Ahmad Nabeel

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Ahmad Nabeel
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Kuwait
NationalityKuwaiti
Alma mater Imperial College London
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Physician
Scientist

Ahmad Nabeel is a Kuwaiti physician, scientist, and entrepreneur. [1] [2]

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Biography

Early life and education

Ahmad Nabeel was born in Kuwait. [3] He received his early education from a government program known as The Enrichment Program for Gifted Students. [4] [5] He received a scholarship to study medicine in Ireland. [6] He eventually finished his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh) degree in Cairo. [7] After completing his medical studies in Cairo in 2015, he spent three years at Al-Amiri Hospital, having secured a place in a joint training program between the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Kuwait. [8] Later, he attended Imperial College London and earned a master's degree in surgical innovations. [9] [10] He also holds a postgraduate diploma in obesity medicine and metabolic surgery. [10] He is currently doing his PhD at Imperial in surgery and cancer.

Career

Nabeel invented and developed an automated lens-cleaning technology for laparoscopic and robotic surgery called Klens while working as a junior doctor in Kuwait. [11] [12] [1] The device cleanses the laparoscope lens within 0.4 to 0.8 seconds, eliminating the need to retract and clean the camera manually. [11] Klens has the potential to improve approximately 15 million surgeries annually. [11]

In 2017, Nabeel reached the final rounds on Stars of Science's Season 9, presenting his invention, Klens, to the public. [9] [13] He ended up winning 2nd place during that season. Since then, he has been invited back to the show as a guest judge multiple times. [9]

In 2018, Nabeel joined the inaugural Arab Innovation Academy, a startup event by Qatar Science & Technology Park and the European Innovation Academy. Leading a team, he developed "GoGather", an event organization app, achieving second place. [9] In the same year, Nabeel was honored with a Young Innovator Award at the World Innovation Summit for Health for his Laparoscope. [9] Additionally, he has been the recipient of the Best Innovation Award from the International Federation of Inventors’ Association in Geneva and the Kuwait Award for Innovation. [9]

In October 2019, Nabeel received recognition as an Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review for his work on Klens technology. [14] Later in the same year, he was appointed as the ambassador for Kuwait Vision 2035. [15]

In 2021, Nabeel developed HealthPass, a contact-tracing software for Kuwait, utilizing AI and real-time epidemiological analysis to predict COVID-19 transmission trends. [3] [14] Previously, he had developed an app named Wain Darby that aggregated data from users to provide live traffic updates and assist with user-guided travel planning. [16]

Nabeel's achievements have been included into the Arabic language curriculum in all of Kuwait's schools. [9] He is now based in London where he works as a physician and researcher at St Mary's Hospital with IGHI Co-Director Professor Lord Ara Darzi and Clinical Lecturer in Surgery Hutan Ashrafian at Imperial College London. [11] [3] [17] His work is focused on translational medicine, bariatric surgery, and the applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare. [17]

In 2023, Nabeel delivered a TED talk titled "Does Social Media Really Represent Public Opinion?" where he presented his app, Rayna, at the TEDinArabic Summit 2023. [18] Rayna is a social media platform designed to accurately measure public opinion. [19]

Awards and recognition

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