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Dean, School of Health Sciences

Prof. Samer Hamidi

Professor Samer Hamidi serves as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences, HBMSU. With a career spanning over two decades, he has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to leveraging technology to enhance the learning experience and transform traditional educational paradigms. He has extensive experience in innovative use of smart technology in teaching across diverse academic tiers, encompassing bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of disciplines, showcasing a distinct emphasis on health systems, disease burden analysis, health finance, and the enhancement of quality and efficiency within the healthcare sector.

Beyond his academic achievements, his influence resonates regionally and globally, reflecting in his role as a site visitor for renowned organizations including the European Accreditation Council for Public Health Education Accreditation Agency (APHEA) and the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). His dedication to advancing scholarly research is evidenced by the publication of 150 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals, addressing health challenges at local, regional, and global levels. These honors further underscore the profound impact of Prof. Hamidi’s efforts in advancing knowledge and comprehension within his field.

School of Health Sciences

Academic Biography

  • Digital Health Transformation
  • Healthcare Systems
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • Healthcare Finance and Economics
  • Quality of Health Services
     
  • Doctor of Public Health, Health Systems Management, Tulane University, USA
  • Master of Public Health, Tulane University, USA
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Jordan
     

Professor Samer Hamidi serves as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences, HBMSU. With a career spanning over two decades, he has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to leveraging technology to enhance the learning experience and transform traditional educational paradigms. He has extensive experience in innovative use of smart technology in teaching across diverse academic tiers, encompassing bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of disciplines, showcasing a distinct emphasis on health systems, disease burden analysis, health finance, and the enhancement of quality and efficiency within the healthcare sector.

Beyond his academic achievements, his influence resonates regionally and globally, reflecting in his role as a site visitor for renowned organizations including the European Accreditation Council for Public Health Education Accreditation Agency (APHEA) and the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). His dedication to advancing scholarly research is evidenced by the publication of 150 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals, addressing health challenges at local, regional, and global levels. These honors further underscore the profound impact of Prof. Hamidi’s efforts in advancing knowledge and comprehension within his field.

Recent Publications

Impact of Using the Internet of Medical Things on e-Healthcare Performance: Blockchain Assist in Improving Smart Contract

El Khatib, M. Alzoubi, H. Hamidi S., Alshurideh, M. Baydoun, A. Al-Nakeeb A. (2023)

Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026

Micah, E., Bhangdia, K., Cogswell, E., Lasher, D., Hamidi S., Lidral-Porter, B., Maddison, E. R., ... & Hlongwa, M. M. (2023)

Effect of air pollution on disease burden, mortality, and life expectancy in North Africa and the Middle East: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Malekpour, R., Hamidi S., Masinaei, M., Moghaddam, S., Ghamari, H., Abbasi-Kangevari, Z., ... & Zareshahrabadi, Z. (2023)

Impact of Implementing Key Performance Indicators on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Rates Among Adult ICU Patients in Saudi Arabia

Alhabdan, N., Alyaemni, A., Aljuaid, M., Baydoun, A., & Hamidi S., (2023)

Healthcare resource utilization and direct costs of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cost-of-illness study

Alshamsi, S., Hamidi S., & Narci, H. O. (2022)

Digital Disruption and Big Data in Healthcare - Opportunities and Challenges

El Khatib M, Hamidi S., Al Ameeri I, Al Zaabi H, Al Marqab R. (2022)

The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Tran, K. B., Lang, J. J., Compton, K., Xu, R., Acheson, A. R., Henrikson, H. J., Hamidi S.,... & Banach, M. (2022)

Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Kyu, H. H., Vongpradith, A., Sirota, S. B., Novotney, A., Troeger, C. E., Hamidi S., Doxey, M. C., ... & Dao, A. T. M. (2022)

Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2· 5 air pollution, 1990–2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Burkart, K., Causey, K., Cohen, A. J., Wozniak, S. S., Salvi, D. D., Hamidi S., Abbafati, C., ... & Nangia, V. (2022)

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Sheena, B. S., Hiebert, L., Han, H., Ippolito, H., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Hamidi S., Abbasi-Kangevari, Z., ... & Gholizadeh, A. (2022)

Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Haakenstad, A., Irvine, C. M. S., Knight, M., Bintz, C., Hamidi S., Aravkin, A. Y., Zheng, P., ... & Sahu, M. (2022)

Cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years for 29 cancer groups from 2010 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Kocarnik, J. M., Compton, K., Dean, F. E., Fu, W., Hamidi S., Gaw, B. L., Harvey, J. D., ... & Dhimal, M. (2022)

Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Nichols, E., Steinmetz, J. D., Vollset, S. E., Fukutaki, K., Hamidi S., Chalek, J., Abd-Allah, F., ... & Liu, X. (2022)

Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ledesma, J. R., Ma, J., Vongpradith, A., Maddison, E. R., Hamidi S., Novotney, A., Biehl, M. H., ... & Kendrick, P. J. (2022)

The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Alvarez, E. M., Force, L. M., Xu, R., Compton, K., Lu, D., Hamidi S., Henrikson, H. J., ... & Burkart, K. (2022)

Mortality from snakebite envenomation: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Roberts, N., Johnson, E., Zeng, S., Hamilton, E., Hamidi S., Abdoli, A., Alahdab, F., ... & Ong, K. (2021)

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ward, J. L., Azzopardi, P. S., Francis, K. L., Santelli, J. S., Hamidi S., Skirbekk, V., Sawyer, S. M., ... & Constantin, T. V. (2021)

Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2050

Micah, A. E., Cogswell, I. E., Cunningham, B., Ezoe, S., Harle, A. C., Maddison, E. R., Hamidi S.,... & Hailu, A. (2021)

Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990–2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019

Jahagirdar, D., Walters, M. K., Novotney, A., Brewer, E. D., Frank, T. D., Carter, A., Hamidi S.,... & Hargono, A. (2021)

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Feigin, V. L., Stark, B. A., Johnson, C. O., Roth, G. A., Bisignano, C., Abady, G. G., ... & Hamidi S., (2021)

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Paulson, K. R., Kamath, A. M., Alam, T., Bienhoff, K., Abady, G. G., Hamidi S., Abbas, J., ... & Chanie, W. F. (2021)

Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Wu, A. M., Bisignano, C., James, S. L., Abady, G. G., Abedi, A., Hamidi S., Abu-Gharbieh, E., ... & Vos, T. (2021)

Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Ebrahimi, H., Aryan, Z., Moghaddam, S. S., Bisignano, C., Rezaei, S., Hamidi S., Pishgar, F., ... & Tadesse, E. G. (2021)

Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1

Galles, N. C., Liu, P. Y., Updike, R. L., Fullman, N., Nguyen, J., Hamidi S., Rolfe, S., ... & Gaidhane, S. (2021)

The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Force, L. M., Abdollahpour, I., Advani, S. M., Agius, D., Ahmadian, E., Hamidi S., Alahdab, F., ... & Tran, B. X. (2021)

Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning

Cromwell, E. A., Osborne, J. C., Unnasch, T. R., Basáñez, M. G., Gass, K. M., Barbre, K. A., Hamidi S.,... & Nguyen, H. L. T. (2021)

Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Taylor, H. J., Khundkar, R., Krishan, K., Eagan, A. W., Boloor, A., Bockarie, M. J., Hamidi S.,... & Shafaat, O. (2020)

Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study

Sartorius, B., VanderHeide, J. D., Yang, M., Goosmann, E. A., Hon, J., Haeuser, E., Hamidi S.,... & Gilani, S. A. (2021)