Almaz Sharman
Academy of Preventive Medicine of Kazakhstan
Biography
Native of Kazakhstan and a citizen of the United States, Dr. Sharman has 30 years experience in the fields of biomedical science, clinical research, and healthcare management. As a researcher Dr. Sharman designed a methodology for integrated population-based HIV and anemia testing which was implemented in several developing countries and has become a standard methodology for the international demographic and health surveys. He was involved in university teaching as Associate at the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. During the last several years, Dr. Sharman concentrated on healthcare management and academic medicine in Kazakhstan. He was founding CEO of the National Medical Holding (NMH) Chairman of the Board of Center for Life Sciences and Nazarbayev University. Dr. Sharman is current member of the American Public Health Association and President of Kazakhstan Academy of Preventive Medicine