About me
Tala H. Fakhouri PhD MPH is the Associate Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Fakhouri manages a team tasked with developing, coordinating, and implementing medical policy with a focus on data science and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug development. These efforts include overseeing an AI policy group, as well as engaging external stakeholders and advancing the development of regulatory science around the use of AI in drug development. She also contributes to the development of medical policy related to real-world evidence and the use of digital health technologies for medical product development.