Associate Editors

Associate

Editors

Meet Our Trusted Team of Associate Editors.

Cureus is proud to highlight our diverse team of associate editors, each of whom is a vital part of the Cureus publication process. All articles are reviewed prior to publication by one of our associate editors to ensure that critical peer review comments have been adequately addressed and the article is fit for publication.

John R. Adler Jr.

Editor-in-Chief

MD | Professor | Neurological Surgery

Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, USA

Alexander Muacevic

Editor-in-Chief

MD | Professor | Neurological Surgery

Neurosurgery, Radiosurgery, European CyberKnife Center, Munich, DEU

Abdul Waheed

Professor | MSc | MD | Family Medicine

Family & Community Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, USA

Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

PhD | RN | MSc | Epidemiology and Public Health

Nursing & Midwifery Research Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT

Abhijit Nair

MD | Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology, Ibra Hospital, Ibra, OMN

Abhilash Vemulapalli

MPH | Dentistry

Biostatistics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, USA

Abu Baker Sheikh

Assistant Professor | MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA

Abu Sidik

MD | PhD | Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery

Surgical Specialities, RUDN University, Moscow, RUS

Adegbenro O. Fakoya

PhD | MSc | MD | Professor | Anatomy

Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA

Adekunle E. Omole

Associate Professor | MSc | MD | General Practice

Anatomical Sciences, American University of Antigua, College of Medicine, Saint John, ATG

Ali H. Yusuf

MD | Radiology

Radiology, Government Hospitals, Manama, BHR

Amresh Gul

Other | Research Assistant | MD | Family Medicine

General Practice, GP Clinic, Brisbane, AUS

André Sousa-Machado

Assistant Professor | MD | Otolaryngology

ENT, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, PRT

Anees Hjazeen

MSc | Research Assistant | RN | Biostatistics

Community Health Nursing and Director of Biostatistics Department, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman, JOR

Anisha Choudhary

MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology

DNB, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Tata main hospital , Jamshedpur, IND

Antonio K. Liu

Professor | MD | Neurology

Neurology, Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, USA

Antonio Santacroce

MD | Neurological Surgery

Neurological Surgery, European Radiosurgery Center Munich, Munich, DEU

Anuj Gupta

MD | Orthopaedics

Orthopedics & Spine, Triveni Ortho & Spine Center, Delhi, IND

Apurba Patra

Associate Professor | MD | Anatomy

Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND

Arkadeep Dhali

MPH | MBBS | Internal Medicine

Gastroenterology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, GBR

Ayoola Awosika

Associate Professor | MSc | MD | General Practice

College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Bijit Biswas

Assistant Professor | MD | Epidemiology and Public Health

Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, IND

Biliana Mileva

Assistant Professor | MD | Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, BGR

Catherine Lewis

PhD | MD | Surgery

Critical Care, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA

Chandi Garg

MD | MBBS | Assistant Professor | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, UPMC, Harrisburg, USA

Chinmaya K. Panda

Associate Professor | MD | Anesthesiology

Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Raipur, IND

Daulath Singh

MD | Oncology

Internal Medicine/hematology-Oncology, Stormont Vail Healthcare, Topeka, USA

Deb Sanjay Nag

MD | Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, IND

Deepak Sharma

MD | MBBS | Critical Care

Critical Care Medicine, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, GBR

Devyani Bahl

MD | Research Assistant | Dentistry

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NITTE (Deemed to be) UNIVERSITY, Mumbai, IND

Dr Hare Krishna

Associate Professor | MD | Anatomy

Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND

Dr. Madhusudan P. Singh

MBBS | MD | Therapeutics

Therapeutics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Raipur, IND

Dr. Sajidali S. Saiyad

MBBS | PhD | MD | Neurology

Department of Physiology, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND

Elan Mohanty

MD | MBBS | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, Providence St Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, USA

Eqram Rahman

MSurg | PhD | MMed | MBBS | Surgery

Research and Innovation, Innovation Aesthetics, London, GBR

Ernesto Calderon Martinez

MD | Miscellaneous

Digital Health, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, MEX

F Brian Boudi

Professor | FACS | MD | Associate Professor | Cardiology

Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA

Fnu Sandeep

MD | MBBS | Pathology

Women's Health pathology, Northwell Health, New York, USA

Gaurav Mehta

MPH | MD | Family Medicine

Family Medicine, Essentia Health, Detroit lakes , USA

George S. Stoyanov

PhD | MD | Pathology

Pathology, Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, Shumen, BGR

Gopal Krishna Dhali

MD | Professor | Gastroenterology

Department of Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, IND

Habib Md R. Karim

Professor | Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, IND

Hamoud Y. Obied

MD | Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery

Surgery, Najran University/Faculty of Medicine, Najran, SAU

Harmit Singh

MD | Assistant Professor | Psychiatry

Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA

Haseeb Mehmood Qadri

Research Assistant | MBBS | Resident Physician | Surgery

General Surgery, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, PAK

Heet N. Desai

MBBS | General Practice

General Practice, H.B.T Medical College & Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, IND

