Coronavirus Disease

Edited by:   Adnan I. Qureshi (Zeenat Qureshi Institutes and Department of Neurology University of Missouri Columbia), Omar Saeed (Research Fellow of the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Institute, MN, USA), Uzma Syed (Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence, Chairperson COVID-19 Task Force, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY, USA)
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   360g
ISBN:   9780128244098
ISBN 10:   0128244097
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   22 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr. Qureshi is executive director, Zeenat Qureshi Institutes, and professor of Neurology at University of Missouri, Columbia. He has written over 670 scientific publications in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Archives of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, American Journal of Medicine, and Circulation. In addition, he has made over 2000 presentations in various national and international meetings. He has served as an invited speaker at numerous national and international forums. He has also been invited as visiting professor to universities in the United States and abroad. He is the editor of several textbooks and serves on editorial boards for several peer-review journals. He was the principal investigator of a large multinational clinical trial funded by National Institutes of Health. He has travelled extensively and written about Ebola virus disease epidemic after his visit to West Africa during the epidemic. His group led the study on Ebola virus disease survivors. He was also the editor for book on Zika virus disease. He laid the foundation of the Zeenat Qureshi Institutes in several countries including United States, China, Guinea, and Turkey. Since its inauguration, the institutes have led the way in cutting edge research in epidemiology, clinical trials, and basic research. Dr. Omar Saeed graduated from medical school in Pakistan after which he pursued his interest in the field of medicine focusing on neurology and neuroimaging. He was given the opportunity to work with Dr. Adnan Qureshi at the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Institute where he worked as a clinical research fellow. His main interests were stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and neuroimaging among others. During his time at the stroke institute Dr. Saeed has co-authored several scientific publications in prestigious journals including Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Cerebrovascular disease, Journal of Neuroimaging and Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. He was also given the opportunity to present at both national and international forums including the International Stroke Conference and The World Masters China Tour and Neuro Interventional International Forum. Furthermore Dr. Saeed has co-authored numerous research abstracts accepted to both the International Stroke Conference and the American Academy of Neurology Conference. His future hopes are to continue focusing on both the clinical and research side of medicine. Dr Uzma Syed is a physician, board-certified Infectious Disease specialist, the Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence, the Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force, and on the Infection Prevention at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, NY. She is also part of the COVID-19 & Critical Care Task Force for Catholic Health System of Long Island. Dr Syed is well-published in pneumonia-related research and has been a principle investigator leading several COVID-19 clinical trials. She teaches students of all ages as well as medical residents about her specialty. Dr Syed is a Fellow and member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Access & Equity Task Force of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr Syed has been featured as an expert on several media outlets as an expert in Infectious Diseases