Educational Qualification

• November 2013: M.D. Degree in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt – Thesis: Epidemiological Study of Violence Against Women in the Childbearing Period in Mansoura District (Dakahlia Governorate).
• November 2013: Diploma in Health Professions Education (DHPE), Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt – With Honors; Covered Leadership, Curriculum Development, Program Evaluation, and Scientific Presentation.
• February 2012: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), American Healthcare Quality Certification Commission.
• August 2009: Master’s Degree (MSc) in Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt – Grade: Excellent.
• June 2006: M.B.B.Ch. in Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt – Grade: Excellent with Honors.

Academic And Professional Experience

• May 24th, 2025 – Present: Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Egypt.
• August 8th , 2022 – Present: Associate Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Egypt.
• March 29th, 2020 – August 8th, 2022: Associate Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
• December 30th, 2013 – March 28th, 2020: Lecturer, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
• September 28th, 2009 – December 29th, 2013: Assistant Lecturer, Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
• May 28th, 2006 – September 27th, 2009: Demonstrator, Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
• March 1st, 2006 – May 25th, 2006: Obligated Doctor, Ministry of Health, Port Said, Egypt.
• March 1st, 2005 – February 28th, 2006: Intern Doctor, Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt.
• Head of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
  • Serving as the head of the department at the Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, since October 2022.
• Committee Memberships and Leadership Roles
  • Head of the Examination Control Committee for 4th-year undergraduate students (2022–2023).
  • Member of the Education Committee for Undergraduate Affairs (2022–2023, 2025-2026).
  • Member of the Postgraduate Studies Affairs Committee (2023–2024 and 2024–2025).
  • Member of the Central Examination Committee for undergraduate students (2023–2024).
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Port Said University Hospital (since June 2023).
  • Rapporteur of Field Research Projects (2024–2025).

Publications

• Abdelghany, D. A., Shalabi, N. M., Abd-El-Maksoud, A. M., El-Bahaey, W. A., El-Dahan, M. S., Farrag, N. S., & Elhadidy, T. A. (2022). Efficacy of nicotine-replacement therapy, bupropion, and a combination of both for treating nicotine addiction: A randomized clinical trial. The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, 71(1), 51–58.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Aboelnass, A., Ayman, A., Elsaid, A. R., Farrag, N. S., & Hamad, A. M. (2020). Prevalence of inducible laryngeal obstruction among patients diagnosed as bronchial asthma. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 88(2), 129–133.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Elmaria, M. O., Abdelghany, D. A., Akl, F. M. F., Shehta, M., Elnagar, R. M., Farrag, N. S., Akl, M. F., & Ehab, A. (2021). Screening of latent TB infection in patients with recently diagnosed bronchogenic carcinoma. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 29(3), 208–213.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Farrag, N. S., Akl, F. M., & Radi, A. A. (2021). Gender-based epidemiological study of lung cancer patients: Single center study, Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, 70(1), 144–149.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Shaltout, S. W., Fouda, A. M., Ali, R. E., Shalabi, N. M., Farrag, N. S., & Ehab, A. (2019). Sex difference in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection. Chest, 7, 9842.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Abd El-Maksoud, A., Farrag, N. S., Fouda, A. M., & Ehab, A. (2022). Association of allergen sensitization patterns with clinical outcome of subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy in polysensitized allergic patients. The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, 71(3), 388–394.

• Abdelwahab, H. W., Shalabi, N. M., Ghoneim, M. M. R., Farrag, N. S., Hamdy, F., Elhoseiny, F., & Ali, R. E. (2022). Screening for subclinical interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Functional and radiological methods. Turkish Thoracic Journal, 23(4), 261.

• Ahmed, I., Alhanafy, B. M., Sedeek, A. M., Shaaban, Z. G., Ibrahim, A. M., Sharaf Eldin, N., & Farrag, N. S. (2025). Evaluation of the effect of a health education program on knowledge and attitude towards blood and plasma donation among medical students at Port Said University. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 43(3), 184–192.

• Ehab, A., Kempa, A. T., Shalabi, A., Elkateb, N., Farrag, N. S., & Abdelwahab, H. W. (2024). Late Breaking Abstract: Investigating the association between Elderly Onset Sarcoidosis and Malignancy: A Retrospective Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. European Respiratory Society International Congress Abstracts.

