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Dr Heeba Altaf gurku

bangalore

Summary

Innovative Machine Learning Engineer with a robust background in medicine, specializing in radiation oncology. Specialized in developing advanced ML/DL models and solutions, including creating a medical large language model that surpasses Med-PaLM in benchmark datasets like USMLE QA and outperformes other LLMs in human evaluation tests. Proficient in Python, predictive and generative models, NLP, prompt engineering, and data analysis. Experienced in implementing ML solutions for medical appeals using LLMs. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving projects from conception to deployment, and integrating domain knowledge with ML to tackle complex problems and deliver impactful results. Despite a strong medical background, I have also worked on small projects in other domains and am keen to expand my expertise into finance, automation, biotech, and more.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Machine Learning Engineer

Crosby Health (Formerly DictateMD)
08.2023 - Current
  • Developed a medical appeal generation solution using LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude for the client.
  • Created rule sets based on medical knowledge and utilized prompt engineering techniques
  • Worked in a team to develop Apollo, a medical knowledge-based LLM, achieving 91% on USMLE QA dataset
  • Conducted comprehensive human evaluation tests, benchmarking against other LLMs and human experts.

Consultant Radiation Oncology

Narayana Hrudyalaya Hospital
Bengaluru
09.2017 - 07.2023
  • Provided expert radiation therapy, patient assessment, and clinical management
  • Implemented advanced radiotherapy techniques for cancer treatment.

Fellowship Resident

Narayana Hrudyalaya Hospital
Bengaluru
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Specialized in advanced radiation oncology and brachytherapy.

Clinical Associate, Radiation Oncology

Sevenhills Hospital
Mumbai
02.2015 - 12.2015
  • Treated and Assisted in delivering radiation oncology treatments and patient care.

Clinical Assistant, Radiation Oncology

Kokilaben Hospital
Mumbai
05.2013 - 09.2013
  • Supported radiation oncologists in clinical duties and patient management.

Post Graduate Resident

Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Srinagar
05.2010 - 04.2013
  • Completed residency in radio oncology, gaining extensive clinical experience.

Education

Master of Science (M.S - Machine Learning

Liverpool John Moore's University
01.2023

Executive Post Graduate Programme in Machine Learning -

International Institute of Information Technology
01.2022

Clinical Fellowship - Advanced radiation oncology and brachytherapy

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, July
Bengaluru, KA
07-2017

Doctor of Medicine (M.D - Radiotherapy

Sheri -Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
03-2013

MBBS - Medicine

Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
01-2009

Skills

  • Programming Languages:
  • Python, SQL
  • Machine Learning & AI: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit-Learn,Natural Language Processing, Feature Engineering, Reinforcement Learning, Support Vector Machines, Ensemble Methods, Neural Networks, Random Forests, Transfer Learning
  • Data Analysis & Visualization: Pandas, NumPy, Seaborn, Matplotlib
  • Natural Language Processing: Spacy, BERT, GPT-3, NLP Techniques
  • Deep Learning: CNNs, RNNs, LSTMs, GANs, Transfer Learning
  • LLMs, : OpenAI, GPT,Claude, Mistrial, llama,
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud
  • Tools & Frameworks: Jupyter Notebook, Docker, Git,Colab
  • Medical Expertise: Radiation Oncology, Medical Imaging, Patient Management, Medical knowledge, Oncology, Medical data

Certification

CERTIFICATIONS Professional Data Science Certificate, IBM-Coursera Python 3 Programming Specialization, University of Michigan-Coursera Basic Statistics, University of Amsterdam-Coursera

Languages

  • English: Fluent
  • Hindi: Fluent

Other projects

  • Sparks Investment Analysis: Conducted exploratory data analysis
  • Lending Club Study: Performed univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis
  • Australian Housing Market Analysis: Applied linear regression with regularization
  • Bike Sharing: Developed a linear regression model
  • Telcom Data Analysis: Implemented logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, boosting, PCA, hyperparameter tuning, and SMOTE
  • Melanoma Detection: Built CNN models using TensorFlow and Keras
  • Gesture Recognition: Utilized CNN, RNN, LSTM, GRU, and transfer learning
  • Healthcare Data Entity Identification: Employed NLP techniques with Spacy and CRF
  • Automatic Ticket Classification: Implemented NLP and topic modeling
  • Tic Tac Toe Game: Developed a reinforcement learning model
  • Cab Driver Assistance System: Created a deep Q-learning system
  • MRI T1/T2 Image Style Transfer: Utilized Cycle GAN
  • Synthetic CT Image Generation: Applied Cycle GAN and Attention Guided GAN
  • Clinical Subspecialty Prediction: Fine-tuned BERT, RoBERTa, XLNet, and BioBERT on medical transcription notes.

Timeline

Machine Learning Engineer

Crosby Health (Formerly DictateMD)
08.2023 - Current

Consultant Radiation Oncology

Narayana Hrudyalaya Hospital
09.2017 - 07.2023

Fellowship Resident

Narayana Hrudyalaya Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2017

Clinical Associate, Radiation Oncology

Sevenhills Hospital
02.2015 - 12.2015

Clinical Assistant, Radiation Oncology

Kokilaben Hospital
05.2013 - 09.2013

Post Graduate Resident

Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
05.2010 - 04.2013

Master of Science (M.S - Machine Learning

Liverpool John Moore's University

Executive Post Graduate Programme in Machine Learning -

International Institute of Information Technology

Clinical Fellowship - Advanced radiation oncology and brachytherapy

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, July

Doctor of Medicine (M.D - Radiotherapy

Sheri -Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

MBBS - Medicine

Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Dr Heeba Altaf gurku