Adil Haider

Adil Haider (born August 27, 1973) is a Pakistani–American trauma surgeon, public health researcher, and health-tech entrepreneur. He is best known for pioneering research on racial disparities in trauma care, leading major academic institutions in the United States and Pakistan, and founding Boston Health AI, an artificial intelligence company advancing global healthcare accessibility.

Early life and education Haider was born in Zanesville, Ohio, to Pakistani parents who had migrated to the United States in the 1960s and later returned to Pakistan. He received an M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2000 and completed a general surgery residency at New York Medical College (2000–2005), followed by fellowships in surgical critical care (2006) and trauma and acute care surgery (2007) at Johns Hopkins University. Its flagship product, Hami, launched in 2025 in collaboration with Systems Limited and C10 Labs, is described as an AI-powered physician's assistant designed to automate documentation, analyze diagnostics, and support clinical decision-making. The platform was initially deployed in Pakistan, with the goal of scaling access to care globally; the company states an ambition to improve care for one billion people worldwide. and Harvard Medical School, where he led multidisciplinary teams focused on trauma systems, surgical quality, and health equity. He also served as Director of Disparities and Emerging Trauma Systems at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and held national leadership roles, including President of the Association for Academic Surgery (2019) and Deputy Editor of JAMA Surgery.

Dean of Aga Khan University Medical College (2018–2025) In 2018, Haider became the first AKU MBBS graduate to be appointed Dean of the Medical College at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. During his six-and-a-half-year tenure, AKU reported growth in research funding, publications, academic programs, and faculty development, and he helped lead the institution’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2022 Pakistan floods. He completed his term in 2025 and continues to serve at AKU as Professor of Surgery and Director of the Centre for Clinical Best Practices. Director, Disparities and Emerging Trauma Systems, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2018–present) Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award, American College of Surgeons (2013) International Surgical Week First Prize, IATSIC (2013) C. James Carrico Fellowship, American College of Surgeons (2011)