Hideki Sasaki

PhD | MD | Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya City University East Medical Center, Nagoya, JPN

Humayun Anjum

MD | Pulmonology

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, USA

Hunaina Shahab

Assistant Professor | MBBS | Cardiology

Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

Igor Lakhno

ScD | PhD | Professor | MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynecology No 3/ Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, UKR

Imran Ahmed Khan

Assistant Professor | Epidemiology and Public Health

Community Medicine, KMC Medical College, Maharaj Ganj, IND

Ioannis Tsikopoulos

MD | MSc | Urology

Urology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, GBR

Ismail Shatriah

Professor | Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology Clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, MYS

Jai Ranjan

Assistant Professor | MD | Infectious Disease

Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bathinda, Bathinda, IND

Jasleen Kaur

MD | Diabetes and Endocrinology

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, HealthPartners, Minneapolis, USA

Jerry Lorren Dominic

MD | Radiation Oncology

General Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA

Jihad Slim

MD | Infectious Disease

Infectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA

John A. St. Cyr

PhD | MD | Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery

Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery, Jacqmar, Inc., Minneapolis, USA

Joobin Khadamy

Fellow Physician | MD | Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology, Skellefteå Eye Clinic, Skellefteå , SWE

Joseph N. Macaluso Jr.

FACS | MD | Urology

Board of Directors, LSU Health Foundation, New Orleans, USA

Jyoti Prakash Sahoo

MD | General Practice

Pharmacology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND

Kamalakar Surineni

MPH | MD | Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita, USA

Karthik Rajaram Mohan

Associate Professor | Oral Medicine

Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's sankarachariyar dental college, Vinayaka mission's research foundation (Deemed to be university), Salem, IND

Karthikeyan Ramalingam

MD | Other | PhD | Professor | Dentistry

Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, Hyderabad, IND

Kesava Mandalaneni

MD | Assistant Professor | Neurology

FMS Neuroscience, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, USA

Kevin Morris

MD | MBBS | Internal Medicine

Senior Research Scientist, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, Los Angeles, USA

Krithika Suresh

MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, Golden Valley Health Centers, Modesto, USA

Lance De Barry

MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, San Fernando General Hospital, San Fernando, TTO

Lorenzo Gitto

MD | Pathology

Pathology, Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, Chicago, USA

Maneeth Mylavarapu

MBBS | MPH | Preventive Medicine

Department of Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, USA

Michael Krzyzak

MPH | MD | Hospital-based Medicine

Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health, New York, USA

Michele M. Carr

Professor | MD | PhD | Otolaryngology

Otolaryngology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

Mohamad Fleifel

Assistant Professor | MD | Diabetes and Endocrinology

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Bikhazi Medical Group, Beirut, LBN

Mohamed Fayed

Resident Physician | MSc | MD | Anesthesiology

Cardiac Anesthesia, Montefiore Medical Center, Wakefield Campus, Bronx, USA

Mohana Krishna Loya

Assistant Professor | MPH | MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Monish A. Sheth

Associate Professor | MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Temple, USA

Muhammad Tahir

MSc | MD | Pathology

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of South Alabama Health Hospital, Mobile, USA

Nadir Miry

Resident Physician | MD | Pathology

Histopathology department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Oujda, MAR

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga

MD | Cardiology

Cardiovascular Disease, Deaconess hospital, Evansville, USA

Naresh Mullaguri

Assistant Professor | MD | Neurology

Medicine/Neurology/Neurocritical care, Clemson University School of health Research, Clemson, USA

Naveen Baskaran

MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Nimah A. Rabai

Other | MBBS | MD | Surgery

Department of General Surgery, Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, JOR

Nirvi Sharma

OTR | Pediatrics

Pediatrics, NY DOE, Jersey City, USA

Nur Ul Ain

Other | MBBS | Fellow Physician | Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK

Okelue E. Okobi

MSc | MD | Family Medicine

Family Medicine, IMG Research Academy & Consulting LLC, Homestead, USA

Palanikumar Balasundaram

Assistant Professor | MD | Pediatrics

Additional role: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College Medicine of Rockford, IL, USA

Patrick Meloy

Associate Professor | MD | Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

Pavan Tenneti

MD | Internal Medicine

Hematology and Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Charlotte, USA

Philip R. Cohen

MD | Dermatology

Dermatology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA

Pradosh Kumar Sarangi

Assistant Professor | MD | Radiology

Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND

Pragya Sharma

MD | Epidemiology and Public Health

Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India-110002, New Delhi, IND

Prahlad R. Kalwan

Associate Professor | Surgery

General Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND

Priyanka Bhandari

MD | Family Medicine

Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Pugazhenthan T

Assistant Professor | MD | Therapeutics

Pharmacology and Therapeutics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, Raipur, IND

Raghavendra R. Sanivarapu

Assistant Professor | MD | Critical Care

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, MIDLAND/ ODESSA, USA

Rahul Pal Sr.

