Dr. Sakarie Mustafe Hidig is a General Surgeon affiliated with the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief at the Research Center, Hargeisa Group Hospital, and is the UK Country Coordinator for the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM).He is a member of the China Medical Association (CMA), Somali Medical Association (SMA), and the Scholars Academic and Scientific Society (SAS), where he holds a Young Research Fellow Membership (SYRFM). Dr. Hidig has been recognised with multiple international awards, including SHEN (2022, 2023, 2025), GCDMSE (2024), and the ISSN Research Award (2024). In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Hidig serves as an editor for several international journals, including PLOS One Medicine, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, Obesity Surgery, Aegean Journal of Medical Science, Frontiers, and the JMIR Journal of Public Health and Surveillance. He has authored or co-authored over 75 international publications and has handled more than 200 SCI-indexed papers as an editor.