Hello! I’m Muhammad Fawad

With a Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics, my research focuses on health data science, combining statistical modeling, machine learning, and epidemiology to address real-world health challenges, including disease prediction, the analysis of medication use and cancer risk, and public health strategy.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland. Previously, I worked at Zhejiang University and Zhengzhou University, China, contributing to research in health data science, infectious disease epidemiology, and predictive modeling using UK Biobank and clinical data.

Research Interests

Research Highlights

1. Naeem, S., Wang, F., Mubarak, R., Shen, H., Li, X., Mommers, I., Hussain, S. R., Malik, S. S., Yu, C., Hak, E., Xu, X., Fawad, M.✉, Mubarik, S. (2025). Mapping the Global distribution, risk factors, and temporal trends of COPD incidence and mortality (1990–2021): ecological analysis. BMC Medicine. Link
2. Faghihzadeh, E., Eghtesad, A., Fawad, M.✉, Xu, X. (2025). Exploring Connections Between Mental Health, Burnout, and Academic Factors Among Medical Students at an Iranian University: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study. JMIR Medical Education. Link
3. Fawad, M., Ullah, S., Xu, X. (2024). Climate-Responsive Telemedicine: Innovative Strategy for Enhancing Healthcare in the Face of Climate Change. Journal of Global Health. Link
4. Zhang, Y., Tao, Q., Cheng, Y., Fawad, M., Liang, Z., Xu, X. (2024). Gestational diabetes mellitus, body mass index, and cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Epidemiology. Link
5. Yang, B., Podda, M., Zhang, Z., Pan, X., Fan, B., Yang, S., Islam, M.S., Fawad, M., Ma, J., Jiao, S., Guan, X., Xi, Y., Wang, X. (2024). Clinicopathological and genomic characterization of intestinal adenosquamous carcinoma. British Journal of Surgery. Link