Prof. Ahmed Awaisu, PhD, MPharm (Clinical), BPharm
Professor and Head of Department
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice
College of Pharmacy, QU Health
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Ahmed Awaisu is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Practice. He is currently the Head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. Prof. Ahmed Awaisu has accumulated a prolific record of academic and scholarly accomplishments. He has authored about 200 peer-reviewed publications in international journals. His current Google Scholar h-index (October 2023) was 37 [i10-index: 103, Citations: 4341].
Prof. Awaisu was the recipient of the “Qatar University Merit Award for Outstanding Faculty” in September 2017 and the “Qatar University Research Excellence Award in Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences” in April 2019. He was also the recipient of the “Best New Investigator Award” during the 14th International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual European Conference in Madrid, Spain in November 2011. He has served as the WHO Lead Consultant for reviewing the health system development for Malaysia (2012 – 2013).
Prof. Ahmed Awaisu was the former Chair of the Qatar University IRB and the former Associate Editor of Value in Health Regional Issue (CEWAA). He was also the Section Editor (Clinical Pharmacy) for the Elsevier-published textbook entitled “Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy”. In addition, he is the Editor of a textbook that is in writing process, entitled “Health Literacy in Medicines Use and Pharmacy: A Definitive Guide”.
Prof. Awaisu is a very passionate and outstanding scholar whose vision is to make sustainable impact in the society through grooming competent healthcare professionals, mentoring novice researchers, high-impact innovative research, and advancing healthcare.
