I'm a physician, epidemiologist, and public health leader (he/him). My work focuses on preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially prediabetes, diabetes, and obesity. I care about getting proven prevention tools, including digital and AI-enabled ones, into real health systems.

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In May 2026 I earned my Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. For my doctoral thesis, I interviewed 35 senior leaders and used the NASSS framework to ask why prediabetes is not yet part of national care pathways and what it would take to change that. I also hold an MPH in Epidemiology & Biostatistics and a Post-Master's Certification in Data Visualization & Communication from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, an MBBS from Alfaisal University, and the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential from the NBPHE.

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I've worked across academia, hospitals, startups, and industry in Saudi Arabia and the United States. That includes designing clinical validation studies, scaling AI-based NCD screening to more than 200 clinics, teaching epidemiology and biostatistics, and mentoring more than 50 graduate thesis students. Most recently I led prediabetes validation and risk analyses at Willow Laboratories.

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I'm currently open to new roles in research, health systems, and health innovation.

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Focus areas

• Diabetes, obesity, and NCD prevention

• Digital and AI prevention tools

• Health systems and implementation

• Evidence-based innovation in policy and ventures