Name:
Professor Emad El-Omar
Speciality:
Professor of Gastroenterology/Honorary Consultant Physician.
How did you get here?
Glasgow graduate and trained followed by stints at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee and National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Why Aberdeen?
Aberdeen University is an outstanding academic institution with a research driven philosophy and aspirations for global impact and relevance. Aberdeen is a wonderful city with hospitable and peaceful ambience surrounded by magnificent countryside and outdoor pursuits.
Why would you recommend Academic Clinical Training?
Researchis essential for progress and every doctor must embrace this philosophy in order to achieve a reduction in disease burden in society and maintain a healthy population. Academic clinical training provides the best of all worlds: clinical practice, research and teaching. What could be better??