Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq

Dr Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq is a consultant of internal medicine and infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. He is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the Indian University School of Medicine, USA. Since 2012, he has been involved in the management and control of the emerging MERS-CoV and was involved in Mass Gatherings as it relates to Hajj pilgrimage. His current interests include: mass gatherings, hospital epidemiology, healthcare associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship and emerging respiratory pathogens including MERS-CoV and COVID-19.