Dr. Al-Durra is a polyglot, cloud architect, and scholar. In his current role as a Worldwide Healthcare Cloud Architect with Microsoft, he enjoys his daily work in developing and implementing interoperability and digital healthcare solutions for the top 500 strategic accounts in the public, education and private sector. Prior to joining Microsoft, he developed and architected software solutions for numerous healthcare projects; clinical trials platform for pharmaceuticals, electronic medical record systems (EMRs), radiology clinical decision support system, personal health records (HealthVault), HL7/FHIR, and major provincial wait times and electronic triage systems (eCTAS) in Ontario, Canada.

Professional and Industry Experience

• Healthcare Cloud Architect and advisor leading engagements with top 500 strategic accounts at Microsoft global Healthcare and Life Science team.
• Deep knowledge/hands-on in (Healthcare APIs, EMRs, HL7, IoMT, DICOM, FHIR, OMOP and Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare)
• Deep knowledge/hands-on in Azure Data/AI (Azure Machine Learning, Synapse, Azure SQL and PowerBI)
• Multiple Canadian and Subsidiary wide awards and publications in Azure Architecture Center
• Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. Al-Durra worked as a software consultant in Germany and then in Avanade/Accenture Canada as a technical architect for many years

Research & Academics

• PhD in Health Informatics – University of Toronto. Research in digital health trials published in the British Medical Journal.
• Healthcare IT Certificate – Harvard University
• HL7 Certificate – University of Sherbrook (Canada)
• MSc Information Systems – University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
• BSc Computer Engineering – University of Baghdad (Iraq)
• Adjunct Professor: Ryerson University (Ted Rogers School of Management) – Taught Capstone Project
• Adjunct Professor: Centennial College (Eng. Tech. and Applied Science) – Health Informatics Courses