Professor Mahmoud Loubani is a graduate of the Medical School of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and is currently a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Honorary Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Hull, UK. He has extensive experience in research and education with multiple roles such as Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Training Programme Director and Lead for Portfolio Pathway on the Specialty Advisory Committee of the UK Joint Surgical Specialty Committee. He is also the Cardiac Surgery Tutor and Research Committee Lead for the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the UK and Ireland. He is the Chair of PalMed Academy leading on Gaza Educate Medics, Gaza Dental and PalMed Nursing Initiatives.