Dr Zainab Samad

Chair, Department of Medicine & Founding Director, CITR​IC-Health Data Science Centre

Dr Zainab Samad, a proud alumnus of the Medical College’s MBBS programme, is the Principal Investigator of the grant and the Founding Director of the newly established Health Data Science Centre. She has served as full-time faculty at Duke University where she worked with renowned clinical researchers and a large multi-disciplinary team to leverage local data to​ inform long-term outcomes of valvular heart disease. Dr Samad returned to Pakistan and has since been passionately pursuing a university-wide initiative to combine and use the University’s health data to estimate disease patterns and outcomes in the country.

Ms Mushyada Ali

Senior Manager, Department of Medicine

Ms Mushyada Ali has over 17​ years of experience in Information Technology with a background in business intelligence, business process reengineering, and software development. She completed her Bachelors in Engineering in Computer and Information Systems and is currently pursuing a Masters in Artificial Intelligence from NED University of Engineering & Technology​. ​​As part of the project team, Ms Mushyada is supporting the collation of the internal data landscape. She is also looking at the data sets available in the university to understand and broaden the use of available data in the organization.​​

Dr Zarmeen Nasim

Senior Instructor, CITRIC Health Data Science Centre

Dr. Zarmeen completed her doctoral studies in Computer Science from IBA in 2022. She has been a part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. ​During her Ph.D., she worked on several research projects that primarily focused on using natural language processing techniques for solving real-world problems. Her research interests include text analytics, data mining, social network analysis, and machine learning.  In her current role at AKU, she aims to address health-related problems using data science and machine learning methods.​​

Dr Nida Saddaf Khan

Senior Instructor, CITRIC Health Data Science Centre

Dr Nida Saddaf Khan is a data scientist having a Proven™ Professional Data Scientist Associate (EMCDSA) EMC certification. She has completed her doctoral degree from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi. Her research involves various AI fields such as Deep Learning, Big Data, ML, Time Series Analysis, Stochastic Modeling, Causality Modeling, Social Network Analysis, Text Analytics, Sensor Data Analytics, and the Internet of Things. she has over 15 years of teaching and research experience at various prestigious universities and has also served in the software industry in various capacities.​

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Mr Khalid Aziz

Analyst, CITRIC Health Data Science Centre

Mr. Khalid Aziz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He began his professional career as a Python developer & data analyst at the Aga Khan​ Development Network's Digital & Health Resource Centre (AKDN, dHRC) where he was involved in machine learning-based image processing project ​via applying state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms &​ statistical techniques. He has consistently demonstrated ​expertise in analysing & interpreting hospital data, contributing to the field of data science.

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Dr Afshan Anwar

Research Specialist, CITRIC-Health Data Science Centre

Dr Afshan Anwar has been associated with the institution for the last 4 years. She completed her bachelor's in BDS (Dentistry) from Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine and later did her Masters in MSc HPM. She is currently serving as a research associate in the Department of Medicine for the Health Data Science initiative.​

Dr Mirza Tayyab Mehmood​

Dr. Mirza Tayyab Mehmood is an alumnus of the Aga Khan University Class of 2023. He is currently a Research Associate working at the Health Data Science Centre. With an interest in pursuing a career in Internal Medicine and Critical Care, Dr. Tayyab also harbours a strong interest in studying the intersection of health data and its impact on population health and public policy. He hopes his work at the centre will help improve health outcomes and strengthen health data infrastructure and processes in the country.​

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Dr Javerya Hassan

Research Associate, CITRIC Health Data Science Centre

Dr. Javerya Hassan is a recent graduate of the AKU MBBS Class of 2023. Her interests include investigating topics like myocardial infarction and mental health disorders. As a research Associate, Dr Hassan is dedicated to advancing healthcare in Pakistan, exploring AI and predictive analytics. She is a Co-Founder of SPIE-MedTech at AKU, promoting AI and health datasciences in the community, and also serves as CEO of OHCA-Pakistan. Javerya embodies a vision for a healthier Pakistan, where innovation and compassion converge to transform lives.

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Dr Haider is the Dean of the Aga Khan University Medical College and a Professor of Surgery and Community Health Sciences. He is a Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon. Dr Haider is one of the world's foremost authorities on healthcare disparities and has previously created technology-based solutions to mitigate inequities in care in the United States. He has published more than 350 peer-reviewed papers and has been PI on extramural grants worth more than 14 million USD including many projects on health data science. He continues to have an active R01 grant and is the Associate Editor of JAMA Surgery. 

Prior to being appointed Dean on Jan 1, 2019, he was the Director of the Center for Surgery and Public Health a joint initiative of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Dr Haider has won numerous awards for his research and advocacy work including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He will spend 5% of the total professional effort of which all will be in-kind contributions.

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