Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D.

University of Louisville researchers have developed a new AI-powered tool that could help doctors diagnose autism at a younger age.

Autism is a spectrum of developmental disabilities effecting social skills, language processing, cognition and other functions. The UofL tool has been shown to be 98.5% accurate in kids as young as two, which could give doctors more time to intervene with potentially life-changing therapy. Their results were published in the journal Biomedicines.

“Therapy could be the difference between an individual needing full-time care and being independent, holding a job and living a fulfilled life,” said Ayman El-Baz… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. El-Baz was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for “outstanding achievement in medical imaging and outstanding leadership in education, scholarship, and service to the field of bioengineering.”