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
- Editorial Board
- Editors
- Ancillary Positions
- Founding Members, Past Editors in Chief & Alumni
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.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 |
Student Editor in Chief Andrea CuschieriMedical Student, University of Malta View Profile |
Deputy Editor Sajjad Ahmed KhanMedical Student, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal View Profile |
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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Javad Sharifi-Rad, PhD. Faculty of Medicine, University of Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador View Profile |
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 |
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.
Sushil Dahal, MBBS. Medical Officer, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal Emphasis: Surgery, Pre-hospital care, Trauma View Profile |
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
Agnes Zanotto Manoel |
Ahmed Nahian |
Alinawaz Khan |
Amara Kandimalla Medical student, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences |
Amna Zaheer Medical student, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Pakistan |
Andre Alves |
Arwa Nogdalla Medical student, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan |
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Ayesha khanam Research Assistant, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
Balqees Mohamed University of Khartoum-Faculty of medicine (MBBS) |
Caleb M Allred |
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Cher Phoh Wen |
Chloe Carrington |
Daniel Jeremiah Oluwatomi Itodo. |
Darbar shane Bhupendra Medical Student, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences |
Derlyne Omwoyo |
Dzhaner Bashchobanov |
Eleni Georgiadi |
Emmanuel Chileshe Phiri Medical student, The Copperbelt University, Zambia, with research interests in Neurosurgery and Public Health. |
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Enakshi Anousha Sinha Medical Student, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus. |
Enock Chomba Doctor, Copperbelt University, Zambia, with a focus on Cardiovascular Medicine and research. |
Esraa Kamal |
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Esraa Y. Salem |
Esther Bassey Student of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Nigeria |
Etsubdink Getu Medical Student, School of medicine, Addis Ababa University,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia |
Hamail Iqbal |
Hamrish Kumar Rajakumar |
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Himal Karki Intern Doctor, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences. |
Ibrahim Abdullah S Albalawi |
Islam Kourampi |
Jaber Husam Jaradat |
Jeffrey Mathew Boby |
Jonaviva Anthony Medical Student, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) |
Khansa Khan Medical Student, Northwest School of Medicine |
Kevouy Reid |
Kovvuru Ashrita |
Krish Patel Intern, C. U. Shah Medical College and Hospital, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India |
Lourdes Adriana Medina Gaona |
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Luc Nwamekang Belinga |
Mahfuza Anan |
Malaz Hassan Dafaalla Idrees |
Mauricio Alejandro Saldaña Ruiz |
Merna Estreed Medical Student, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya |
Minahil Iqbal |
Mohammed Imad Medical Student, Clinical Elective, Zagazig University Hospital, Egypt, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds (Abu Diss) University, AUG Branch, Palestine |
Mostafa Meshref Neurologist and assistant lecturer at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. PhD candidate with expertise in neurophysiology and multiple publications. |
Nathan Kinfemichael Medical Student, Myungsung Medical College, faculty of medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Olaitan Komolafe Medical Student, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria |
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Omer A. Mohammed
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Omar A. S. Aljbour |
Pauras Mhatre |
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Preeyati Chopra |
Poliana Zanotto Manoel |
Prajjwol Luitel |
Praveen Bharath Saravanan |
Rabia Bega MBBS from Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan in 2021. |
Rayan Mohammed |
Richard Suteja Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia |
Rochana Acharya |
Romana Riyaz
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Salman Zahir |
Sanah Mahajan |
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Sawsane Ghaddar Medical Student, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences |
Sayan Sarkar |
Sharjeel Chaudhry |
Shreya Sirivolu |
Siddhant Govekar |
Sreenidhi Prakash Medical Student, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute |
Srushti Sarode Medical Student, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India |
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Tania Kazi |
Tangmi Djabo Eric Adrien MD, MSc(c), Research Director, Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons |
Tiago Sousa |
Umulkhairah Arama Medical student at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria |
Varsha Sathyabal |
Viviana Cortiana |
Wah Praise MD, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon. |
Zubair Ahmed |
Junior Student Editors
Anurenj S Kumar |
Aqsa Saad Medical Student, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi & AEIRC-Malir University. Karachi, Pakistan. |
Castañón Gómez Marco Antonio |
Faisal Nageyle |
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Faithfulness Omotosho |
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Gelila Fikru Hailemaraim Medical Student, Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Addisababa University, Addisababa, Ethiopia |
Jose Rodrigue Gomes |
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Juan Pablo Medina Gaona |
King Mwila Medical Student, Copperbelt University School of Medicine |
Mahin Qudeer Sheikh |
Malina Cernatescu |
Manali Sarkar |
Maria Antonia Restrepo |
Marsha Zacharia |
Mirna Mustafa Medical Student, Faculty of medicine, Al Quds university, Palestine |
Ojaswi Phal Desai |
Prabhav Tekam Medical Student, Government Medical College,Nagpur |
Rachit Shah |
Radu Marinescu |
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Rola Nabil Mohareb Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt |
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Saloni Dedhia Intern, Department of Physiotherapy, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital |
Sebastian Serna Rivera |
Sebesi Hanna Medical Student, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș |
Sebestyén-Dósa Réka |
Ancillary Positions
Director Communications Moez Mohammed Ibrahim Bashir University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan View Profile |
Marketing Manager TBD. |
Editorial Assistant Managers
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Julián A. Zapata Ríos Medical student, 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 |
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Social Network Manager: YouTube Camilo Agamez Blanco Medical student, Cartagena's University 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 |
Founding Members
Past Editors in Chief
2011: Americo Peña Oscuvilca
2012: Juliana Bonilla-Velez
IJMS Alumni
Click here to see the list of IJMS Alumni by year and position