Lead Editors
Dr Khadigeh Makhdoomi
Vaishnavi’s academic background is in Life sciences- Microbiology. She holds a Master’s and
Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. Her research
interests are in multidrug resistant micro-organisms, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, cancer
biology, environmental carcinogens, animal models of chemical carcinogenesis and signaling
pathways altered during carcinogenesis. Vaishnavi Joined the BMC Series in January, 2023 as a
Manuscript Editor. Prior to becoming the Editor of BMC Health Services Research, she worked as a
Locum Editor as part of the BMC Public Health team.
Dr Ali Akbari
Vaishnavi’s academic background is in Life sciences- Microbiology. She holds a Master’s and
Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India. Her research
interests are in multidrug resistant micro-organisms, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, cancer
biology, environmental carcinogens, animal models of chemical carcinogenesis and signaling
pathways altered during carcinogenesis. Vaishnavi Joined the BMC Series in January, 2023 as a
Manuscript Editor. Prior to becoming the Editor of BMC Health Services Research, she worked as a
Locum Editor as part of the BMC Public Health team.
Assistant Editors
Rutuja Borse, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Vidisha Chaurasia, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Abhilasha Dolle, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Sayali Gite, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Prajkta Khandale, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Rashmita Pujari, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Rahul Tikke, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Esha Gohotre, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Senior Editorial Board Members
Dr. Dietmar Ausserhofer, PhD, University of Basel, Switzerland
Dietmar is a nurse and nursing scientist at the Claudiana State University for Health Professions
(Bolzano, Italy). His research focuses on patient safety and quality of care in acute and long-term
care.
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Editorial Board Members
Zhaleh Abdi, PhD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Auwal Abdullahi, Bayero University, Nigeria
Birgit Abelsen, Ph.D., UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Hammoda Abu-Odah, Ph.D., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Aaron Abuosi, PhD, University of Ghana, Ghana
Pratik Adhikary, PhD, Nepal Injury Research Centre (NIRC), Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College (KMC), Nepal
Alma Adler, Brigham & Women's Hospital, USA
Sayem Ahmed, PhD, University of Glasgow, UK
Shalini Ahuja, PhD, King's College London, UK
Sadika Akhter, PhD, Deakin University, Australia
Ali Azeez Ali Al-Jumaili, PhD, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Khurshid Alam, PhD, Murdoch University, Australia
Mohammed Alam, PhD, Qatar University, Qatar
Eman Alefishat, PhD, Khalifa University, Utd.Arab.Emir.
Statistical Reviewers
Finian Bannon, Queens University Belfast, UK
Editorial Advisors
James Phillips, Columbia University, USA
Fimka Tozija, Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia
Øyvind A. Bjertnæs, Folkehelseinstituttet, Norway
Ding Yew Yoong, Geriatric Education and Research Institute, Singapore
Lennart Reifels, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Kasper Wyss, University of Basel, Switzerland
In Memoriam
Armando Arredondo, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
Margaret Kelaher, University of Melbourne, Australia
