Cardiovascular

Dr Mustafa Al-Jarshawi joined Keele University in Spring 2024 as an Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) in Cardiology within the Cardiovascular Research group, led by Prof. Mamas A. Mamas, at the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences. He dedicates 25% of his time to research at Keele University and spends the remaining 75% in clinical run-through specialty training in Cardiology at Royal Stoke Hospital in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. He is funded by the National Institute for Health & Care Research and is hosted by Keele University and University Hospitals of North Midlands at Royal Stoke Hospital for his integrated academic training award in Cardiology. 

In addition to his clinical and academic responsibilities, Dr Al-Jarshawi is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Institute of Health Sciences & Education, Queen Mary University of London. Dr Al-Jarshawi is an invited member on the expert board of the National Assessment Centre of Medical Competencies in the Republic of Iraq and is actively involved in the clinical assessments of medical and allied healthcare professional students. 

Dr Al-Jarshawi received his primary medical qualification (MBChB) with first-class honours from the University of Baghdad in 2020. He then completed a postgraduate MSc degree in Clinical Education with distinction from the University of Leicester in 2022. Before starting his integrated clinical and academic specialty training in 2023, he worked as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Mid and South Essex NHS Trust in East of England. 

Primary research interests

His clinical research interests focus on cutting-edge big data cardiology research. He aims to link electronic health data from patients with cardiovascular disease in the UK and the US to enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical outcomes for real-world patients. His work utilises specialised cardiovascular datasets from the UK’s National Institute of Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR). He also draws upon international datasets, including the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Global Burden of Disease study, and datasets from the United States Healthcare Cost and Utilisation Project (HCUP), such as the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database. 

Currently, Dr. Al-Jarshawi is working on projects that examine the prognostic utility of cardiovascular risk stratification in predicting long-term survival and cardiovascular outcomes in cancer patients, using international datasets from the United States. 

Secondary research interests

Medical education and technology-enhanced learning in clinical medicine.