Rachel Abdo is a pharmacist with a PharmD degree from the Lebanese University. She has a research Master in Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics specialty, from the Lebanese University. She also holds a joint PhD degree in Clinical Research from the Lebanese University, Lebanon and in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Paris-Est Créteil University, France with distinction. Her current research work is on the medico-economic stroke management in Lebanon (cost of illness, mortality and quality of life).