Primary Appointment
Professor
Medical School
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Learning Health Sciences
Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc
he/him/his
Data science solutions in low-resource settings
Akbar Waljee’s global work focuses on delivering high value care through data-science in low- and middle-income countries or low resource settings. His interests in global health equity align with the center themes of addressing social and environmental determinants of health and providing technical solutions. Waljee uses data science to address disparities in healthcare delivery and utilization. By using artificial intelligence methods such as machine learning, he is able to tailor his work to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective, and equitable care, especially in areas with limited resources.