Prof Abbas Agaimy

Dr. Abbas Agaimy, M.D., holds the position of Professor & Deputy Director at the Institute of Pathology, Friedrich‐Alexander‐University Erlangen‐Nuremberg, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany. He pursued his medical education at the University of Khartoum, Sudan, and re-graduated from the University of Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. Dr. Agaimy completed his residencies in Histopathology at various large German clinics and earned board certification in anatomic pathology from the Bavarian Medical Council 2004.

Throughout his career, Dr. Agaimy has garnered recognition through prestigious national and international awards. Notably, he has been acknowledged as one of the top 2% most- cited scientists globally in the field of pathology for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. He actively contributes to the academic pathology community by serving on the editorial boards of esteemed leading journals in the field (The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Modern Pathology, Advances in Anatomic Pathology, Histopathology, Head & Neck Pathology, Annals of Diagnostic Pathology) and “Virchows Archiv,” where he currently holds the position of Editor‐in‐Chief.

A dedicated member of various pathology societies such as the International Academy of Pathology/USCAP and the European Society of Pathology, Dr. Agaimy’s research interests encompass a wide array of areas including general surgical pathology, head & neck cancer, mesenchymal GI tumors, GU pathology, pancreatobiliary cancer, soft tissue tumors/sarcoma, melanoma, undifferentiated malignancies, hereditary tumor syndromes, and SWI/SNF‐deficient neoplasia.

With over 700 PubMed‐listed publications to his credit and a cumulative impact of over 5000 points, Dr. Agaimy’s contributions to the field are substantial. His expertise extends to over 40 book chapters, including contributions to over 30 chapters in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors in various organ systems.