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Mohammad Yaqub

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Member Board of Directors at MICCAI Society
📍 Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohammad Yaqub is an Associate Professor at MBZUAI, specializing in AIs application in medical imaging to solve real-world healthcare challenges. He has a DPhil from the University of Oxford and previously led engineering at Intelligent Ultrasound. His work focuses on translating research into impactful clinical tools.

Beyond his academic and professional work, Dr. Yaqub has a keen interest in football, demonstrated by his FA-level coaching certification. He is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of researchers, guiding them to think beyond publications and focus on real-world patient impact.

He led the development of ScanNav, the first AI-based fetal anomaly assessment system, which was licensed by GE Healthcare and now helps millions of women annually.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Mohammad shows up

Soft Communicator
Detail Oriented
Cost Conscious

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Priorities

Topics Mohammad cares about

AI in Medical Imaging
His entire career, from developing the ScanNav ultrasound system to leading the BioMedIA lab at MBZUAI, is focused on applying AI to medical image analysis (ultrasound, CT, MRI).
Translational Research
He emphasizes moving research from the lab to the patient's bedside, a philosophy shaped by his experience taking a university project through to a commercial GE Healthcare product.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Member Board of Directors
MICCAI Society
3-2023
Associate Professor
MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence)
4-2020 - 3-2023
Assistant Professor
MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence)
10-2018
Honorary research fellow
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), University of Oxford
5-2017
Senior Lecturer
Oxford EMI Training
In the press

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Education
2008 - 2011
DPhil
University of Oxford
2003 - 2005
Master's degree
University of Jordan
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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