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.


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.

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Editor in Chief

Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, MD, MSc, PhD.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, USA, PA, USA.
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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
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Deputy Editor

Sajjad Ahmed Khan
Medical Student, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal
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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 Abdel Kareem Azab, PhD.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, TX, USA
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Abdelrahman Abushouk Abdelrahman I. Abushouk, MD.
Internal Medicine Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Abhishekh Ashok Abhishekh Ashok, MBBS PhD.
Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Adrian Baranchuk Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC.
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Full Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Amelia Maria Găman 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
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Américo Peña Oscuvilca Américo Peña Oscuvilca, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Human Medicine, Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, Huacho, Peru
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Atanas G. Atanasov Atanas G. Atanasov, PhD.
Department of Molecular Biology, Professor and Head of Department, Polish Academy of Sciences. University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Bogdan Socea 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
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Cain C. T. Clark 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
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Camelia Cristina Diaconu Camelia Cristina Diaconu, MD, PhD, FESC, FACP, FEFIM, FACC.
Associate Professor, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Eshetu Girma Eshetu Girma, MPH, PhD.
Health Promotion and Health Communication, School of Public Health, Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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Herney Andrés García-Perdomo Herney Andrés García-Perdomo, MD, MSc, EdD, PhD, FACS.
Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Professor, Department of Urology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin, MD, MSc, PhD.
Faculty of Health, Professor and Director, Center of Biomedical Research, University of Quindío, Armenia, Colombia
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Juan Carlos Puyana 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
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Juliana Bonilla-Velez Juliana Bonilla-Velez, MD.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Mark Zafereo Mark Zafereo, MD, FACS.
Section Chief, Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery, Associate Professor, Head & Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, USA
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Matouš Hrdinka Matouš Hrdinka, MSc, PhD.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinic Subjects, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Mhairi Copland Mhairi Copland, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath (UK), MRCP (UK).
Professor of Translational Haematology (Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre), University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Mohamed M. Gad Mohamed M. Gad, MD.
Department of Internal Medicine, Resident Doctor, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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Paul MacDaragh Ryan Paul MacDaragh Ryan, MD, BCh, PhD.
Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada
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Rahul Kashyap Rahul Kashyap, MD.
Department of Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Srinivas Vinod Saladi Srinivas Vinod Saladi, PhD.
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Scientist, Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, MA, USA
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William C. Cho William C. Cho, PhD.
Department of Clinical Oncology, Senior Researcher, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Javad Sharifi-Rad Javad Sharifi-Rad, PhD.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador
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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 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
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André Yvan Zolo Ossou 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 education
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Kyle T. Enriquez Kyle T. Enriquez
Medical Scientist Training Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Emphasis: Host-pathogen interactions in immunocompromised patients, focusing on MRSA biofilms and nutritional immunity
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Marcarious Moorkereh Tantuoyir Marcarious Moorkereh Tantuoyir
School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Emphasis: Infectious diseases and immune responses, with a focus on COVID‑19 and hepatitis
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Mathew Mbwogge Ngime Mathew Mbwogge Ngime, MD.
Universal Scientific Education and Research Network: Sari, Mazandaran, IR
Emphasis: Public Health
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Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari
Medical student, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Emphasis: Molecular biology, Cancer and oncology, COVID-19
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Mohammad Barary Mohammad Barary
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Emphasis: Oncology, Infectious Disease, Pharmacology
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Muili Abdul basit Muili Abdul basit
Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria
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Nguyen Tran Minh Duc Nguyen Tran Minh Duc
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCM, Vietnam
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Sohaib Haseeb Sohaib Haseeb
Medical student, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Emphasis: Cardiology
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Vincent Kipkorir Vincent Kipkorir, BSc.
Medical student, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, Kenia
Emphasis: Medicine, Surgery, Cardiac Biology, COVID-19
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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.

