Mohammad Musa Lawan
ENSEIGNANT-CHERCHEUR
Harvard research fellow, physician–scientist, and humanitarian health policy researcher specializing in disaster medicine, CBRN preparedness, and innovation in crisis management and health system resilience.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Disaster Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Research Associate with the PROJEKT Laboratory
Emergency Physician and Hospital Disaster Response Manager at the State Specialist Hospital, Yobe, Nigeria, involved in hospital preparedness, CBRN response coordination, and multi-agency crisis management.
State Coordinator and Policy Advisor supporting collaboration between government authorities, MSF, ICRC, WHO, and other national partners in humanitarian health response and policy implementation.
Professional experience spans Africa, Europe, and the United States across clinical care, research, and health system development.
Academic lecturer and trainer in emergency and disaster medicine with emphasis on crisis leadership, incident command, and multidisciplinary preparedness in fragile and conflict-affected environments.
RESEARCH & POLICY PROJECTS
. Hospital CBRN Preparedness in Conflict-Affected Regions: A Scoping Review
. Policy Framework for Emergency Departments in Fragile Settings
. Comparative Analysis of National Policies Regulating Emergency Medical Services – Lessons for Iraq (WHO/ICRC Policy Review)
. National Policy on Violence Against Health Workers – A Preventive and Legal Analysis
. Crisis Management in Technological Hazards: Mitigating the Risk of Radiation in Hospitals
. Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Resilience: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic – Published in the American Journal for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation
Engaged in the development of prehospital and emergency medical service (EMS) policies in collaboration with WHO and ICRC, focusing on operational readiness, coordination models, and system resilience in resource-limited and conflict-affected countries.
This work integrates innovation, technology, and design-based approaches to strengthen preparedness frameworks and advance evidence-informed policy in humanitarian and emergency health systems.
PUBLICATIONS
Author and co-author of studies on hospital and prehospital emergency preparedness, CBRN response, and disaster medicine in conflict-affected regions.
Contributor to WHO–ICRC collaborative reviews and national emergency medical service frameworks in low-resource and post-conflict settings.
mlawan@bidmc.harvard.edu
+1 (617) 216-5240
