Naureen Shaikh, MD FAAFP

Founder, Mobile Medical Team International

Naureen A. Shaikh, MD, FAAFP transitioned from treating and curing disease 1 patient at a time to 40,000 at a time through her MMTI work. This year, she is leading the Team to build the first “net zero” impact hospital in Dar Es Salaam’s fastest growing urban slum.

MMTI’s current project in Tanzania will grow to serve 250,000.

MMTI’s digital tools now impact +1 MM people.

Dr. Shaikh is a global leader in human centered design and a regular participant at the Skoll World Forum. From her start as a child in a large immigrant family in rural Michigan, Dr. Shaikh went on to obtain triple honors degrees at the University of Michigan, a Medical Degree at Rush, and ABFM at Tufts University. She was an awarded teacher at Tufts, Harvard and Stanford Schools of Medicine. She received the Doctor of the Year award in 2013 from the California Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Shaikh is the past chair of Family Medicine for Marin General Hospital.