Elsayed Balbaa
@elsayedbalbaa
Medical Writer and evidence-synthesis researcher with 4+ years drafting journal-ready manuscripts and data-driven visuals.
What I'm looking for
I’m a detail-oriented medical writer and desktop publishing–focused researcher with over 4 years of experience in scientific publication writing, long-format document formatting, manuscript editing, and evidence synthesis. I draft, revise, and prepare manuscripts, abstracts, posters, tables, figures, cover letters, and response-to-reviewer documents with clarity, consistency, and strict journal adherence.
In my independent roles, I format publication-ready documents with clean hierarchy, consistent headings, accurate table/figure placement, correct reference order, and journal style compliance. I also convert statistical outputs into clear tables, forest plots, funnel plots, figure legends, graphical summaries, and concise clinical messages—after carefully checking clarity, clinical reasoning, internal consistency, numerical accuracy, and reporting standards.
I contribute to systematic reviews, randomized-trial meta-analyses, network meta-analyses, and observational database manuscripts across cardiovascular, surgical, and general clinical topics. I build PICO questions, search strategies, screening workflows, data-extraction sheets, and analysis plans, and I apply risk-of-bias and certainty tools including RoB 2, ROBINS-I, and GRADE-style interpretation.
I also mentor junior collaborators as a Research Mentor / Project Lead, guiding feasibility assessments, protocol development, screening decisions, extraction quality control, manuscript structuring, and publication strategy. I create repeatable team workflows (checklists, standardized templates, author comment trackers, and revision packages) and review for clinical logic, writing clarity, reference accuracy, table/figure consistency, and journal-readiness.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Research Mentor and Project Lead
Independent Researcher
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Mentored junior collaborators on study feasibility, protocols, screening/extraction quality control, manuscript structuring, and publication strategy. Implemented repeatable team workflows (checklists, templates, revision packages) and reviewed drafts for clinical logic, writing clarity, and journal readiness.
Statistical Analysis & Visualization
Independent Researcher
Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Executed R-based analyses for meta-analyses and observational projects, including subgroup/sensitivity analyses, meta-regression, and leave-one-out methods. Produced reproducible, publication-ready tables and figures with consistent outputs matched to manuscripts, supplements, and abstracts.
Evidence Synthesis Contributor
Independent Researcher
Jun 2022 - Present (4 years)
Contributed to systematic reviews, randomized-trial meta-analyses, network meta-analyses, and observational database manuscripts across clinical topics. Built PRISMA-structured reporting with PICO questions, screening workflows, data extraction plans, and risk-of-bias/certainty interpretation.
Publication Medical Writer
Independent Researcher
Jun 2022 - Present (4 years)
Drafted, revised, and formatted clinical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and response-to-reviewer documents for peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Produced publication-ready long-format materials with correct hierarchy, tables/figures placement, reference ordering, and journal style.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
Doctor of Medicine (MBBCh), Medicine
2020 -
Completed the medical curriculum with integrated exposure to clinical medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, evidence-based medicine, and academic writing.
Cochrane
Cochrane Interactive Learning: Conducting an Intervention Review, Systematic Review Methods
2022 -
Completed Cochrane Interactive Learning on conducting an intervention review, covering systematic review methods, evidence synthesis, risk-of-bias thinking, and transparent reporting.
Stanford University
Writing in the Sciences (Stanford Online course), Scientific Writing
2021 - 2022
Completed Stanford Online training focused on clear scientific writing, effective manuscript structure, concise editing, paragraph flow, and communicating research findings.
Availability
Location
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