Ziyad R. Mahfoud, PhD
Professor of Research in Population Health Sciences,
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Dr. Ziyad Mahfoud joined Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) in 2010 and currently holds the position of professor of research in population health sciences.
Dr. Mahfoud received his PhD in statistics from the University of Florida and has taught at both the University of Kentucky and the American University of Beirut.
The principal focus of Dr. Mahfoud’s work is the design and analysis of epidemiological and interventional studies, and he is also an expert in clinical trials. To date, Dr. Mahfoud has more than 150 peer-reviewed articles to his name, published with local and international collaborators on a diverse range of topics. He has also served as advisor and consultant to several pharmaceutical companies and international organizations including WHO, UNAIDS, IOM, and UNICEF.
In the past 20 years, Dr. Mahfoud has worked all over the world, delivering training in the fields of biostatistics, scientific writing, and research methodologies. He has won numerous teaching awards in recognition of his ability to make biostatistics easily comprehensible.