Maryam Alsharqi

Dr. Maryam Alsharqi is a Visiting Scientist at the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU). She holds a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine from the University of Oxford, where she developed novel machine learning techniques for cardiovascular image analysis and clinical outcome prediction, with a focus on disease progression modelling in young adults. She also holds a Master’s degree in Medical Ultrasound (Echocardiography) from Imperial College London and an undergraduate degree in Cardiac Technology from IAU.

Working in the laboratory of Prof. Elazer Edelman, Dr. Alsharqi leads efforts to develop predictive and mechanistic models of acute heart failure and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) using multimodal data. Within the Machine Learning and Simulation Group, she focuses on advancing the clinical translation of cardiovascular image processing pipelines, integrating electronic health record data with physiologic signals, and applying AI to identify phenotypes of cardiovascular disease progression and therapeutic response. She was awarded the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Women in 2023.

Beyond her lab-based work, Dr. Alsharqi has contributed to global research initiatives linking Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, South Africa, and Japan with leading institutions in the UK and US, driving inclusive and globally relevant approaches to cardiovascular AI and digital health. As a CCES co-PI alongside Prof. Edelman, she leads the translational cardiovascular AI program in collaboration with KACST, developing and validating AI tools for cardiogenic shock management tailored to Saudi patients and clinical environments.