Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh is an internationally renowned medical executive and creative thought leader in global academic medicine. Since beginning his tenure as Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) in 2010, Dr. Sheikh has pioneered and implemented innovative biomedical educational and research programs enabling WCM-Q to become widely acknowledged as a leading institution preparing “Global Physicians” for the 21^st century. Further, the establishment of a comprehensive research infrastructure with core laboratories (e.g., genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics) as national resource that allows WCM-Q to perform and apply deep molecular phenotyping of the population in Qatar, as well as the application of personalized medicine approaches to complex diseases such as diabetes.

Most recently, Dr. Sheikh has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center for Precision Health. The Center will leverage novel AI tools, such as refined data analytics and algorithms, from large volumes of data using mobile apps, wearable sensors, and electronic health records (EHR) to promote optimal health and wellness. Such approaches, combined with Population Health science orientation, should lead to enhanced healthy lifespan for the populace.

Dr. Sheikh co-founded Innovations in Global Health Professions Education (https://www.innohealthed.com/), a globally interconnected forum providing an international platform for profiling conceptual and technological innovations in health professions education. He also serves on the Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education forum of the National Academy of Medicine in the US.

Prior to joining WCM-Q, Dr. Sheikh built a distinguished career as a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Dean, and Chairman of the Board at the Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in California.