Assistant Professor | MD | Epidemiology and Public Health

Community medicine, SBIMS Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, IND

Rajarshi Chakraborty

MD | Assistant Professor | Neurology

Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, IND

Rajendra Karnatak

MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, USA

Rajesh Raman

MD | MBBS | Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology and Critical Care, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, IND

Raphael Bertani

MD | Neurological Surgery

Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BRA

Raymond Challita

MPH | MD | Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, FRA

Roopa Naik

MD | Hospital-based Medicine

Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, USA

Roselin Nittala

Assistant Professor | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA

Rutvi Vyas

Assistant Professor | Dentistry

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Detroit, USA

Ryan Grell

MD | Assistant Professor | Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA

S. Charles Bronson

MD | Diabetes and Endocrinology

Institute of Diabetology, Stanley Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND

Samuel O. Ilikannu

Fellow Physician | MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta, NGA

Sana Mulla

MD | Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine, Providence St Mary's Medical Center, california, USA

Sangeeta G. Saxena

Assistant Professor | MD | Health Policy

Public Health Sciences, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, USA

Sanjeeb K. Mishra

Assistant Professor | MD | Epidemiology and Public Health

Field Epidemiology Training Program, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai , IND

Sankalp Yadav

MBBS | MPH | Internal Medicine

Medicine, Shri Madan Lal Khurana Chest Clinic, New Delhi, IND

Satish C. Nair

Professor | PhD | Miscellaneous

Medical Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine Int. Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, ARE

Savvas Lampridis

MSc | MD | Surgery

Thoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, GBR

Sean R. Bennett

MD | Anesthesiology

Cardiac Anaesthesia, Basildon Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, GBR

Seema Gupta

Professor | Dentistry

Department of Orthodontics, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND

Shahwar Yousuf

Fellow Physician | MD | Pediatrics

Pediatric Critical Care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock , USA

Shiv S. Mishra

MD | MBBS | Oncology

Radiation Oncology, Paras HMRI, Patna, IND

Sina Afzal

MD | Orthopaedics

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Siva Sagar Taduru

MD | Cardiology

Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA

Sjaak Pouwels

PhD | MD | Surgery

Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, NLD

Snigdha Reddy Likki

MD | Assistant Professor | Pediatrics

Pediatric endocrinology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA

Soaham Desai

Professor | MD | Neurology

Neurology, Shree Krishna Hospital Pramukhswami Medical College Bhaikaka University, Anand, IND

Souradeep Dutta

Fellow Physician | MD | Resident Physician | Surgery

HPB Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai, IND

Sreekant Avula

Fellow Physician | MD | Internal Medicine

Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Subrat K. Pradhan

Professor | MD | Preventive Medicine

Community Medicine, Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sambalpur, IND

Sunyoung Jang

Associate Professor | PhD | Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, USA

Surendra Reddy Mandapati

DDS | MPH | Dentistry

Dentistry, Advance Dental Care, East Hartford, USA

Sushantika Sushantika

Professor | Assistant Professor | MD | Dermatology

dermatology, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Rishikesh, IND

Swapnil D. Parve

Associate Professor | MD | PhD | Internal Medicine

Dept. of Primary Care & General Practice, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, RUS

Taiwo O. Aremu

MPH | MD | General Practice

Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Tanay V. Chaubal

Other | Dentistry

Periodontics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OKLAHOMA CITY, USA

Tanushree Agrawal

MD | Cardiology

Cardiology, Saint Francis Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulsa , USA

Vasudha Kota

MD | Pediatrics

Pediatrics, Mercy Health, Springfield , USA

Venkata Ganesh

Assistant Professor | MD | Anesthesiology

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IND

Vidya Ganji

Associate Professor | MD | General Practice

Physiology, AIIMS, BIBINAGAR, HYDERABAD, IND

Vikas Vaibhav

Assistant Professor | MD | Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur, Jammu, IND

Waseem Khaliq

MD | MPH | Associate Professor | Hospital-based Medicine

Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

Yanko G. Yankov

Associate Professor | MD | PhD | Surgery

Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "St. Marina", Varna, BGR

Yoshinori Marunaka

Professor | MD | PhD | Internal Medicine

Former President, International Society of Cancer Metabolism, Bologna, ITA

Zahid Khan

MD | MSc | Resident Physician | Cardiology

Cardiology, University of South Wales, Llantwit Rd, Pontypridd, GBR