12 September 2025
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Board Members of Healthcare

Healthcare (ISSN: 2073-4409) is pleased to add the following 31 researchers to the 2025 Early Career Editorial Board and congratulates them on becoming part of the Healthcare community!

Name: Dr. Stephen Modell
Affiliation: Center for Public Health and Community Genomics, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
Homepage: https://apha.org/about-apha/executive-board-and-staff/apha-executive-board/stephen-modell  
Research interests: health policy; epidemiology; health education; precision health; chronic disease prevention; genetics; long QT syndrome; hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; marginalized groups; community engagement

 

Name: Dr. Romil Parikh
Affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6087-0583  
Research interests: cardiac adaptation; performance athletes; atrial fibrillation; cardiology; lateral dominance; sex differences; physical fitness

Name: Dr. Alexandr Ceasovschih
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-9051  
Research interests: internal medicine; cardiology; atherosclerosis; inflammation; peripheral arterial disease; MINOCA; metabolic syndrome; electrocardiogram; COVID-19

Name: Dr. Mara Madalina Mihai
Affiliation: Department of Oncologic Dermatology, “Elias” Emergency University Hospital, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-0088
Research interests: skin healing; chronic wounds; bacterial biofilms; host–microbiome interactions; antibacterial therapies; targeted therapy; nanotechnology; skin cancer; melanoma; dermoscopy; skin aging

Name: Dr. Keren Dopelt
Affiliation: Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon Academic College, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Ashkelon, Israel
Homepage: https://fohs.bgu.ac.il/research/PersonalWebSite1main.aspx?id=VdVsMest; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4922-4155  
Research interests: sociology of health and illness; health promotion; health inequalities; health policy; healthcare leadership; burnout among healthcare professionals

Name: Dr. Rita Chiaramonte
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Homepage: https://www.iris.unict.it/cris/rp/rp16025; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-7605  
Research interests: disability; swallowing; otolaryngology; rehabilitation; proprioception; balance; neurological rehabilitation; ultrasound imaging research; sport; neuropathy; rehabilitation aids (assistive devices)

Name: Dr. Maria Ricci
Affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-6337  
Research interests: nuclear medicine; imaging

Name: Dr. Nasreen Lalani
Affiliation: School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Homepage: https://hhs.purdue.edu/directory/nasreen-lalani/  
Research interests: aging and palliative care; rural caregiving; spirituality, and post-disaster recovery and resilience

Name: Dr. Tharshanah Thayabaranathan
Affiliation: School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
Homepage: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/scs/researchers/tharshanah-thayabaranathan  
Research interests: stroke; cerebrovascular disease; cardiovascular disease; disease prevention; lifestyle interventions; disease epidemiology

Name: Dr. Nilihan Sanal Hayes
Affiliation: School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
Homepage: https://www.salford.ac.uk/our-staff/nilihan-sanal-hayes  
Research interests: fatigue; cognition; ME/CFS; long COVID; dementia; MS; perception; developmental psychology

Name: Dr. Wen (Wendy) Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Health Science, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China
Homepage: https://scholars.hkmu.edu.hk/en/persons/wen-zhang  
Research interests: mental health promotion

Name: Dr. Davide Giusino
Affiliation: Department of Humanities, Letters, Cultural Heritage and Educational Studies, University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy
Homepage: https://www.unifg.it/it/rubrica/davide-giusino; https://www.unisalento.it/scheda-utente/-/people/davide.giusino  
Research interests: applied psychology; psychosocial interventions; mental health

Name: Dr. Federico Pennestri
Affiliation: IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio, 20157 Milan, Italy
Homepage: https://grupposandonato.academia.edu/FedericoPennestr%C3%AC/CurriculumVitae  
Research interests: bioethics; healthcare policy; health technology assessment; history of medicine; orthopedics

Name: Dr. Giulia Raimondi
Affiliation: Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Homepage: https://www.unito.it/sites/default/files/ugov_files/818480_CV%20RAIMONDI%20per%20pubblicazione.pdf  
Research interests: methodology; psychometrics; quality of life of patients with skin conditions; psychological distress; emotion dysregulation

Name: Prof. Dr. Araceli Ortiz-Rubio
Affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, Health Sciences Faculty,
University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain
Homepage: https://www.ugr.es/personal/araceli-ortiz-rubio  
Research interests: activity; chronic diseases; neurology; neurodegenerative; occupation; participation; rehabilitation

