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Shada AlSalamah, PhD
Technical Officer at WHO, Associate Professor at King Saud University
Shada AlSalamah, PhD
Shada AlSalamah, PhD is an Associate Professor of Global Digital Health at the Information Systems Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.3 She is also a Technical Officer (Digital Health & AI) at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.1
Key Roles and Achievements
- Associate Professor at King Saud University since 20153
- Technical Officer (Digital Health & AI) at the World Health Organization since January 20221
- Previously served as a Consultant at WHO from June 2020 to December 20211
- Visiting Scholar at the MIT Media Lab from 2017-2019, working on blockchain and open algorithms in digital healthcare1
- Co-founder of the Global Co-Creation Laboratory at the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science in 20191
- Holds a PhD in Computer Science and MSc in Strategic Information Systems with Information Assurance from Cardiff University1
Contributions to Healthcare Modernization
Dr. Alsalamah has contributed to several national and global normative guidance documents on digital health and AI, including2:
- Telehealth Application Guidelines for Saudi Arabia
- WHO's Consolidated telemedicine implementation guide
- WHO's Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health guidance
- WHO's Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
She has also published research on topics like patient-centered virtual hospital ecosystems2, blockchain for global patients2, and using cryptocurrency to reduce obesity in Gulf countries.2
Dr. Alsalamah is an academic, public speaker, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and digital health advocate who aims to modernize healthcare through emerging technologies.12 She has been an invited speaker at numerous international events organized by MIT, World Bank, UN, OECD, Oxford, and others.1
