Ahmed

Hassoon

,

MD

I am trained in medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, music, project management, and machine learning. My work focuses on data-driven Artificial Intelligent solutions to improve clinical diagnosis patient and outcomes on a system level.

Domestically, I project lead with Professor David Newman-Toker (PI) at the Center for Diagnostic Excellence on a big-data project for missed diagnosis of stroke, sepsis, and heart attack in Johns Hopkins and Kiser Systems.I am the technology team-lead at Johns Hopkins University for a project to enhance cancer care for underserved populations in urban settings in Maryland and DC by using machine learning algorithms to assist in developing a personalized transition of care plan, funded by the MERCK Foundation. Internationally, I am the lead analyst for three projects: 1) National Prevention Strategy for the State of Qatar 2017-2022; 2) Big Data for Health Service Performance for the State of Qatar. Under the Cigarette Restitution Fund Junior Faculty Award, I collaborated with Amazon to develop an artificial intelligent voice command solution to increase physical activity among patients, developed a Natural Language Process (NLP) engine to analyze cancer text data, and built the first novel advisory tool on Epic system to flag patients eligible to experimental cancer therapy at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC). In addition, I am working on other technology-guided coaching for weight loss and assessing risk of developing lung/breast/prostate cancer.

Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, I successfully ran several multi-million US government-funded public health projects spanning 35 countries. I proudly served as an interpreter for the US Army 2nd Brigade 82nd Airborne, and also served as the Senior Information Officer for a $650M USAID Cooperative Agreement to provide essential community service in Iraq. During that time, I was shot in the head, kidnapped, and survived multiple bombings. In addition to my career as a scientist and physician, I am also a musician—classically trained in cello at the Iraqi Music & Ballet School. My life experiences have deeply influenced my desire to save human lives. As an scientist, I am combining my scientific and artistic talents to improve the human journey through the healthcare system with a desire to improve patient diagnostic journey on individual and macro scale.