Sarfraz AhmadDoctor Sarfraz Ahmad is Director of Clinical Research at the Gynecologic Oncology Department of the Advent Health (formerly Florida Hospital) Cancer Institute (AHCI), Orlando, FL, USA. He earned his PhD degree in Biochemistry from North-Eastern Hill niversity, Shillong. Before joining AHCI in 2002, he spent 2-years at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi as a researcher, and 10-years in research/teaching at the Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago's Division of Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine. Currently, he is Professor of Medical Education at the University of Central Florida, College of Medicine and Professor of Clinical Sciences at the Florida State University College of Medicine, Orlando, USA. He has trained numerous fellows, residents, medical students, and graduate/undergraduate students during their scholarly research projects and theses.

Dotor Ahmad's current research focus is on the analyses of clinico-pathologic and surgical outcomes of oncology/hematology patients and to better understand the cellular/molecular mechanisms of cancer and related thrombo-embolic/hematologic disorders. His investigations are also aimed towards the evaluation of novel treatment options (chemo/cellular/immuno-therapies) for better management of hemato-oncologic patients. His past research interests focused on the anticoagulants, antithrombin, antiplatelet, and thrombolytic drug development for the management of hematologic and cardiovascular patients. In these various areas of biomedical research and international collaborations, Dr. Ahmad has published over 200 peer-reviewed scholarly research articles and book chapters, and nearly 400 scientific abstracts, which are extensively cited globally. He is a reviewer and has editorial responsibilities for several biomedical journals/books; he has received several competitive research grants and national/international awards for his research contributions/accomplishments. In addition to biomedical science endeavors, Dr. Ahmad is passionate about classical Hindi-Urdu literature & poetry and takes pride with active participation in such forums. Read More Read Less