About
Ahmed Abdulaal is a medical doctor trained at Imperial College London and holds a PhD in machine learning from UCL as a Microsoft scholar. He worked as a research scientist at AstraZeneca's Center for Artificial Intelligence and has published research in medicine, digital healthcare, and machine learning.
Founder at Mecha HealthYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Ahmed went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ahmed can intro founders to Mecha Health's investors below.
Mecha Health's investors · 5
Co-founders at Mecha Health
Experience
- Mecha HealthCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UCLPhD Candidate - Machine Learningcurrent2022 — present
- AstraZenecaResearch Scientist - Machine Learning2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustClinical doctor2019 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustClinical doctor2018 — 2019London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
LangchainOpenAI ProductsMachine Learning5Technical Research3Research SkillsTutorialsTechnical DocumentationTechnical DiscussionsStatistical AnalysisPresentationsPredictive AnalyticsData Analytics
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Deep LearningData AnalysisComputer VisionImage RegistrationImage SegmentationPyTorchPython (Programming Language)React.jsJavaScriptPostgreSQLDecision-MakingCommunication- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) Part A — The Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ahmed Abdulaal?
- Ahmed Abdulaal is a medical doctor trained at Imperial College London and holds a PhD in machine learning from UCL as a Microsoft scholar. He worked as a research scientist at AstraZeneca's Center for Artificial Intelligence and has published research in medicine, digital healthcare, and machine learning.
- Where does Ahmed Abdulaal work?
- Ahmed Abdulaal is Founder of Mecha Health.
- What companies did Ahmed Abdulaal found?
- Ahmed Abdulaal founded Mecha Health.
- Where did Ahmed Abdulaal go to school?
- Ahmed Abdulaal studied at Y Combinator (W25 - Make something people want.); UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning); Imperial College London (Master's degree - MRes, Machine Learning and Medical Imaging).
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