christus Muguerza Hospital Alta Especialidad, Monterrey, Mexico View Profile

Cesare Mercalli Medical student, Faculty of Health, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy View Profile

David Morcos University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine View Profile

David Ulrich Dalle North Ossetia State Medical Academy View Profile

Dennis Ochieng Medical Student, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences View Profile

Diego Carrion Alvarez Medical Student, Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico View Profile

Ebraheem Albazee, MD. Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations (KIMS), Kuwait City, Kuwait View Profile

Emmanuel Phiri Medical student, The Copperbelt University Micheal Chilufya Sata School of medicine in Ndola, Zambia View Profile

Esther Bassey University of Uyo, Nigeria View Profile

Eugenia M. Ramos-Dávila, MD. Resident, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico View Profile

Fatima Elbasri Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, Sudan View Profile

Gaurav Mittal Mahatma Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India View Profile

Hayat Abdoallah Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, Sudan View Profile

Iqra Nawaz MEdical Student, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan View Profile

Jonaviva Anthony Thomas Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) View Profile

Joseph Tonge Academic Unit of Medical Education, The University of Sheffield, UK View Profile

Kainat Jahangir Medical Student, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan View Profile

Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan. View Profile

Khulud Nurani Medical Student, University of Nairobi, Kenya View Profile

Lahari Sangaraju P.E.S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research View Profile

Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala MBBS Student, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation (KIMS&RF), Andhra Pradesh, India View Profile

Leah Komer, BSc, MB BCh BAO Candidate. PGY-2, Psychiatry resident, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada View Profile

Lourdes Adriana Medina Gaona Medical Student, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico View Profile

Malaz Abdallah MBBS University of Khartoum, Medical Researcher, Research Reviewer, Teaching Assistant at Biochemistry Department, University of Khartoum, Sudan View Profile

Malina Cernatescu Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi Romania View Profile

Manas Pustake Medical Intern, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India. GCSRT Candidate, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA View Profile

Marc Ronald Schneider Medical student, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria View Profile

Marcel Lucas Chee* Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia View Profile

Marina Shatskikh Medical Student, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland View Profile

Michael Tavolieri Medical Student, University College Cork, School of Medicine, Ireland View Profile

Moez Mohammed Ibrahim Bashir University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan View Profile

Mohamed Elzemety Medical Doctor, Young Experts: Tech for Health View Profile

Mohamed Hoosen Suleman* Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa View Profile

Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India View Profile

Muhammad Romail Manan Medical student. Services Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan View Profile

Neontle Sakaiwa Medical student, University of Botswana School of Medicine, Gaborone, Botswana View Profile

Noel Odero Medical Student, University of Nairobi, Kenya View Profile

Nikoleta Tellios University College Cork, Cork, Ireland View Profile

Patricio Guillermo Garcia Espinosa Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina, México View Profile

Prakash Gupta MD, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation College of Medicine, Philippines View Profile

Rachna Shekhar MBBS, JJM Medical College, Davanagere, Karnataka View Profile

Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem Medical student, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan View Profile

Rebecca Ndumba Murerwa MD, University of Nairobi; ReMed Kenya. Kenya View Profile

Richard Christian Suteja* Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia View Profile

Ron Hang-Long Li The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China View Profile

Sebastian Diebel* Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Nairn Centre, Ontario, Canada View Profile

Shane Darbar Medical student, Bachelor’s degree in Human Anatomy at the University of Nairobi, Kenya View Profile

Shuchi Abhishek Medical student, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India View Profile

Shuo-Yan Gau School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan View Profile

Stephane Nguembu Higher Institute of Health Sciences of Bangangte, Université des Montagnes View Profile

Theophilous Barasa Medical Student, Kenyatta University View Profile

Viviana Cortiana Medical Student, University of Bologna, Italy View Profile

Wah Praise Senyuyi Medical student, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. View Profile

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Ancillary Positions

Director Communications Moez Mohammed Ibrahim Bashir University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan View Profile

Marketing Manager TBD.

Editorial Assistant Managers

Ana Maria Morales Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Universidad del Valle; Research Assistant, SCISCO Foundation, Cali, Colombia.

Natalia Piamba Galindo Business and Administration student, Universidad Santiago de Cali; Administrative personnel, SCISCO Foundation, Cali, Colombia

Social Media Managers

Social Network Manager: X Sajjad Ali MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan View Profile

Social Network Manager: YouTube Rita Fernanda Campo Jimenez Medical Student, Rafael Nuñez University Corporation in Cartagena, Colombia View Profile

Social Network Manager: LinkedIn Ahmed Nahian California Baptist University-Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Riverside, USA View Profile

Social Network Manager: Instagram Muskan Chopra Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India View Profile

Graphic Design

Mahfuza Anan MBBS Student, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh View Profile

In-House Writer Laeeqa Manji Medical Student, Department of Clinical Medicine, International Education School, China Medical University, China View Profile

In-House Writer Amy Phelan University College Dublin, Ireland View Profile

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Founder Members

Americo Peña-Oscuvilca

Juliana Bonilla-Velez

Christian Adrian Lopez-Castillo

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IJMS Alumni

Click here to see the list of IJMS Alumni by year and position