Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi

Dr. Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi serves as Assistant Professor at McGill University in the Faculty of Medicine and Director of Artificial Intelligence in Family Medicine (AIFM). She holds the Canada Research Chair in Advanced Digital Primary Health Care and maintains affiliations with Mila – Quebec AI Institute and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research.

• B.Eng., Ph.D. from McGill University
• President-Elect, Canadian Operational Research Society

Her interdisciplinary research bridges Artificial Intelligence and Primary Healthcare, with specific focus on:

• AI-enabled decision support tools
• Explainable machine learning for clinical contexts
• Medical knowledge graphs and NLP applications
• Addressing algorithmic bias in vulnerable populations
• Ageism mitigation in health AI systems
• Digital support for neurocognitive disorders

Recent publications demonstrate her expertise in:

• AI ethics and EDI integration (4 papers since 2024)
• Geriatric depression prediction models (2025 JMIR study)
• Shared decision-making frameworks (2022-2023 series)
• Conscious AI debates in clinical settings (2024 commentary)

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2022 NAPCRG New Investigator Award
• Cross-institutional collaborations across Canada, Europe, and Asia

Research funding sources:

• Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
• Brocher Foundation (Switzerland)
• CIHR SPOR grants
• Industry partnership with Roche Canada

Lab activities including:

• Developing HOPE (Home-Based Older Adults' Depression Prediction) model
• Creating incorpoRATE SDM assessment framework
• Building evidence-based decision support tools for dementia caregivers
• Training next-gen AI healthcare researchers through Mila collaborations