Alinawaz Khan Alinawaz Khan
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Emphasis: Internal Medicine
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Amna Zaheer Amna Zaheer
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Pakistan
Emphasis: Endocrinology, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases
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Anjali Mediboina Anjali Mediboina
West Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, California, USA
Emphasis: Public Health Impact, Community Medicine
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Hamrish Kumar Rajakumar Hamrish Kumar Rajakumar
Emphasis: Cardiology Surgery, Vascular Surgery
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Lorraine Arabang Sebopelo Lorraine Arabang Sebopelo
Emphasis: Global Neurosurgery
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Mauricio Alejandro Saldana Ruiz Mauricio Alejandro Saldana Ruiz
University Hospital ''Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez'', Monterrey, Mexico
Emphasis: Hematology, Oncology
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Praveen Bharath Saravanan Praveen Bharath Saravanan
K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchirappalli, India
Emphasis: ‪Medical Education, Internal Medicine‬
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Shikhar Tripathi Shikhar Tripathi
Fellow, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology, GI & HPB Oncosurgery and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Snigdha Sharma Snigdha Sharma
Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCM, Vietnam
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Stanley Chinedu Eneh Stanley Chinedu Eneh
Community Health Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria
Emphasis: Family Medicine, Global Health
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Sushil Dahal Sushil Dahal
Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
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Viviana Cortiana Viviana Cortiana
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Student Editors

Medical students and recently graduated physicians from all around the globe. They have completed the Web of Science Academy courses of introduction to Peer-Review, Reviewing in the Sciences, Good citation behavior, and Co-reviewing with a Mentor, and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) courses on ethics in editorial process, to be considered for the position. The team of Student Editors is composed on Full Student Editors and Junior Student Editors. Full student editors have publications in National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the US (PubMed). They are in charge of reviewing articles in the first round of revisions under the supervision of an Associate Editor or the Executive Committee.

Student Editors

Aditi Agarwal
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad,Telanagana, India

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Aditi Saini
Max Healthcare and Parry Sound Friendship Center

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Aditya Ojha
K S Hegde Medical Academy, Karnataka, India

 

Adwaith Krishna Surendran

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Reserach, Puducherry, India

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Agnes Zanotto Manoel

Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil

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Ahmed Nahian
LECOM at Seton Hill

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Alex Mwangi Kihunyu

University of Nairobi, Kenya

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Amal Essam

Faculty of Dentistry University of Khartoumi

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Amara Kandimalla

University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences

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Andre Silva Alves
University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine

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Anuj Kumar
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh

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Arnab Kundu
R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

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Arya Sen
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.

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Bairam Saieesh

Osmania Medical College

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Carlo Cossa
Humanitas Huniversity, Pieve Emanuele, Italy

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Chloe C Carrington
University of Queensland-Ochsner

 

Christabel Ijeoma Uche-Orji
University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Chun-Yu Yueh

China Medical University, Taiwan.

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Danya Ibrahim

Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych).

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Dhiran Sivasubramanian

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia, PA.

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Elaine Liang
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA

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Eleni Georgiadi
Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Hamid Mohieldin

University of Khartoum, Faculty of dentistry

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Hariharan Seshadri

Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Hisham Hasan
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

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Ikshita Sabharwal
Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

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Iyoha Ehi-Iyoha

College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria

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Jana Badrani
UAB

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Jochebed Suga
Myungsung Medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Julia Mimi Kwape
University of Botswana, School of Medicine

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Kevin Murgas
Stony Brook University SOM, Dept Biomedical Informatics, Stony Brook, NY, USA

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Lance De Barry

San Fernando General Hospital: San Fernando, TT

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Lessa Alessandra Mendez Lara

Universidad Veracruzana, Minatitlán campus, Veracruz, Mexico

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Lina Adwer
University of Nerbaska Medical Center College of Medicine

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Mahmoud M. Morsy
Clinical Research Fellow at ASIDE Healthcare

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Malaz Abdalmotalib

University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine

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Mallikarjuna Subramanyam Oruganti
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Manali Sarkar
Department of Medical Oncology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

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Manisha Das
Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Manthan Dhingra
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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Mansi Agrawal Mansi
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore , Madhya Pradesh, India

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Marsha Zacharia

Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, India

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Moaz Abouelmagd
Kasr-alainy faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Mohammed Shoyaib Khazi

Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Mangalagiri, AP, India

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Monica Karanth

Father Muller Medical College and Hospital, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

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Natalie Kearn

Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Nathan Suga
School of Medicine, Myungsung Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Niharika Singh
Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi

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Sophia Okeke
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

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Oxiris Yexalén García González
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

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Pincheng Luo
School of Medicine, University of Galway, Ireland

