Lee A. Wallis
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Lee Alan Wallis is the
Education
In 1993, Wallis earned his MB ChB from the University of Edinburgh, subsequently serving in the Royal Navy for his postgraduate training.[1]
In January 2002, he relocated to Cape Town to complete a qualification as a Fellow of the College of Emergency Medicine, which he earned in 2003. Wallis graduated with MD specializing in Pediatric Disaster Triage in 2006.[1]
Career
Wallis became a full Professor at Stellenbosch in 2011, and a full Professor at the University of Cape Town in 2012.[2] His division of emergency medicine comprises 48 speciality registrars, 80 masters and 25 PhD students.[1]
Wallis is responsible for the provincial EMS system in the Western Cape and for 40 hospital emergency centers.[1] Previously, Wallis led the re-design of ten emergency centers in South Africa. Wallis has been an advocate for the expansion of Emergency Medicine as a medical specialty across Africa throughout his career[3][4] and as a result of his research, has been involved in the development of emergency care systems in several countries across Africa and consults widely for institutions, organizations, and governments in the region.[1][5]
Research
As of April 2019, Wallis has contributed more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and has been cited 2,867 times in the literature, achieving a
Wallis serves as Editor in Chief of the African Journal of Emergency Medicine[9] and was a contributing author for Disease Control Priorities 3 (DCP3), authoring the chapter on "Strengthening Health Systems to Provide Emergency Care."[10]
Honors and awards
Wallis previously served as the President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM), and is currently on the board of directors.[11] Wallis is also a past President of the Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa.[5]
Personal life
Wallis is married to Abbi Wallis
References
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Lee A. Wallis". www.hamad.qa. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Lee Wallis | DCP3". dcp-3.org. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ a b "Lee Wallis: Balancing IFEM Objectives with a Dedication to African EM Development". Emergency Physicians International. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ ESEM- Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (2017-01-22), The new IFEM Vision: Taking the Global EM Forward By Dr Lee Wallis, retrieved 2019-04-24
- ^ a b "Dr. Lee Wallis | 2015 East Africa Environmental Risk & Opportunities Summit". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Lee Wallis - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.za. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ ESEM Newsletter (2018-03-07), Plenary Session by Professor Lee Wallis, retrieved 2019-04-24
- S2CID 23871044.
- ^ African Journal of Emergency Medicine.
- ^ "Strengthening Health Systems to Provide Emergency Care | DCP3". dcp-3.org. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ ifem_admin, About the Author. "IFEM Board Elections – June 2018 | IFEM". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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