Mohammad Yaqub

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Member Board of Directors at MICCAI Society

Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Fetal and Women's Health
A core focus of his work, highlighted by the creation of ScanNav for fetal anomaly detection and the newer FetalCLIP AI model for detecting heart defects from ultrasounds.

Media Appearances

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Work History

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

Education

2008 - 2011
DPhil from University of Oxford
2003 - 2005
Master's degree from University of Jordan

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Insights For Selling To Mohammad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users
  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.
  • If they are not asking many questions, nudge them to ask questions rather than just starting to talk yourself

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mohammad is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mohammad

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mohammad move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Mohammad take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

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