DrAhmed Alboksmaty
Clinical Research Fellow
Department of Surgery & Cancer - Faculty of Medicine
- Clinical Research FellowDepartment of Surgery & Cancer - Faculty of Medicine
BIO
Dr Ahmed Alboksmaty, MBBCh, MPH, is a medical doctor and public health professional, currently working as a Clinical Research Fellow and pursuing his PhD at the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), Imperial College London.
Dr Alboksmaty rejoined Imperial College in June 2024, following two years of GP clinical training in Cambridge, where he held an Academic Clinical Fellowship at the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), University of Cambridge. Previously with Imperial, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he spent two years with IGHI, co-leading a research stream focused on patient safety and the utilisation of health technologies in primary care. Prior to this, he was a research assistant at the Department of Primary Care and Public Health in 2018. He also continues to co-lead the "Health & Society" module at the MSc in Health Policy at IGHI.
Since 2019, Dr Alboksmaty has been a consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), specialising in Quality, Patient Safety, and Health System Development. His contributions to various WHO missions have been pivotal in promoting quality and patient safety across the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and in challenging environments with limited resources and extreme adversity.
In addition, Dr Alboksmaty is also a Clinical Associate and Consultant in Quality and Health System Development with Primary Care International (PCI), where he has co-led the development of quality improvement strategies in conflict-affected settings and contributed to numerous international PCI projects.
Dr Alboksmaty holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh) from Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt, and a Master of Public Health (Global Health Stream) from Imperial College London, achieved with the prestigious Chevening Scholarship Award for global leaders.
His career in public and global health began with a UNHCR-funded project aimed at streamlining healthcare access for refugees, asylum seekers, and detainees in the EMR. He is also the founder of several public health initiatives promoting health equity in conflict-affected settings and has received multiple international awards for young health leaders over the past decade.
Dr Alboksmaty rejoined Imperial College in June 2024, following two years of GP clinical training in Cambridge, where he held an Academic Clinical Fellowship at the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), University of Cambridge. Previously with Imperial, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he spent two years with IGHI, co-leading a research stream focused on patient safety and the utilisation of health technologies in primary care. Prior to this, he was a research assistant at the Department of Primary Care and Public Health in 2018. He also continues to co-lead the "Health & Society" module at the MSc in Health Policy at IGHI.
Since 2019, Dr Alboksmaty has been a consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), specialising in Quality, Patient Safety, and Health System Development. His contributions to various WHO missions have been pivotal in promoting quality and patient safety across the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and in challenging environments with limited resources and extreme adversity.
In addition, Dr Alboksmaty is also a Clinical Associate and Consultant in Quality and Health System Development with Primary Care International (PCI), where he has co-led the development of quality improvement strategies in conflict-affected settings and contributed to numerous international PCI projects.
Dr Alboksmaty holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh) from Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt, and a Master of Public Health (Global Health Stream) from Imperial College London, achieved with the prestigious Chevening Scholarship Award for global leaders.
His career in public and global health began with a UNHCR-funded project aimed at streamlining healthcare access for refugees, asylum seekers, and detainees in the EMR. He is also the founder of several public health initiatives promoting health equity in conflict-affected settings and has received multiple international awards for young health leaders over the past decade.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Clinical Research FellowImperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), London, United Kingdom10 Jun 2024 - present
- Co-Module Lead for the "Health & Society" Module, MSc in Health PolicyImperial College London, Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2022 - present
- Academic Clinical FellowUniversity of Cambridge, THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), Cambridge, United Kingdom3 Aug 2022 - 3 Jun 2024
- Research Associate in Patient Safety and Clinical AnalyticsNIHR Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (PSTRC), Department of Primary Care & Public Health, School of Public Health, London, United Kingdom1 Mar 2020 - 31 Jul 2022
- Research AssistantImperial College London, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, London, United Kingdom4 Jun 2018 - 9 Jan 2019
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- WHO Consultant in Quality, Patient Safety and Health System DevelopmentWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Health System and Integrated Services, Cairo, Egypt10 Jan 2019 - present
- Clinical Associate and Quality ConsultantPrimary Care International (PCI), London, United Kingdom4 Mar 2024 - present
- Medical Coordinator of the UNHCR Health Programme for RefugeesArab Medical Union & UNHCR, North Coast Area, Egypt6 Jun 2015 - 31 Jul 2017
DEGREES
- PhDImperial College London, London, United Kingdom10 Jun 2024 - present
- Master of Public HealthImperial College London, London, United Kingdom2017 - 2018
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh)Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt2008 - 2014
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- ArabicCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Clinical Research Fellow