Clinical leaders and researchers from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are named amongst the top two per cent of researchers worldwide in a global list compiled by Stanford University.

The list was published by John Loannidis of Stanford University in the prestigious journal PLoS Biology and includes HMC researchers and experts in the fields of dermatology, general medicine, oncology, emergency and critical care, and microbiology. The Stanford University team analysed millions of scientists worldwide to systematically rank the most influential by scientific field.

Qatar Minister of Public Health, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, commended the HMC scientists named in the prestigious list. She said that this latest honour is a tangible representation of Qatar’s commitment to becoming an academic health centre, with an integrated health, research and education.

It is a great achievement to be recognised as being at the forefront of world-leading research that truly makes a difference in the lives of our patients.

She said that innovation and commitment to research drive improvement to health outcomes and has clear patient benefits.

The six researchers are:

  • Professor Martin Steinhoff – Dermatology and Venereal Diseases
  • Dr Fahmi Yousef Khan – General and Internal Medicine
  • Dr Shahab Uddin – Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • Dr Aamir Ahmad – Oncology and Carcinogenesis
  • Professor Stephen Thomas – Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
  • Professor Adeel Butt – Microbiology

Professor Steinhoff said it was an honour to be included in the list – chosen from almost seven million active researchers and scientists worldwide.

Considering more than 200 fields of scientific study and 176 subfields (that) were included in this list, this represents an unbiased vindication from a very credible external source of high quality and high impact research that is being undertaken here at HMC, says Professor Steinhoff.

The full list can be accessed via this link. For updates and more information about HMC, visit hamad.qa. 

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