Faculty and Staff
Academic Administration Dean Administrative and Technical Staff Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Department Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Dean
Prof.Mohamed Izham bin Mohamed Ibrahim, BPharm, PhD
Professor and Acting Dean
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Academic Administration
Dr.Maguy El Hajj, BSc (Pharm), PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Dr.Muna Al-Ismaail, BSc (Pharm), PharmD
Clinical Lecturer and Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
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Prof.Ahmed Awaisu, BPharm, MPharm, PhD
Professor and Department Head, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice
Prof.Abdelbary Elhissi, PhD
Professor and Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Dr.Monica Zolezzi, BSc (Pharm), MSc, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Doctor of Pharmacy Program
Prof.Hesham M Korashy
Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Studies
Prof.Alaaldin M. Alkilany, PhD
Professor and Coordinator, Research Office
Administrative and Technical Staff
Mr.Osama Taouk
Administrative Coordinator, Finance & Marketing
Ms.Samar Younis
Administrative Coordinator, Office of Student Affairs
Ms.Fatima Al-Khelaifi
Administrative Coordinator, Office of Student Affairs
Ms.Lama Al Sabek
Administrative Coordinator, Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program
Ms.Hagar Hassan
Administrative Coordinator, Clinical Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ms.Bushra Koolikattil
Administrative Coordinator
Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section
Prof.Ahmed Awaisu, BPharm, MPharm, PhD
Professor and Department Head, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice
Dr.Daoud Al Badriyeh, BPharm, PhD
Professor
Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research daoud.a@qu.edu.qa +974 4403-5591 +974 4403-5551 Building I06 - Office #SA2.08 Dr. Daoud Al-Badriyeh completed an honors degree in pharmacy at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia), and then received his PhD in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). Dr. Daoud also completed healthcare analytics training from the University of California, Davis (California, USA), patient safety and medical errors training from the Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins (Maryland, USA), and medical statistics training from Stanford University School of Medicine (California, USA).
Currently, Dr. Daoud is a Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research at the College of Pharmacy of Qatar University, Qatar, and is an adjunct faculty member at Monash University, Australia.
Dr. Daoud has over 100 publications, including over 65 research articles, and has over 110 conference presentations. He regularly supervise postgraduate students, with 16 Master and PhD students so far, in Qatar and overseas. Dr. Daoud receives several competitive grants as principal investigator from Qatar University, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar Foundation (QF), and other university and hospital funds overseas.
Dr. Daoud’s research focuses on pharmacoeconomics, health economics, decision-analytic economic modeling and simulation, in addition to the comparative clinical effectiveness research and the economic impact of clinical interventions to reduce error and events in practices. His current research is applied in various areas, from cardiovascular disease, to genetic testing guided therapy, cancer, diabetes, intensive care illnesses, to healthcare services research concerning clinical and technology interventions and stewardships programs.
Dr. Daoud is also the Founder and current President of the Qatar Chapter of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR, USA), proving national-level research and education guidance to decision makers across the different institutions, including HMC, QF, Primary Health Care Corporation, and the Ministry of Health.
Prof.Derek Stewart, BSc (Pharm), MSc, PhD
Professor
d.stewart@qu.edu.qa +974 4403-5562 +974 4403-5551 Building I06 - Office # SA2.02 Dr. Derek is the current President of the Society and the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. He is an internationally renowned educator and researcher, having published more than 220 peer reviewed papers, supervised over 25 PhD students to completion and attracted significant research income. His research focuses on: the development, implementation and evaluation of models of pharmacy practice, notably pharmacist prescribing; medicines use, effectiveness and safety; and educational innovation.
Prof.Mohamed Izham bin Mohamed Ibrahim, BPharm, PhD
Professor
Social & Administrative Pharmacy mohamedizham@u.edu.qa +974 4403-5580 +974 4403-5551 Building I06 - Office # SA2.13 Dr Mohamed Izham is a Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy at College of Pharmacy and the former Head of Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University. He obtained his BPharm degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (1990) and his PhD degree in Pharmacy Administration from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science (PCPS), Philadelphia, USA in 1995. His areas of research, publication and consultancy are in the area of Social & Administrative Pharmacy that focus on Pharmaceutical Policy & Supply Management, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Socio-behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Management & Marketing. Dr Izham has supervised and/or participated in training over 100 MSc and PhD graduate students from 15 countries in Africa and Asia. He has published 15 books and more than 300 articles. He won the 2015 Qatar University Scopus Medical & Health Sciences Scientist Award. He has also functioned in multiple consultant roles to government in Malaysia, Sudan, Mongolia, Qatar, and non-governmental bodies at national and international levels (WHO, HAI). He was formerly the Coordinator of Health Campus Program at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Director of the Corporate and Sustainable Development Division, Chancellory Department, Universiti Sains Malaysia; the founding Program Chairman for Social & Administrative Pharmacy Program, Universiti Sains Malaysia; the Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Professor and Founding Chairman, Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Al-Qassim, KSA; and Founding Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Affairs at College of Pharmacy, Qatar University.
