A network of experts, assembled for each project.
We bring together professionals with the highest qualifications, with Master’s degrees, MDs and PhDs, and choose the right mix for every engagement.
Prof. Ahmed YoussefAgha, PhD
Director · PhD in Decision Science
Leads Allied BDT’s consulting, research and training. Biostatistics and decision-science expert with PhD and MPH degrees from the University of Louisville.
- Industry: more than a decade in pharmaceutical biostatistics across oncology, cardiovascular, respiratory and immunology programs, including real-world evidence and HTA
- Academia: former Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Public Health; adjunct faculty, The College of New Jersey
- Authorship: peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and an edited book on public health in North Africa and the Middle East
Ahmed Heidar
Lead, IT, AI & Telecom Consulting · BSc Software & Telecom Engineering
Leads Allied BDT’s technology consulting: AI-enabled platforms, enterprise systems integration, cloud and telecom programs. He is a PMP-certified program leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise technology programs for Tier-1 organizations.
- Focus: AI-enabled platform deployment, Business Automation, contact-center (CCaaS) transformation, CRM/ERP/API integration and workflow automation
- Industries: software, SaaS and cloud, telecom, IoT and financial services, leading cross-functional, globally distributed teams
- Delivery: full software-development lifecycle governance, Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methods, from discovery through go-live and support
- Experience working with: fortune 500 companies including Verizon, Microsoft, Citi, Samsung as well as global companies including Etisalat
Specialists across health, science and business
Our network includes, or has included, the following experts. Participation varies by project.
Biostatistics, data science & epidemiology
- Omar Al DebasiOperations research and statistics, PHd in Biostatistics
- Wasantha JayawardeneIndiana University, MD & epidemiologist
- Adel ElmaghrabyUniversity of Louisville, Chair of Computer Sciences
- David LohrmannIndiana University, Chair of Applied Health Sciences
Public health & academia
- Samuel ObengIndiana University, Director & Professor
- Robert M. GoodmanIndiana University, Professor and former Dean
- Nancy EllisIndiana University, Associate Professor of Public Health
- Maha Al-RabatProfessor & MD, former Minister of Health, Egypt
Clinical & medical
- Ahmed Al-JebawiEndocrinology, diabetes & metabolism director, Indianapolis, MD
- Wa’el BakdashMD, FACP, certified sleep specialist
- HusamEddin ElBakriMD, ABFM, former Deputy Dean
- Sami AasarMD, FACC, ABVM, cardiologist and medical director
- Youssef SariUniversity of Toledo, pharmacology
- Robert GillioMD, CEO of InnerLink LLC
- Rami SaadehToxicology specialist, PhD in Environmental Health
Business, design & legal
- Deborah A. MiddletonHealthcare environments design, PhD in Architecture
- Dominic La RondieGraphic designer, B.Sc. in Visual Communications
- Jonathan E. PalmerAttorney at law
Partnerships that open doors
Our collaborators include university faculty, health ministries and healthcare organizations. Past work includes helping establish an agreement between Indiana University and Cairo University and a joint public-health research center for the Middle East and North Africa region.