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Rabia Bega
MBBS from Ziauddin University, Karachi

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Rahul Kumar Chaudhary
MD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu University, Nepal

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Rayan Abdelwahab Osman Mohammed
Al_Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan

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Richard Christian Suteja

Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

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Riddhi Mondal

Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital (JIMSH), Kolkata

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Rohan Singhal
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi

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Ruchil Saptarshi
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra

 

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Sahasyaa Adalarasan
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India

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Sai Lahari Sangaraju
Internal Medicine resident in the United States

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Sameena Tabassum

All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS,Andhra Pradesh

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Samia Ali
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, College of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Sayan Sarkar
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Shrideavi Murugan
Government Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli

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Shrishti
BJ Medical College Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Taha Kassim Dohadwala

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, David Tvildiani Medical University

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Tania Kazi

McMaster University

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Tyler Hepler
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

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Umashri Sundararaju

Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate

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Vasudha Mishra
All India Institute of Medical Sciences

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Victoria Zecchin Ferrara

University of Padova, Medicine and Surgery

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Yashwanth Yellanki
Shri B M Patil Medical Collage Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE(DU), Vijaypura, India

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Junior Student Editors


Junior Student Editors are outstanding medical students and recent graduates from around the world who have demonstrated leadership and a strong interest in research and scientific publishing. Although they do not yet have publications indexed in the National Library of Medicine (PubMed), they have completed the required training through the Web of Science Academy courses, including Introduction to Peer Review, Reviewing in the Sciences, Good Citation Behavior, and Co-reviewing with a Mentor. They have also completed ethics training through the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Junior Student Editors support the editorial process under the guidance of Full Student Editors and Associate Editors, helping ensure a rigorous and ethical peer-review process while continuing to develop their skills as future researchers and editors.

Aaref Salim
Medical Student at University of Khartoum

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Abdullahi Auwalu

College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.

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Abhilash Veerendra Kumar
Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences

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Abraham Miracle
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan in Nigeria

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Adefunke Boluwatife Bolatito

College of Medicine University of Ibadan

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Airo Emmanuel

School of Medicine, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

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Aishwarya Mundkar
fifth-year medical student at Kenyatta University

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Akshai K
Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

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Alaa Elsaeed

University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine

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Alexia Brutaru


Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

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Anmol Bhat
Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, Goa, India

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Manali SarkaAntaraa Bhattacharyar
Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane

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Anurenj Santhosh Kumar
Yerevan State Medical University

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Arnav Ranjan

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Arunagiri G

Government Medical College and Hospital, Thiruvallur

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Arwa Jamali
GMERS Medical College, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

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Arya Bhasin

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

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Aseel Adil Ahmed Abdelhafiz

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Ashi Soni
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Atroba

Tbilisi State Medical University,Tbilisi, Georgia

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Avelyn Thazhuthadath Kishore

Jubilee Mission Medical College

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Barah Badreldin Ali MohamedAhmed Elfiel
Faculty of Medicine, Elrazi University, Sudan

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Bhaskar Kambhampati

Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhrapradesh, India

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Bradley Nota
School of Medicine, Kamuzu University of Health Science, Blantyre, Malawi

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Brijpal Singh Akhil
Alte university Georgia

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Brinda Patel
University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Camilla Weveti Nyaga
Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi

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Caroline Gatwiri Gitonga
Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi

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Catherine James
University of London

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Cathryn Persis Koilpillai prabhakar
Sri Ramachandra Medical Collrge and Research Institute, Chennai, India

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Chiagoziem Offiah
College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Dhvanit Rajdeep
Caucasus International University, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Dilip Kumar Chintarala
Guntur Medical college,Andhra pradesh, India

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Ekhlass Eisa
Faculty of Medicine, Al-Neelain University, Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan

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Eleanor Roy
University of Nicosia, Cyprus

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Elias Senso
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Bugando

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Faith Wanja Mwangi
University of Nairobi, Kenya

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Fatima Nadeem
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, India

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Godswill Chidubem
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla

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Hana Kabil
Faculty of Medicine,University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School, Brisbane,Australia and LA, USA

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Hanna Sebesi
George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

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Haneen Badreldin Ali
Faculty of Pharmacy, Dubai Medical University

