Rahman Shiri (Adjunct Professor) is a medical doctor and an experienced epidemiologist. He has received education and training in medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, and public health. His main research has looked at the aetiology and prevention of musculoskeletal and mental disorders. He is ranked as the fifth leading expert in carpal tunnel syndrome and the 17th leading expert in sciatica in the world on expertscape.com, and also a four-time winner of the best back study of the Finnish Back Research Society. He has contributed to over 220 peer-reviewed scientific publications, being the first or sole author in 70 of these publications. His publications have been cited more than 112,000 times.