Amir Kirolos

Amir Kirolos serves as an Honorary Clinical Fellow at the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, while concurrently working as a Public Health Speciality Registrar for NHS Lothian. His academic work focuses on teaching medical students and public health professionals across multiple institutions.

His qualifications include:

• MBChB, University of Edinburgh
• DTMH, Royal College of Physicians
• DCH, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
• MSc Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2016)
• MRCPCH (2016) and MFPH (2017)

Dr. Kirolos' research centers on paediatric respiratory infections and their interaction with malnutrition in low-resource settings. His work examines disease burden in children under five across low and middle income countries, with particular relevance to global health protection frameworks and tropical medicine applications. This research bridges clinical practice and population health policy.

He maintains active teaching roles across undergraduate and postgraduate programs at the University of Edinburgh while organizing the Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene at the University of Glasgow. His educational contributions span clinical paediatrics, public health methodology, and tropical disease management, reflecting his dual clinical-academic expertise.