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Hanna Abebe
St.Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College

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Helder Dias Ramirez
Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela

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Himanshu Jog
Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India

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Irene Faith Jemima Christopher
Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Isha Nagle
Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Institute of Heath Sciences

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Israa Mutasim Abdalla Mohamed
University of Gezira, Faculty of Medicine

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Jaimin Rathod
Teaching University of Geomedi

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Jasir Shah
Maulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi,India

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Kaneez Khudaija Ahmad
Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Kashish Akhtar
Dr DY Patil Medical college, Hospital and Research centre Pune India

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Khadija Ussi
Kairuki University, Dar es salaam Tanzania

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Khalid Bin Amir
Calcutta National Medical College

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Kinnera Lakshmi Dhanwada
Mysore Medical College

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Krishna Giri
Universal College of Medical Sciences, TU, Nepal

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Kristóf-Gergő Nagy
George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania

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Krithika Nathan
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to Be University Medical College Pune

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Leela Lakshmi Sai Srinivas Parasa
BRangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, India

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Lekhana Macharla
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health sciences, India

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Logeswari
Thanjavur Medical college, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

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Maha Awan
Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Bukairiyah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

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Maheen Sheraz
Continental Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

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Malaz Elbagir Elshaikh Mohamed
Bahri University Faculty of Medicine

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Maliha Quadry
Medical College Hyderabad,India.

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Mallika Mittal
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

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Marco Antonio Castañón Gómez
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas

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María Antonia Restrepo Duque
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad del Quindío. Colombia.

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Mariam Saeed
Faculty of Medicine, Aswan university, Egypt

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Mathangi Murali
Government Erode Medical College, Tamilnadu, India

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Mehwish Shoaib
Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, India

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Mihai-Gabriel Zaiț
Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rumania

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Mirna Mustafa
Faculty of medicine, Al Quds university, Palestine

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Mohamed Elsaeed
Faculty of medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan

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Mohamed Fouad
Al-Neelain University faculty of medicine, Khartoum, Sudan

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Mohamed Yassine Touil
University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir, Morocco

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Mohammad Aquib
Kurnool Medical College

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Mohammad Hassan Bin Ozair
Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India

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Mohd Murtuza
Government Medical College, Suryapet

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Mosaab Elamahdi
Chongqing Medical University, China

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Moses Hangula Stefanus
Clinical Health Sciences, Health Natural Resources & Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia

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Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz
CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College

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Namira Khakwani
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

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Nandakishore R
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India

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Naomi Ayibaemi Frank-Opigo
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Nigeria

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Ojaswi Phal Desai
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Om Pandey
Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Omar Abdelfattah
Faculy of Medicine, Horus University, Egypt

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Pankaj K Kotadia
Kilpauk Medical College , Chennai , India

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Pavan Raju Kola
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

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Penina Oswago
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi

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Peter Nganga
School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences,Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

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Prabhav Tekam
Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur

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Pranav Menon
Kerala University of Health Sciences, India

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Pranjal Patil
Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, India

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Prateek
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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Pratyush Karan
IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India

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Priscilla Lilechi
Kenyatta University

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Priyanka Nayak
TMSS Medical College, Bogura, Bangladesh

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Radu Marinescu


Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Rashina Fernando
Grodno State Medical University, Belarus

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Reinhard Kipkoech
University of Nairobi

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Renusri Ede
NRI Medical College, Guntur, India

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Roshan Singh Rajput
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Rutam Vaishnav


Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India

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Ruth Tai
University of Nairobi, Kenya

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Rymaz Osman
MBBS Sudan International University

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Sai Lavanya Patnala
Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India

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Sakthimanasvini Siddhuraju
Kovai medical centre, Avinashi road, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

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Sangram Bhosale
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandrapur, Maharashtra

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Sanskriti Bhaumik
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Sara Malafa
Medical Department, University of Pisa, Italy

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Sarvesh Zope
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Sebastian Serna Rivera
University of Quindio. Armenia, Colombia

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Sebestyén-Dósa Réka
George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

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Sharvari Vikram Joshi
Goa Medical College and Hospital

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Shane Darbar
University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Shella Luleka
Francis University of heath and allied sciences

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Shivani Patel
G.M.E.R.S. Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Shourya Gandhi
Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India

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Shreya Prakash
Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore, India

