Current Positions
King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah
King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine
Coefficients Health Analytics
Health data science consultancy specializing in causal inference, real-world evidence, and AI-powered research tools.
Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Cardiovascular outcomes research, causal inference, 75M+ patient records, probabilistic linkage, HPC.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
Previous Positions
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Traverse Health, The Netherlands
Directed regional RWE projects, study protocols, and investigator onboarding across MENA.
Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
NSQIP and STS database analysis, predictive modeling for surgical outcomes.
McGill University, Montréal
Fibrosis research, tissue regeneration, in-vivo/in-vitro studies.
Research Expertise
Causal Inference: Instrumental variables, propensity score methods, IPW, target trial emulation
Biostatistics: Survival analysis, hierarchical modeling, meta-analysis, Bayesian networks
Big Data: Claims data (75M+ records), Spark, HPC, cloud computing, probabilistic linkage
AI/ML: Clinical decision support, evidence synthesis automation, NLP for guidelines
Tools: Stata, Python, R, SAS, SPSS (20+ years data analysis)
Clinical: Cardiovascular outcomes, vascular surgery, diabetic foot, real-world evidence
Selected Publications
Kalra S, Wang Y, Kalra D, Shah A, Mahmood A, Altammami A, Alzahrani AH, Bhuyan SS.
Persistent Financial Burden Among U.S. Cancer Survivors Despite Affordable Care Act Implementation: Implications for Survivorship Financial Education.
Alzahrani AH, et al.
Choice of revascularization strategy for ischemic cardiomyopathy due to multivessel coronary disease.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2024
Alzahrani AH, et al.
Temporal Trend in Revascularization for Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Multivessel CAD.
J Am Heart Assoc, 2024;13:e032212
Alsaleh D, Alzahrani AH, et al.
Multiple arterial vs single arterial grafting in diabetic CABG patients.
JTCVS Open, 2023;13:119-135
Alzahrani A, et al.
Endoglin haploinsufficiency & differential regulation of ECM during skin fibrosis and cartilage repair in mice.
J Cell Commun Signal, 2018;12:379-388
Wang DD, Alzahrani AH, et al. (with Frank B. Hu, Harvard)
Prevalence and Correlates of Lower-Extremity Amputation in Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Jeddah.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds, 2016;15:26-33
Active Grants & Projects
AI-driven clinical decision support for antibiotic prescribing optimization (URTI/UTI/LRTI).
AI-powered research methodology consultant that challenges assumptions and generates protocols.
Automation in clinical guidelines development and maintenance.
Awards & Honors
- King Abdulaziz University Awards for Scientific Research (2017, dual awards)
- Grand Award Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), USA
- Scientific Reviewer: JAHA, Circulation, Cancer Medicine, Heart, Frontiers in Medicine
Languages
Arabic (native) · English (fluent) · French (studied at Berlitz Montréal & Alliance Française Jeddah)