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Said A. Al-Busafi , MD, Associate Professor, Other

Gastroenterology • Transplant Hepatology

Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University · Muscat , OMN

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About

Said Ahmed Salim Al-Busafi, B.Sc. (Hons), M.D., D.A.B.I.M., F.R.C.P. (C)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Educational and Professional Experience:
After gaining his medical degree from Sultan Qaboos University, Dr. Al-Busafi completed an internal medicine and gastroenterology residency before undertaking a transplantation hepatology fellowship at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is double board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He holds the assistant dean of training and community services position in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University. He is a member of numerous professional societies. Dr. Al-Busafi is on the Education steering committee of the Oman Internal Medicine Training Program and the Oman Medical Specialty Board. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Internal Medicine Training and Gastroenterology programs in the Arab Board of Health Specialization. In addition, he is Chairing or co-chairing several committees involving teaching and research at Sultan Qaboos University, the Oman Medical Specialty Board, and the Arab Board of Health Specializations. Dr. Al-Busafi is a member of the Editorial Board of the Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology.
Scholarly Interests:
Dr. Al-Busafi’s areas of research interest include acute and chronic viral hepatitis, metabolic and genetic liver diseases, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Dr. Al-Busafi has published 29 papers in peer review journals, including high impact Journals, e.g., The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Viral Hepatitis and Liver International. ResearchGate (January 2023) showed that my Research Interest Score was 1,446, with 2,902 citations and an h-index of 14. According to Google Scholars (January 2023), the number of citations of my in-rank refereed journal articles is 3,782, with an h-index of 18. According to Scopus (January 2023), the number of citations of my in-rank refereed journal articles is 2848 with an h-index of ``14.