Bara M. Hammadeh, MD'28

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Al-Balqa' Applied University, Salt, Jordan. Six-year undergraduate MD program (equivalent to US MD).

Currently in fourth year

A-Levels

Philadelphia National Schools, Amman, Jordan. Two-year program following IGCSE (equivalent to UK High School System).

Evidence synthesis & biostatistics

Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis (frequentist & Bayesian); dose–response modeling; trial sequential analysis; survival analysis; multivariate & multivariable modeling; risk-of-bias assessment (RoB 2, ROBINS-I/E, GRADE, NMA-GRADE); reporting frameworks (PRISMA, CONSORT, GRADE, TRIPOD+AI); basics of machine learning and predictive analytics.

Clinical & bibliometric data

TriNetX · MAUDE · SEER · ACS-NSQIP. Bibliometric analysis and research-trend mapping.

Technical stack

R · Python · RevMan · OpenMeta · EndNote.

Scientific communication

Manuscript, abstract, and protocol writing; peer-review correspondence and submission management.

Device malfunctions & patient harm in robotic-assisted prostatectomy

Hammadeh BM, Hussein AM, Alhamwi N, et al. A 17-year review of the FDA MAUDE database. J Robotic Surg 20, 420 (2026).

Q1 · IF 3.0 · First author

Ticagrelor + aspirin vs aspirin monotherapy after CABG

Hammadeh BM, Hussein AM, Alhamwi N, et al. Meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. J Thromb Thrombolysis (2026).

Q2 · IF 2.2 · First author

Low-dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis

Hammadeh BM, Aldalati AY, Al Matairi A, et al. A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol Int 45, 210 (2025).

Q2 · IF 2.9 · First author

Ensifentrine in COPD

Hammadeh BM, Younis OM, Alsufi MI, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

IF 3.3 · First author

CT-based delta-radiomics in unresectable vulvar cancer

Alzibdeh A, Hammadeh BM, et al. Diagnostics 15(23):2972 (2025).

Q1 · IF 3.3

Racial & ethnic disparities in endovascular outcomes for acute ischemic stroke

Kelani H, Elzayat MA, Naeem A, …, Hammadeh BM, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis.

IF 5.0

Oral vs subcutaneous methotrexate in psoriasis

Alhamwi N, Saleh AO, Hammadeh BM, et al. Pairwise & network meta-analysis with CINeMA and GRADE assessment.

Q1 · IF 5.3

Ketogenic diets in drug-resistant epilepsy

Matairi AA, Hammadeh BM, Abuhashem O, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Q1 · IF 4.6

Optimizing surgical strategy for pancreatoduodenectomy

Al Matairi A, Hammadeh BM, Abuhashem O, et al. Network meta-analysis & trial sequential analysis.

Q1 · IF 3.0

Ongoing evidence-synthesis projects (selected)

Ongoing Cagrisema vs Cagrilintide / Semaglutide in obesity (Bayesian NMA + TSA) · SBRT vs surgery in stage I/II NSCLC · Catheter ablation techniques for persistent AFib (NMA) · Maintenance immunosuppression in heart transplantation (NMA) · Robotic vs laparoscopic hepatic caudate lobectomy · Comparative pedicle screw placement for spine fixation (NMA) · Stroke prediction ML models (NMA) · DEPDC1 prognostic significance in cancers · and 20+ more.

Presenter — ESMO Annual Congress

European Society of Medical Oncology, Berlin, Germany. 17–23 October 2025.

Cagrisema vs Cagrilintide / Semaglutide as anti-obesity medications

Bayesian network meta-analysis with TSA. JACC 87(13):A263 (2026).

ACC Annual Scientific Session

Ticagrelor + aspirin vs aspirin in CABG

Systematic review and meta-analysis. JACC 87(13):A855–6 (2026).

Outcomes of CABG in patients with sickle cell disease

Matched cohort analysis. JACC 87(13):A430 (2026).