• Ehab, A., Kempa, A. T., Shalabi, A., Elkateb, N., Farrag, N. S., & Abdelwahab, H. W. (2026). Exploring the Risk: Investigating the Association Between Elderly-Onset Sarcoidosis (EOS) and Malignancy. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 94(1), 3.

• El-Gilany, A.-H., & Farrag, N. S. (2021). Facemasks and COVID-19 prevention: to use or not to use. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 10(1), 1–3.

• El-Gilany, A.-H., & Farrag, N. S. (2021). Risk communication in COVID-19 pandemic: A note for health-care workers. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 10(3), 227–227.

• El-Gilany, A.-H., & Farrag, N. S. (2022). Authorship in Medical Research: What Should Authors Know? Journal of Health Science Research, 7(2), 1–6.

• El-Khouly, M. A., Taher, H. R., Abboushi, M. Y. A., Elgayar, A. E., Lskaan, S. M., El-Wahab, A. M. M. A., Farrag, N. S., & Ibrahim, N. F. (2026). Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) among healthcare providers at Port Said: An exploratory sequential mixed method study. BMC Medical Education, 26(1), 125.

• Elsayed, T. A., Farrag, N. S., & Abdelgawad, T. T. (2024). Readmission rate among survived patients with acute respiratory failure: 1-year study. The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 18(1), 52.

• Farrag, M. S., El-Karef, A. A., Amin, M. M., Helal, N. M., Ali, O. F., & Farrag, N. S. (2017). Calretinin expression as a reliable prognostic marker in different molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 60(1), 8–14.

• Farrag, M. S., Ibrahiem, A. T., & Farrag, N. S. (2019). Hyaluronan expression as a reliable tumor and stromal prognostic marker in different molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma. Egyptian Journal of Pathology, 39(1), 180–190.

• Farrag, M. S., Emarah, Z., Elrefaie, W., Farrag, N. S., Hafez, M. T., & Abdelwahab, K. (2021). EGFR and HER2 expression in primary ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma and their prognostic value. Research in Oncology, 17(1), 9–16.

• Farrag, M. S., Anter, A. H., Farrag, N. S., & Ibrahiem, A. T. (2021). Switch of E-Cadherin to N-Cadherin expression in different molecular subtypes of breast invasive duct carcinomas and its correlation with clinicopathological features. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 64(1), 38–46.

• Farrag, M. S., Abdelwahab, K., Farrag, N. S., Elrefaie, W. E., & Emarah, Z. (2021). Programmed death ligand-1 and CD8 tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) as prognostic predictors in ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC). Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 33(1), 16.

• Farrag, M. S., Emarah, Z., Hamdy, O., Hafez, M. T., Abdelwahab, K., Ros, M. H., Farrag, N. S., & Ibrahiem, A. T. (2021). Relevance of CD4+ and CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and Foxp3 as prognostic factors in papillary thyroid carcinoma: New mission for immunotherapy. Egyptian Journal of Pathology, 41(1), 73–86.

• Farrag, M. S., Elmetwally, M., Farrag, N. S., & Ibrahiem, A. T. (2022). Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 expression in invasive breast carcinoma and its correlation with other clinicopathological parameters. Egyptian Journal of Pathology, 42(2), 117–124.

• Farrag, M. S., Hemeda, M. S., Emarah, Z., El Naghy, K., Abdelwahab, K., Farrag, N. S., & Ibrahiem, A. T. (2026). EZH2 and MMP1 Overexpression in Colorectal Cancer: Correlation with Tumor Aggressiveness and Clinicopathologic Features. Iranian Journal of Pathology, 252–263.

• Farrag, N. S., Elkhawaga, G., Abdel-Wahab, F., & Montasser, N. (2017). Physical intimate partner violence: Prevalence, causes, risk factors, related attitudes, and consequent injuries: A study from Mansoura, Egypt. Innovative Journal of Medical and Health Science, 7(3).

• Farrag, N. S., Cheskin, L. J., & Farag, M. K. (2017). A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Health impact and management. Advances in Pediatric Research, 4.

• Farrag, N. S., Cheskin, L. J., & Farag, M. K. (2017). A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Prevalence and risk factors meta-analysis. Advances in Pediatric Research, 4.

