Anas H. Alzahrani, MD, PhD, MPH

Physician-Scientist · Research Methodologist · Health Data Scientist
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · Anashalzahrani@gmail.com · LinkedIn · ORCID: 0000-0002-1394-9157

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine & Public Health

King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah

Deputy Director, Local & International Collaboration Unit

King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine

Founder & Chairman

Coefficients Health Analytics
Health data science consultancy specializing in causal inference, real-world evidence, and AI-powered research tools.

Education

PhD in Clinical Research

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Cardiovascular outcomes research, causal inference, 75M+ patient records, probabilistic linkage, HPC.

MPH, Epidemiologic & Biostatistical Methods

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery)

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Previous Positions

Adjunct Professor, Population Health Science & Policy

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Head of Research, MENA

Traverse Health, The Netherlands
Directed regional RWE projects, study protocols, and investigator onboarding across MENA.

Vascular Surgery Resident

Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

Research Fellow

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
NSQIP and STS database analysis, predictive modeling for surgical outcomes.

Research Fellow

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.
J Canc Educ, 2026. doi:10.1007/s13187-026-02860-x [Open Access]
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

CDSS for Antibiotic Prescriptions

AI-driven clinical decision support for antibiotic prescribing optimization (URTI/UTI/LRTI).

SchemaForge — AI Study Design Platform

AI-powered research methodology consultant that challenges assumptions and generates protocols.

Automated Guideline Expansion Framework (AGEF)

Automation in clinical guidelines development and maintenance.

Awards & Honors

Languages

Arabic (native) · English (fluent) · French (studied at Berlitz Montréal & Alliance Française Jeddah)