Name: Dr. Wenhui Mao
Affiliations: 1. Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 2. Duke Global Health Innovation Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Homepage: https://globalhealth.duke.edu/people/mao-wenhui  
Research interests: health economics; health policy; health financing; equity; economic evaluation; innovation; strategic purchasing; access to medicine; implementation research; health system strengthening

Name: Dr. Gillie Gabay
Affiliation: Achva Academic College, Arugot 7980400, Israel
Homepage: https://ric.org.il/researcher/gillie-gabay/  
Research interests: person-centered care; patient safety and quality of care; workplace violence

Name: Dr. Dana Rad
Affiliation: Center of Research Development and Innovation in Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310025 Arad, Romania
Homepage: https://www.rd-alliance.org/members/dana-rad/  
Research interests: applied cognitive psychology; systems engineering; neuroeducation; learning sciences; mental health and well-being

Name: Dr. Michele Mercurio
Affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-5612  
Research interests: hip arthroplasty; knee arthroplasty; sports medicine; knee arthroscopy; anterior cruciate ligament

Name: Dr. Yari Longobucco
Affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
Homepage: https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2022-0-A-2c333d293830-1.html  
Research interests: family and community nursing fragility in elder health literacy; aged care nursing; aging; community health nursing; family nursing; epidemiology; nursing research; public health nursing

Name: Dr. Yan Li
Affiliation: School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Homepage: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sn/people/academic-staff/prof-yan-li/?sc_lang=en  
Research interests: spinal cord injury rehabilitation; psychosocial interventions; mental health promotion; technologies (e.g., AI-based, web-based, chatbots) in healthcare interventions

Name: Dr. Meena Mahadevan
Affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Homepage: https://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=mahadevanm  
Research interests: HIV; AIDS; nutrition; socioecological model

Name: Dr. Natalia Świątoniowska Lonc
Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland
Homepage: https://bip.umw.edu.pl/artykul/225/3844/natalia-alicja-swiatoniowska-lonc  
Research interests: heart failure; diabetes; outcome; adherence; quality of life

Name: Dr. Ippolito Notarnicola
Affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", 94100 Enna, Italy
Homepage: https://unicamillus.org/news/prestigiosa-nomina-per-ippolito-notarnicola-docente-di-unicamillus/  
Research interests: nursing competence; professional competencies; clinical competencies; leadership; healthcare

Name: Prof. Dr. Tetsuya Tanioka
Affiliation: Department of Nursing Outcome Management, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Graduate School,18-15 Kuramoto-Cho 3, Tokushima City 770-8509, Japan
Homepage: https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/med/health_science/course/kisokango/kango_kanri/staff/30340.html  
Research interests: outcome management; physical rehabilitation; robotics; caring in nursing

Name: Dr. Sai fu Fung
Affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
Homepage: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/sffung  
Research interests: computational social science; health-related quality of life (HRQOL); political sociology; digital health; social gerontology; sports; psychometrics

 

Name: Dr. Manuel Pabón Carrasco
Affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Avenzoar, 41009 Seville, Spain
Homepage: https://www.us.es/trabaja-en-la-us/directorio/manuel-pabon-carrasco  
Research interests: pain; nursing process; outcomes in health; complexity of care; meta-analysis; nursing healthcare; helycobacter pylori

Name: Dr. Claudia Vinciguerra
Affiliation: Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84131 Salerno, Italy
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=it&user=4xUMPDQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate  
Research interests: neuromuscular disorders; electromiography/evoked potential; clinical neurophysiology; myasthenia gravis; music therapy; rare disease

Name: Dr. Omar Elmadhoun
Affiliation: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Homepage: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/critical-care-anesthesiology-fellowship-minnesota/department-and-faculty/  
Research interests: hyperoxia in the ICU and perioperative setting; pulmonary embolism management; surgical intensive care; neuro anesthesia

Name: Dr. Barbara Brogna
Affiliation: Department of Interventional and Emergency Radiology at National Health Institute, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Contrada Amoretta, 83100 Avellino, Italy
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-7689  
Research interests: healthcare; emergency radiology; chest and abdominal radiology; COVID-19; artificial intelligence

Name: Prof. Dr. Jesús Cebrino
Affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Seville, Avda. Sánchez Pizjuán, S/N, 41009 Seville, Spain
Homepage: https://www.us.es/trabaja-en-la-us/directorio/jesus-cebrino-cruz  
Research interests: bibliometrics; health surveys; lifestyle; mental health

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