Dr Furqan B. Irfan has MBBS (MD), PhD, MBA-background, and is an Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, and Director of Research Development, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University (MSU). He has broad ranging experience in research, teaching, and health system development. At MSU, he is the course director and teaches the Evidence-based Medicine course that is delivered to over 300 medical students each year. His research overlaps epidemiology, public and global health, health technology, and data science (machine learning/artificial intelligence). He has over 30 peer-reviewed publications and nearly a million dollars in active grant funding.
Dr Irfan is also an Advisory Board member at Health Practice, Silicon Valley Innovation Center, Infineon Technologies AG. Infineon Technologies AG is one of the largest semi-conductors (microelectronics and sensors) manufacturers worldwide with an annual revenue of $10 (€8.6) billion in 2020.