Wessam El Ghoul

My doctoral project is conducted within the research group Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response at the Department of Global Public Health. My research focuses on civilian prehospital care in armed conflict and how such systems can be strengthened and further developed. Existing literature is largely limited to military prehospital care or to settings unaffected by conflict. Consequently, there is a significant evidence gap regarding the effectiveness of prehospital care for civilians in war zones. At present, we are collecting and analyzing data from ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Alongside my research, I work as an associate consultant in emergency medicine and serve as the medical director at the  emergency department at the New Karolinska Hospital (NKS). I obtained my medical degree from the University of Liverpool and have previously worked and conducted research in the United Kingdom. In addition, I hold a bachelor’s degree in political science from Lund University.

Within my role at NKS, I teach clinical courses in emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and related subjects, both in multiprofessional settings and for physicians.

Within our research group’s educational activities, I lecture for medical students, specialists, and Master’s students in courses on disaster medicine, often with a particular focus on triage and the management of mass-casualty incidents.