Clinical & Research Team
Mr Mohamed Elsherif
Registrar
Mr Mohamed Elsherif is a Vascular & Endovascular Surgical Registrar at the University College Hospital, Galway (UCHG). He graduated from the Ain Shams University in 2006. He specialised in vascular surgery at Nasr City Insurance Hospital in Egypt from 2009 to 2015. Following completion of a masters degree in surgery in 2011, MRCS degree in 2013, he then moved to Ireland in 2015. Since then, he has worked as a vascular registrar under supervision of Professor Sherif Sultan. He has also undertaken a two year vascular research fellowship under the supervision of Professor Sherif Sultan, in the Western Vascular Institute, UCHG.
Mr Ramy ELKADY
Registrar
Mr. Ramy Elkady received his MBBS and MSc from Ain Shams university in Egypt. He is a Member of the Egyptian Society of Vascular surgery. He has been practicing Vascular and Endovascular surgery in Egypt since 2010. He subsequently went onto study in the UK and received his MRCS. He is a Vascular surgery registrar in UCHG. He has also been coordinating and participating in teaching courses in surgery for international exams as the iMRCS since 2007.
Dr Fionnuala Jordan
Cochrane Fellow
Dr. Fionnuala Jordan is a registered nurse who has previous experience in a clinical environement as well as in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently she holds the post of lecturer in nursing at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Prior to her lecturing post, Dr Jordan carried out a PhD which explored preventative mechanisms for dementia. Part of her PhD involved conducting a systematic review of the various drugs using in the prevention of dementia. This was carried out as a Cochrane systematic review. Dr Jordan carried out this research in the cpaacity of PhD candidate and Cochrance fellow, which was awarded to her. Following successful completion of her PhD and Cochrance systematic review, Fionnuala part-takes in the Cochrane research arm of the Western Vascular Institute, as head of Cochrane Research. To date, the WVI has 6 active reviews, with a 100% success rate under the guidance of the Cochrane Vascular and Stroke groups, and Fionnuala's expert experience.
Mr Brian FitzGibbon
PhD Candidate
Brian FitzGibbon graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway with a first class honours B.E in Biomedical Engineering in 2015. His primary research focus to date has been in the area of computational biomechanics, specifically finite element modelling of aortic biomechanics. His thesis investigated
the effects of intraluminal thrombus, tortuosity, and wall thickness on the rupture potential of infrarenal aortic aneurysms.
He has now successfully attained a position as a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in National University of Ireland, Galway with clinical supervision from the WVI. His present work focuses on the biomechanics of aortic dissection and its treatment using endovascular therapies.
Mr Jamie Concannon
PhD Candidate
Jamie Concannon graduated from The National University of Ireland, Galway in 2015 with a First Class Honours B.E in Biomedical Engineering. His thesis focused on the Computational Modelling Of The Optimum Removal Of External Fixators In Comminuted Tibial Fractures and was awarded the David Bouchier Hayes Innovations in Surgery Award for 2015 for his research at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. His thesis was presented internationally at both the 23rd Annual European Orthopaedic Research Society and the 6th Annual International Conference of Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues.
A keen interest in biomechanics and computational analysis has lead to him successfully attaining a position as a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at The National University of Ireland, Galway under the Co-Supervision of Professor Peter E. McHugh and Professor Sherif Sultan of the WVI. His PhD focuses on the Computational And Experimental Analysis Of The Efficacy Of Endovascular Devices In The Treatment Of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
Email: j.concannon1@nuigalway.ie
Mr Wael Tawfick
Senior Registrar, Lecturer
Mr Tawfick is a Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at the School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway. Mr Tawfick has a special interest in wound management, where he is currently running a randomised controlled trial on the management of venous leg ulcers.
Mr Mohamed El Sharkawy
Senior House Officer
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Dr YOGESH ACHARYA
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Yogesh Acharya, MD, MSc, FacadMEd, AFAMEE is a senior research fellow at the Western Vascular Institute (WVI), Univesity Hospital Galway, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). He possesses vast academic and clinical research experience with a multitude of publications on national and international peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Acharya is an international medical graduate with a master’s degree in clinical research (Hons) from NUIG. Apart from this, he has completed two postgraduate diplomas in clinical research - Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (PPCR), from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MA, USA, and Introduction to Clinical Research Training (ICRT) Program, from Harvard Medical School, MA, USA in 2018/2019.
Dr. Acharya completed his fellowship in Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Surgery in 2020/2021 from WVI. He was the recipient of the GORE educational grant from W. L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd, Livingston, Scotland, UK in 2020 and Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery–Dubai Scholarship from Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research (DHFMR), Dubai, and UAE in 2018.
Dr. Acharya has also been involved in teaching and training medical students across the globe. As a medical educator, he is the current fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME), Cardiff, Wales, UK, and an associate fellow of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Email: dryogeshach@gmail.com
DR ALTHAF BASHA SHAIK
Doctor of Pharmacy, MSc Clinical Research.
Research Assistant & Clinical Data Manager.
Mr Althaf Shaik is a Doctor of Pharmacy from JNTU-Hyderabad, India. Pursuing MSc in Clinical Research from the National University of Ireland Galway. His primary research interest is Cardiovascular science & Neuropharmacology. Currently, he holds the post of clinical data manager at Western Vascular Institute. Prior to this position, he worked as a Clinical Research Associate and Clinical data manager for the clinical trial “Keratoplasty Eye Grafting” in India for two years. He is currently working on his thesis and systematic review on “Comparison of carotid endarterectomy using primary closure, patch closure and eversion technique with carotid artery stenting in a patient with extracranial carotid occlusion disease” for prevention of stroke under the supervision of Prof. Sherif Sultan. He is a young clinical research aspirant open up for a PhD opportunity.
Email: a.shaik3@nuigalway.ie
DR RAGHAVA VADALAPATALA
Doctor of Pharmacy, MSc Clinical Research.
Research assistant & data coordinator
Mr Geeta is a young motivated research assistant and data coordinator working in WVI, University College Hospital, Galway (UCHG) and Galway clinic. He was graduated in pharm D(Doctor of pharmacy) from DR.MGR University, India. He is currently pursuing his masters in clinical research at NUI Galway. His primary research of interest is peripheral artery diseases, Under the supervision of prof. sherif sultan. He is managing two decades of data on peripheral artery diseases. Being a great team member, He coordinates the workflow of the data for research aspects.
Email: g.vadalapatala1@nuigalway.ie
DR SIRISHA BELLAMKONDA
Doctor of Pharmacy, MSc Clinical Research.
Research Assistant
Ms Sirisha bellamkonda received her bachelor's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India. She worked as Clinical Pharmacist at Sravani hospital, India in 2018. She then moved to Ireland for pursuing her master's in Clinical Research at National University of Ireland, Galway in the year 2019. While doing her master's she done volunteer remote work as Summary writer at Evidence Aid Organisation. From 2021 she strated her work as freelancer Research Assistant and Data Coordinator of Peripheral vascular clinical study at Western Vascular Institute, Galway.
MISS. SATYA JONNALAGADDA
MSc Data Analytics.
Clinical Data Base Developer.
Email: jsatya1998@gmail.com