Haythem Nakkas

Haythem Nakkas serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Healthcare Modelling & Informatics. His academic role focuses on advancing health informatics through research and teaching, with particular emphasis on practical implementation challenges in global healthcare systems.

His research expertise spans Health Informatics, Digital Health Systems, and Electronic Health Records with specialized focus on developing countries. Key investigation areas include interoperability barriers, digital health adoption frameworks, clinical decision-making impacts on physicians/pharmacists, and augmented reality applications in e-government. The UN Sustainable Development Goals framework guides his work toward equitable healthcare technology access.

Publication analysis reveals consistent thematic focus on electronic health records in resource-constrained settings, with recent outputs emphasizing conceptual frameworks for digital health adoption, interoperability challenges in low/middle-income countries, and One Health digital integration. Methodologically, his work employs scoping reviews, realist evaluations, and collaborative workshop-based research.

As an active member of the Centre for Healthcare Modelling & Informatics, Dr. Nakkas contributes to interdisciplinary projects that model healthcare system improvements through informatics innovation, with strong international research collaborations evident in his publication record.