Kareem A. Wahid, PhD
Current Position
4th year medical student, McGovern Medical School
Post-doctoral fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center
A Bit About Me
I was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. My dad and mom immigrated to the US from their home countries of Bangladesh and Peru respectively to pursue careers as physicians. Witnessing my parents' passion for medicine and deep dedication to serving their new community caused me to develop my own passion for medicine and a sense of duty to give back. As a mixed-race Hispanic-American raised on the US/Mexico border, I developed an early understanding of the importance of viewing problems from different perspectives. My undergraduate education in physics and mathematics at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley provided me with an interdisciplinary foundation to support my eventual pursuit of a career as a physician-scientist. During my undergraduate career, I contributed to research in various fields including nanoscience, radiation-physics, and physical-chemistry. I subsequently pursued a medical degree at McGovern Medical School, during which I grew a keen interest in the field of artificial intelligence. Through The University of Texas Medical Scientist Training Program at Houston, I then pursued a PhD in Quantitative Sciences where I applied artificial intelligence in medical imaging to improve diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic capabilities in oncology. I subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center on the role of human-machine interaction in AI-based radiotherapy decision making. I am currently a 4th year medical student and am applying for radiation oncology residency. I am fortunate to currently serve as an Associate Editor for Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology.
Career Timeline
Currently completing final year of medical school at McGovern Medical School. Plan to pursue a radiation oncology residency.
Completed an NIH-funded T32 post-doctoral fellowship. Projects broadly involved the topics of human-machine interaction and ethics.
Completed PhD in Quantitative Sciences at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. PhD focused on image processing, segmentation, and outcome prediction for head and neck cancer radiotherapy.
Completed first three years of medical school at McGovern Medical School as part of the UTHealth MSTP program. Passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2. Performed research in neuro-imaging.
Completed BS in Physics and Mathematics (double major) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (formerly Pan American). Performed research in nuclear physics, materials science, and computational biology.
Completed high school at The Science Academy of South Texas (Mercedes, TX).