Wessam El Ghoul

I am a PhD student in the research group Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response at the Department of Global Public Health. My research focuses on civilian pre-hospital care in armed conflict and how it can be improved. Previous research has been limited to military pre-hospital care or to pre-hospital care in peace. Therefore, there is a lack of evidence on how well pre-hospital care for civilians in armed conflicts works. We are currently collecting and analysing data from ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

My day-to-day job is as an assistant senior physician in emergency care and medical director of the intensive care unit at the New Karolinska Hospital (NKS). I received my medical degree from the University of Liverpool and have worked and conducted research in the United Kingdom. I also have a bachelor's degree in political science from Lund University.

In addition to my doctoral research on civilian pre-hospital care in armed conflict, I have a general research interest in disaster medicine, both globally and in Sweden, not least in relation to civil defence, total defence and preparedness. 

As part of my work at NKS, I teach clinical courses in emergency care, disaster medicine preparedness and related subjects, both in multi-professional contexts and for medical doctors.

As part of our research group's teaching, I lecture to medical students, specialists and Master's students in courses on disaster medicine, often with a focus on triage and the management of mass casualty incidents.