Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk
Abdelrahman I. Abushouk, MD I Email: Aabushou@bidmc.harvard.edu
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. I officially graduated with Excellence with Honors in June 2016 (Among top Class Graduates; Summa Cum Laude).
Current Position
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
- Associate Editor-in-Chief at WikiDoc Foundation (WikiDoc.org)
- Guest Executive Editor, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Bentham Science Publishers, UAE
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardio-Oncology Section), Frontiers Publishers, Switzerland.
Research Impact
- My research has shown the value of iFR and MD-CT in the assessment of challenging coronary lesions (bifurcation and chronic total occlusion).
- Our research established the non-inferiority of TAVR to SAVR in low-to-moderate risk patients with aortic stenosis and compared the outcomes of different valves.
- In cardio-oncology, we assessed the burden of cardiac tumors and cancer-related cardiac death.
- Through basic research, we uncovered the value of some therapeutics as diosmin, metformin, and telmisartan in preventing chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity.
- Research cited in 12 national/international guidelines, drug updates, and state policies.
- Overall, my research was cited about 800 times according to Google Scholar and 600 times according to Scopus Database (h-index: 13-16).
- More than 30 papers listed by the NICE Guidelines website as reliable sources of evidence.
- Research covered in Scientific American and Atlas of Science magazine.
Awards, Grants, and Scholarships
- Nominee for Fulbright Award 2018 - Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- Research Support Grant - Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University, SA (Grant No. 160021)
- Research Support Grant - Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, SA (Grant No. RGP-018)
- Excellence and Scholastic Outstanding Achievement Award (For ranking among the top students in my Bachelor Degree Class), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (March 2016).
- Publons Peer Review Awards (Publons – Clarivate Analytics®): In 2018 and 2019 in the fields of Clinical Medicine (Global rank: 2) and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Global rank: 22).
- Best Poster Presentation Award - American College of Cardiology Conference (Sep, 2017, Riyadh, KSA); 5000 USD and the abstract is published under the Best Posters Section of JACC.
- Young Investigator Award - 11th World Stroke Congress 2018, World Stroke Federation (Montreal, Canada). The abstract is now published in the International Journal of Stroke.
- IBRO Full Scholarships (travel, accommodation and training) on immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy (Cape Town University, SA & Mohamed V University, Morocco).