Alireza Haghighi MD, BSc(Law), DPhil

Dr. Haghighi is the founding director of the International Center for Genetic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is a clinician scientist, an A/Professor in the Department of Medicine of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also serves as President of the Advancement Initiative for Medicine and Science (AIMS). He is the Lead Clinical Molecular Geneticist at Harvard Brigham Genomic Medicine, an integrated clinical and research program that uses genomics and biological validation to (1) discover genetic causes of undiagnosed monogenic diseases, and (2) to devise improved or novel diagnostics or treatments. He completed his studies at University of Oxford, and Harvard Medical School, and was based at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics before moving to Harvard.


Dr. Haghighi has led many national and international projects for advancing medical science in different countries to improve the health and well-being of people. He provides consultation to governments, and academic and industrial organizations and institutes.