Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
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Addresses
- Ben Taub Hospital (Office)
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1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Education
- PhD from University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- BSc from Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester, NY
- Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center
- Seattle
Professional Interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science
- Data Science
Professional Statement
Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at ÌÇÐÄlogo. Before coming to ÌÇÐÄlogo, Dr. Ahmad spent ten years at the intersection of Artificial intelligence and healthcare in the industry. He was Principal Data Scientist at Kaiser Permanente and Director of AI at various healthcare startups. His previous academic appointments have included a Research Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center, an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Washington Bothell, and affiliate faculty roles with the University of Washington's Responsible AI Systems and Experiences program and its Science + Technology Initiative. Dr. Ahmad is an accomplished machine learning and artificial intelligence researcher with more than 80 peer-review publications, including a book on predictive modeling. His research has been widely covered by the media including New York Times, Wired, the BBC, and PBS. His research is focused on advancing the scientific understanding of how AI behaves in clinical environments, improving the practice of medicine through rigorous predictive modeling and surgical decision support, and the governance and ethics of AI in healthcare.
Selected Publications
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Preuett III, L., Zhang, Q., & Ahmad, M. A.. " " Reinforcement Learning Journal,. 2026 ; 7
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Ahmad, M. A., Eckert, C., Teredesai, A., & McKelvey, G. " " BCB. ; 559-560.
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Lammers, D.T., Eckert, C.M., Ahmad, M.A., Bingham, J.R., Eckert, M.J.. " " Annals of Surgery Open. ;
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Eckert, C., Nieves-Robbins, N., Spieker, E., et al., Ahmad, M., Teredesai, A.. " " Applied Clinical Informatics. ;
Memberships
- American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Intellectual Property
- Product Patent #US8346369B2 (Approved)
- Co Inventors: Deepa Mahajan, Yanting Dong
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