Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad
Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad (Arabic: إقبال محمود الأسعد) is a physician pursuing a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital (graduating in June 2020). She was recognized as one of the youngest doctors in the world when she completed her medical training at age 20. Her name is also seen as Iqbal El-Assaad in some sources. Biography. Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad was born February 2, 1993 in Palestine, but became a refugee in Lebanon. She graduated from high school at age 12 and at age 20 had graduated from the Weill Cornell Medical College  in Qatar with a degree in general medicine. She was honored as the youngest Arab doctor after completing her medical accreditation at the age of 20. She has also been rated as one of the most influential women in the Arab world. She pursued a residency in pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital after witnessing the disparities in healthcare among the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. She held the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and is scheduled to graduate in June 2020. She plans to pursue a subspecialty fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology afterwards. Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad