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Prof. Selwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa is a pioneering Saudi physician, scientist, and technology entrepreneur recognised for her transformative contributions to ophthalmology, artificial intelligence, and women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia. She founded SDM in 2019 after earning her Master of Science in Medical Management and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Southern California. Under her leadership, SDM became the first company in the region to utilize advanced automated retinal image analysis for the early diagnosis of chronic diseases through AI-driven healthcare solutions, with its growth incubated and accelerated by MCIT, KACST, The Garage, KAUST, the Saudi FDA, NTDP, SNIH, and RDIA.
Beyond technology and medicine, Prof. Al-Hazzaa has played a historic role in advancing women's leadership in Saudi Arabia. She was the only female physician to serve as attending ophthalmologist to the late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and in 2013, by Royal Decree, she was appointed as one of the first female members of the Al-Shura parliamentary Council marking a historic milestone in the inclusion and empowerment of women within Saudi Arabia’s formal advisory body.
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