10 Facts About Adel Mahmoud

Adel K Mahmoud was an Egyptian-born American doctor and expert in infectious diseases.

Adel Mahmoud was credited with helping with the development of the Gardasil HPV vaccine and the rotavirus vaccine while serving as President of Merck Vaccines.

Adel Mahmoud was born on August 24,1941, in Cairo, Egypt.

Adel Mahmoud had been sent to buy penicillin, but when he rushed home his father had already died.

Adel Mahmoud graduated from the Cairo University in 1963 with an MB.

Adel Mahmoud's role was considered pivotal as he overcame significant doubt about the viability of the vaccines and succeeded in bringing them to market.

In July 2015, Mahmoud co-authored a paper in The New England Journal of Medicine, titled "Establishing a Global Vaccine-Development Fund", with Jeremy Farrar and Stanley A Plotkin, that led to the founding in 2017 of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

On June 11,2018, Adel Mahmoud died from a brain hemorrhage at Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital in New York City, at age 76.

Adel Mahmoud met Sally Hodder, an infectious-disease expert, at Case Western Reserve in 1976.

Adel Mahmoud had a sister, Olfat Abdelfattah, and a brother, Adel Mahmoud Abdelfattah.