Clinical Professor
University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud, BSc (Pharm), MSc, PhD, FNCS is a clinical professor and Associate Dean, Academic at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is also a neurocritical care clinical pharmacist at the University of Alberta Hospital. He received his BSc (Pharm) degree and Master’s in Clinical Pharmacy from Ain-Shams University and his PhD in pharmacokinetics from the University of Alberta. He has been involved in pharmacy practice for more than 20 years where he had many roles as a clinician, researcher and educator. Dr. Mahmoud’s research areas include epilepsy, antiseizure medications, neurocritical care pharmacotherapy and altered action and disposition of drugs in critical illness. Dr. Mahmoud studies how neurological injury and other patient factors alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, an important avenue for personalized pharmacotherapy. This is in addition to teaching patient assessment skills in various practice settings. Dr. Mahmoud is a recipient of numerous awards and has numerous publications throughout his career. In addition, he is the sole editor of “Patient Assessment in Clinical Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Guide”, an indispensable resource for pharmacists looking to learn or improve crucial patient assessment skills relevant to all pharmacy practice settings. Dr. Mahmoud is actively involved with the Neurocritical Care Society committees including the research and pharmacy leadership committees. Dr. Mahmoud received multiple accolades for his role in neurocritical care and he is inducted as Fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society (FNCS) for his exceptional service, academic excellence, and leadership in the field of Neurocritical care.