Wael ElRayes, MD, PhD, MS, FACHE | Public Health | University of Nebraska Medical Center

Co-Director, Center for Global Health and Development; Director, Master of Health Administration (MHA) program

Department of Health Services Research & Administration
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center

2022-present, Co-Director, Center for Global Health and Development
2019 - 2022, Director of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Global Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2016 - 2023, Program Manager, Training, Simulation & Quarantine Center (TSQC), University of Nebraska Medical Center
2016 - Present, Director of Evaluation, National Ebola Treatment & Education Center (NETEC), University of Nebraska Medical Center
2008-2009, Projects Manager, Al-Mowasat Egypt for Healthcare
2008, Deputy Manager and Technical Assistant for the National Health Insurance Project for Egypt, a World Bank project
2008, Central Coordinator for the Family Health Fund, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
2007-2008, Assistant Undersecretary, Specialized Medical Centers, Ministry of Health and population, Egypt
2001-2010, Radiology physician, Nile Diagnostic Center, Egypt
1999-2006, Officer Physician, Ministry of Interior, Egypt

2020, MS, Emergency Preparedness, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2017, PhD Health Services Research, Administration and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2009, Global Health Hygiene Strategy Diploma, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France
2008, Human Resources Management Diploma, American University in Cairo, Egypt
2001, Healthcare and Hospital Management Diploma, American University in Cairo, Egypt
1996, Bachelor of Surgery and Medicine (MBBCh), Cairo University, Egypt

Lukowski J., Vasa A., Arguinchona C., ElRayes W., Frank M.G., Galdys A.L., Garcia M., Garland J.A., Kline S., Persson C., Ruby D., Sauer L., Carrasco S.V., Vasistha S., Herstein J.J. A Narrative Review of High-Level Isolation Unit Operational and Infrastructure Features. BMJ Global Health 2023;8:e012037. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012037
Alshehri, K., Palm, D., Wehbi, N. K., Jung Tak, H., & ElRayes, W. (2023). The difficulty of using prescription drug monitoring program among office-based physicians in the USA: a challenge to mitigate controlled substance prescriptions. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, rmad016.
Alnaji, N. A., Tippens, J. A., & ElRayes, W. (2023). Syrian Refugee Women’s Maternal Mental Health Perceptions, Coping Strategies, and Help-Seeking Practices in Lebanon. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 10436596231163876.
Maha Farid, Rania Talaat, Valerie Pacino, Hyo Jung Tak, Wael ElRayes. Household disinfection practices by women living in Egypt during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and the association of information sources and suspected bleach toxicity. BMC Public Health. 2022
Angela Vasa, Valerie Pacino, Sami Vasistha, Wael ElRayes, John-Martin J. Lowe. COVID-19 Response Among U.S. Hospitals with Emerging Special Pathogen Programs. Journal of Health Security. 2022