Prof. Salem H. D. Al Shemmari
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine Kuwait University Consultant,
Department of Hemato-Oncology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center
As a Hematologist, he has built his professional career on the advancement of the well-being of patients with hematological malignancies and other malignancies, advancement of palliative care services, through practice, teaching and research.
In practice, he has contributed to efforts that served patients well including designing and practicing at Sheikha Badriya Medical Oncology Center, Behbahani Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, and more recently at the new Kuwait Cancer Center. As far as teaching is concerned, he taught at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Further, he established the medical oncology fellowship program and contributed to the hematopathology and the hematology fellowship programs.
His research focus is based on exploring the epidemiology and prognosis of patients with hematological malignancies through several research grants. Furthermore, he enhanced the implementation of the precision-medical concept in practice through biomarkers research.
