Shahed Alam

Shahed Alam received his BS in Biomedical Engineering and MS in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, and his MD from Stanford University. From 2010-2011, he served as an Associate Faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of International Health. In 2014, he co-founded Noora Health, and since then have been committed to driving home a big idea- that “it takes a family” to improve how healthcare is delivered. Noora Health partners with health systems in India and Bangladesh to improve the training and engagement of family members throughout the process of care delivery. Noora is present across 150+ hospitals, trained 800,000+ family caregivers, and evidence suggests that its programs improves health behavior change and certain health outcomes.

Rather than pursuing medical practice in the US, Shahed has dedicated himself to leading Noora’s mission, working on the ground alongside its talented and growing team in India. Before Noora, his experiences focused on a range of projects including the health of incarcerated populations in the US and developing low-cost technologies for improved diagnostics in resource poor settings. He currently resides in Bangalore, India with his partner and their two energetic dogs.