Vasculitis & metastasis in kidney-related urogenital cancers

Multicenter real-world propensity-matched cohort study. J Clin Oncol 44(7_suppl):561 (2026).

Q1 · IF 41.9

Predictors of stroke risk in CABG

Systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation 152(Suppl_3):4360441 (2025).

Survival outcomes following second hematopoietic cell transplantation

Single-center analysis. KHCC Annual Conference 2025.

Founder & Owner — Clever-Academy

Founded a research academy delivering structured courses, mentorship, and workshops in surgery, bioinformatics, molecular biology, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and machine learning.

Head of Research Supervising Team — SRIG

Surgery and Radiology Interest Group. Supervised research across seven surgical specialties (radiology, cardiothoracic, orthopedic, trauma, general, neurosurgery, surgical oncology). Led orientation workshops on systematic review and meta-analysis methodology. Published 1 paper, 4 in progress.

Scientific Committee Officer — SIGN-BAU

Student Interest Group of Neurology. Coordinated four research fields (general neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology/neuropsychiatry, basic neurology); organized journal clubs.

Research Fellow — NeuroPedia Group

Lead multiple research projects in neurology and neurosurgery aligned with NeuroPedia's mission.

Research Coordinator — Universal Medicine (UM)

Lead research projects for the UM Society — recipient of the Al-Hussein Award for Volunteer Work — focused on low-income populations.

Lecturer — Introduction to TriNetX Analysis in Scientific Publications

Amman, Jordan.

Lecturer — Introduction to Study Designs in Medical Research

From foundation to clinical applications. IFMSA-BAU LC, ResearchMind, Amman, Jordan.

Lecturer — Introduction to Network Meta-Analysis

Concepts, methodologies, and interpretation. OSIG-BAU and NeuroPedia, Amman, Jordan.

Panel Moderator — Digital Health Research

ResearchCraft Conference, Amman, Jordan.

Led — Second Orientation Workshop on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

In collaboration with Surgery and Radiology Interest Group (SRIG).

Led — Introduction to Statistics

In collaboration with NeuroPedia and IFMSA-MU.

Manager / Host — Trial Sequential Analysis Workshop

In collaboration with Clever-Academy.

Manager / Host — Advancing Cardiology with Machine Learning

Innovations and applications. Clever-Academy.

International Journal of Surgery

Q1 · IF 12.5

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Q2 · IF 1.6

Rheumatology International · European Journal of Medical Research

Q2 · IF 3.2 / IF 3.4

Updates in Surgery · BMC Women's Health · BMC Nephrology · Indian J Orthopedics

Q1–Q3 across the four titles

PLOS One · Spine · Global Spine Journal · BMC Infectious Diseases · BMC Cardiovascular Disorders · BMC Pulmonary Medicine · Sage Open · BMC Immunology · others

Q1–Q3 · multiple titles

Surgical societies

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) · International Association of Student Surgical Societies (IASSS) · Society for Robotic Surgery (SRS) · Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) · Chest Wall Injury Society (CIS).

2025 — Present

Clinical & research societies

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) · European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) · American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) · American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) · American Neurological Association (ANA) · American College of Physicians (ACP) · American College of Cardiology (ACC) · American Thoracic Society (ATS) · IFMSA.

2024 — Present

Research honor societies (Nominated)

Sigma Xi (Research Honor Society — Full Membership) · Global Collaborator Network (GBD).

2025 — Present

Writing in Science

Stanford Medicine, Coursera. 30 hours.

Quantitative Biology Workshop (QBWx)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, edX. 50 hours.

Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Johns Hopkins University, Coursera. 15 hours.

R Programming · SQL · Data Analysis & Visualization with R

IBM Data Science track on edX. ~54 hours combined.

Principles of Biochemistry

Harvard Online, edX. 75 hours.

Fundamentals of Neuroscience — HarvardX Program

Harvard Online, edX. 80 hours.