**Meet the editor**

Dr. Sivakumar Gowder received his academic training and carried out his research in institutions of high academic ranking in India and the US (University of Madras, Chennai, India; All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; LSH Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA and University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Before working for Qassim University, he worked as a faculty member at the Medical Universities in West Indies. Sivakumar has won prizes and awards in different levels of his academic career. He has developed his own research methods and techniques relevant to his research disciplines and has published several journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Gowder has also edited many books. Currently, he serves as an author and editor of books, editor in chief for an international journal, editorial member and reviewer for journals, fellow and advisory board member of international organizations and external examiner of doctoral thesis work for international universities. He has also served as an invited speaker and chairperson for international conferences.