• Farrag, N. S., Abdelsalam, S. A., Laimon, W. S., & El-Gilany, A.-H. (2019). Pediatric nurses' knowledge of and self-efficacy in breastfeeding counseling. American Journal of Perinatology, 36(11), 1120–1126.

• Farrag, N. S., Abdelwahab, F., & Ismail, G. R. (2019). Patterns and factors affecting antenatal care utilization in Damietta Governorate, Egypt: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Family Practice, 36(4), 479–485.

• Farrag, N. S., El-Gilany, A.-H., & Abdelsalam, S. A. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among primary healthcare service users in Mansoura district, Egypt. Health & Social Care in the Community, 27(6), 1451–1457.

• Farrag, N. S., Abou-Elwafa, H. S., & El-Gilany, A.-H. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults in Mansoura, Egypt. American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 5(1), 1.

• Farrag, N. S. (2020). Practice of Family Planning among married female attendants to Shawa family health unit, Dakahlia, Egypt. The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 4(1), 24–41.

• Farrag, N. S., El-Gilany, A.-H., Ibrahim, A. M., & Abdelsalam, S. (2021). Does implementation of the universal health insurance affect the quality of referral in the healthcare system? A cross-sectional comparative study in Egypt. Indian Journal of Public Health, 65(3), 237–242.

• Farrag, N. S., Hashad, R. E., & El-Gilany, A.-H. (2023). The Practice of Breastfeeding in Public and its Associated Factors Among Egyptian Mothers. Breastfeeding Medicine, 18(1), 66–73.

• Farrag, N. S., Salama, K. S., Salim, A. A., Ibrahim, A. M., & Ibrahim, N. F. (2026). Prevalence, indications, and preference of caesarean section deliveries among women attending primary health care units in Port-Said City, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 101(1), 15.

• Fawaz, A. M., Mokhtar, A. E., Hassan, M. A., Dora, O. E. E., Ibrahim, N. F., & Farrag, N. S. (2025). Epigenetic age acceleration and prevalent age-related neurological disorders: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Preprint.

• Ibrahim, A. M., El-Gilany, A.-H., Mohamed, E. W. A., & Farrag, N. S. (2023). Perceived benefits of cochlear implants by parents: Expectations, decision-making process, and barriers to care. Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 98(1), 7.

• Issa, M. S., Metawie, M. A., Younes, M. H., & Farrag, N. S. (2026). Side effects of different contraception methods (Intrauterine device versus Combined oral Contraceptives) among females attending primary health care in Bilbeis, Sharkia Governorate. Medicine Updates.

• Kandeel, F., Mohamed, F., Farrag, N. S., & Galhom, A. E. (2025). Prevalence and Predictors of Low Back Pain among Medical Students from Egypt. Advanced Spine Journal, 44(1), 8–15.

• Morsy, N. E., Farrag, N. S., Zaki, N. F. W., Badawy, A. Y., Abdelhafez, S. A., El-Gilany, A.-H., El Shafey, M. M., Pandi-Perumal, S. R., Spence, D. W., & BaHammam, A. S. (2019). Obstructive sleep apnea: Personal, societal, public health, and legal implications. Reviews on Environmental Health, 34(2), 153–169.

• Sharaf Eldin, N., Ibrahim, N. F., Farrag, N. S., & Elsheikh, E. I. (2025). The effect of civic engagement on mental health and behaviors among adolescents. Medicine Updates, 21(21), 76–92.

• Suliman, L. A., Abdelgawad, T. T. G., Farrag, N. S., & Abdelwahab, H. W. (2021). Validity of ROX index in prediction of risk of intubation in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 89(1), 1–7.

• Suliman, L., Elwasefy, M., Farrag, N. S., Tawab, H. A., & Abdelwahab, H. W. (2022). The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio versus neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in prediction of COVID-19 outcome. PULMONOLOGIYA, 32(6), 849–853.

• Suliman, L., Elwasefy, M., Farrag, N. S., & Abdelwahab, H. W. (2022). The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) versus Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in prediction of Coronavirus disease-19 outcome. European Respiratory Society International Congress Abstracts.

• Wadaa-Allah, A., Emhamed, M. S., Sadeq, M. A., Ben Hadj Dahman, N., Ullah, I., Farrag, N. S., & Negida, A. (2021). Efficacy of the current investigational drugs for the treatment of COVID-19: A scoping review. Annals of Medicine, 53(1), 318–334.