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Shreya Ramchandani
Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore, India

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Shrideavi Murugan
Government Tirunelveli Medical College

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Sohil Aryal
B.P.Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan , Nepal

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Sunusi Bala Musa
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

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Tabache Houda
University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir, Morocco

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Tanishqa Sheth
K.J. Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

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Tathagata Jha
Medical College Kolkata, India

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Tebyan Suliman
Alneelain university , pursuing an MBBS

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Tejaswi Choppakatla
Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Theophilus Olayiwola
University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Tovia Ubah
University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu state, Nigeria

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Tukiya Mutwale
The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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Uashar Badakhshan
University of Exeter Medical School, Devon, United Kingdom

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Victor Akinkuolie
College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Yuvraj Rananajay Singh
Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Thane, India

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Zahra Kothawala
BJ Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Zainab Moiyadi
Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Mumbai, India

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Zarmina Ehtesham
Dow Unversity of Health Sciences

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Ancilliary Positions


These positions support the editorial, communications, and outreach missions of the IJMS. They include medical and non-medical students with specialized roles in communications, marketing, social media, and writing. Each member contributes to strengthening the visibility and operations of the journal under the supervision and guidance of the Executive Committee.

Mihai-Gabriel Zaiț Mihai-Gabriel Zaiț
Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rumania
Role: Director of Communications
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TBD TBD
Marketing Manager
Daniela Collazos
Research Assistant, SCISCO Foundation, Cali, Colombia
Natalia Piamba Galindo Natalia Piamba Galindo
Business and Administration student, Universidad Santiago de Cali; Administrative personnel, SCISCO Foundation, Cali, Colombia
Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali
MBBS Student, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Role: Social Network Manager: X
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Camilo Agamez Blanco
Medical student, Cartagena's University, Cartagena, Colombia
Role: Social Network Manager: YouTube
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Ahmed Nahian Ahmed Nahian
California Baptist University-Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Riverside, USA
Role: Social Network Manager: LinkedIn
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Muskan Chopra Muskan Chopra
Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India
Role: Social Network Manager: Instagram
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Mahfuza Anan Mahfuza Anan
MBBS Student, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Laeeqa Manji Laeeqa Manji
Medical Student, Department of Clinical Medicine, International Education School, China Medical University, China
Role: In-House Writer
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Amy Phelan Amy Phelan
University College Dublin, Ireland
Role: In-House Writer
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Founding Members & Editorial Alumni

The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) was founded by a group of pioneering medical students who envisioned a global platform for student-led scientific publishing. Since then, IJMS has become the longest-standing, continuously publishing, peer-reviewed journal for medical students in the world.

Founding Members

  • Dr. Américo Peña-Oscuvilca
    Founding Editor-in-Chief (2010–2013)
    José F. Sanchez Carrión University, Peru
    As the first Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Peña-Oscuvilca led the creation of the journal’s editorial structure, peer-review process, and international collaborations. His leadership set the foundation for IJMS's global mission and high editorial standards.
  • Dr. Juliana Bonilla-Velez
    Deputy Editor (2010 & 2012 Cohorts)
    University of Valle, Colombia
    Dr. Bonilla-Velez was essential in shaping the journal’s early vision and fostering leadership development within the editorial team. She has gone on to become a physician-scientist and pediatric otolaryngologist in the U.S.
  • Dr. Christian Lopez-Castillo
    Scientific Editor (2010 Cohort)
    University of Quindío, Colombia
    Dr. Lopez-Castillo helped establish the journal’s initial scientific review framework and editorial policies, contributing to its long-term sustainability.

Editors-in-Chief

Since its founding, IJMS has had only three Editors-in-Chief, each serving multi-year terms that ensured continuity, mentorship, and long-term vision:

  1. Dr. Américo Peña-Oscuvilca, MD, MSc (2010–2012)
  2. Dr. Juliana Bonilla-Velez, MD, MSc (2013)
  3. Dr. Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, MD, MSc, PhD (2014–present)

Editorial Alumni

The IJMS editorial team is supported by a global network of alumni who have served as Student Editors, Associate Editors, and Executive Committee members. These individuals have gone on to pursue successful careers in medicine, research, and academia.
Explore the full list of past editorial team members in our Editorial Alumni Archive.