Mushfiq H. Shaikh, MSc, PhD

Biography

Dr. Mushfiq H. Shaikh is an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the UTRGV School of Medicine, educating the next generation of physicians.

Before joining UTRGV SOM, Dr. Shaikh completed his postdoctoral training at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry in Western University, Canada, from 2019 to 2024, where his research was focused on understanding the genomic and molecular mechanisms driving treatment-resistant cancers and their therapeutic approaches, including the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Shaikh earned his PhD in Molecular Cancer Biology from Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, in 2017. His doctoral research explored the role of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck cancers, and identifying HPV E7 oncogene & Aurora kinases as critical therapeutic targets for HPV-associated malignancies.

Dr. Shaikh has extensive teaching experience in oral pathology, head and neck anatomy, histology, physiology, and molecular biology, having taught clinical and research students across multiple countries during his doctoral and postdoctoral tenures. He holds an MSc in Pathology from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK, and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interest evolves around understanding and targeting genetic drivers of treatment-resistant cancers and HPV-associated malignancies. At UTRGV SOM, Dr. Shaikh currently teaches courses in Anatomy, Histology, and Pathology.