Dr.Banan Mukhalalati, BSc (Pharm), MBA, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr.Hazem Elewa, BSc (Pharm), PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Clinical Training and Education
Dr.Kazeem Yusuff, BPharm, MPharm, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr.Maguy El Hajj, BSc (Pharm), PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Dr.Monica Zolezzi, BSc (Pharm), MSc, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Doctor of Pharmacy Program
Dr.Ziad Nasr, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Structured Practical Experiences in Pharmacy (SPEP) Program
Dr.Muhammad Abdul Hadi, BPharm, MClinPharm, PGCertHE
Associate Professor
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Dr.Zachariah Jamal Nazar, MRPharmS, PgCert, PhD, FHEA
Assistant Professor
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znazar@qu.edu.qa +974 4403-5629 +974 4403-5551 Building I06 - Office # S-A2.04 Dr Zachariah is the Coordinator of Continuing Professional Development at Qatar University Health, he is an Assistant Professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice in the College of Pharmacy, where he is involved in unit coordination and teaching in the BSc and Masters program, and precepting students in the Drug Information rotation during the clinical PharmD program.
Dr Zachariah completed his MPharm and PhD at The University of Portsmouth UK, where in 2015 he was appointed Senior Lecturer and later a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His research focusses on integrating community pharmacy into the wider healthcare system and enhancing the pharmacists’ role in delivering evidence-based services to optimize patient care.
Dr.Sowndramalingam Sankaralingam, MBBS, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr.Yaw Owusu, PharmD, MSc (Pharm)
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr.Muna Al-Ismaail, BSc (Pharm), PharmD
Clinical Lecturer
Dr.Tarik Al-Diery, BPharm, PGDipClinPharm, MClinPharm
Clinical Lecturer
Ms.Myriam Jihad ElJaam, BS (Pharm), MSc (Pharm)
Teaching Assistant
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meljaam@qu.edu.qa +974 4403-5617 +974 4403-5551 Myriam Jihad ElJaam completed her BSc degree in Pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University in 2015 after which she immediately enrolled into the MSc program and graduated in 2017 with distinction. Myriam received a scholarship during her graduate studies and was working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). During this time she was also the student representative in the IPEC (Interprofessional Education Committee) and was the founder and the president of the IPE Student Association. Ms. Myriam’s research interest is in pharmacy practice, pharmacy education and interprofessional learning. She has published a number of research articles in respected peer reviewed journals.
Ms.Reem Al-Mannai
Teaching Assistant
Dr.Usman Abubakar
Assistant Professor usman.abubakar@qu.edu.qa +974 4403 - 5594 Dr. Usman obtained his Bachelor of Pharmacy from Ahmadu Bello University in 2011. He worked in the hospital, community and administrative pharmacy sectors before he enrolled for his Master of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy in 2014. Dr. Usman was awarded a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2018. He served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Poison Center, USM before his appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Kulliyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia in 2019. In 2021, Dr. Usman returned to his alma mata (USM) as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Currently, Dr. Usman is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, Qatar University. He has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles and serves as an Editorial Board Member for BMC Medical Education. He is a reviewer for several clinical pharmacy & practice, and infectious diseases journals. He has supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Section
Prof.Alaaldin M. Alkilany, PhD
Professor
Dr.Abdelali Agouni, MSc, GradCert, PhD, FHEA
Professor
Prof.Ashraf Khalil, PhD
Professor
Prof.Feras Alali, PhD
Professor
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Prof.Hesham M. Korashy, PhD
Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Studies
Prof.Nashiru Billa, BPharm, PGCHE, PhD
Professor
Dr.Hassaan Rathore, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr.Ousama Rachid, BPharm, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Prof.Abdelbary Elhissi, PhD
Professor and Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Dr.Zaid Alma'ayah, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ms.Farhat Hussain, MPharm
Lecturer
