A bedside pulmonary and critical care physician who teaches medical AI to the world.
Hassan K. Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, MBA, is a Moroccan-American physician executive whose work spans the ICU, the classroom, and the international stage.
Who is Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun?
Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun is a triple board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician, medical AI educator, and physician executive based in San Diego, California. He is CEO and Founder of Medical AI Academy, host of the AI Ready Doctor podcast, Global Head of the IQVIA Respiratory and Critical Care Center of Excellence, Assistant Clinical Professor at UC Riverside School of Medicine, and TEDx Temecula 2026 speaker.
What is Dr B's clinical practice?
His clinical identity is bedside pulmonary and critical care. He practices as Associate Medical Director with Vituity at Desert Regional Medical Center and provides TeleICU and tele-pulmonary care across multiple U.S. states through Tele-ICU.US Inc., where he serves as Associate Director.
Why does he teach AI in international communities?
Dr. Bencheqroun grew up between languages, cultures, and clinical systems. His mission for the application of AI in international communities, especially Arab, Muslim, Moroccan, and Middle Eastern communities, is to ensure the next generation of clinicians in those regions builds and uses AI on their own terms, in their own languages, on their own patient populations, and inside their own ethical frameworks.
What is the TEDx thesis?
His TEDx Temecula 2026 talk, "My Doctor," argues that the highest use of medical AI is artificial memory that returns the patient's whole story to human care. Technology should not replace the doctor at the bedside; it should give the doctor back the time and context to be there.
Board certifications and credentials
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (ABAIM)
- Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
Current roles
- Senior Research Medical Director, IQVIA Respiratory and Allergy Center of Excellence
- Global Head, IQVIA Respiratory and Critical Care Center of Excellence (2025 to Present)
- Associate Director, Tele-ICU.US Inc. (2024 to Present)
- Associate Medical Director, Vituity / Desert Regional Medical Center (2024 to Present)
- Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Riverside School of Medicine
- CEO and Founder, Medical AI Academy
- Member-at-Large, CHEST Board of Regents
- Host, "AI Ready Doctor" podcast (Top 20 in Medicine on Apple Podcasts)
- TEDx Temecula 2026 speaker, "My Doctor"
Languages
- English
- Arabic (Palestinian and Moroccan)
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
The road from Rabat to the ICU to TEDx
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1991 to 1999
MD with Distinction Honors
Mohammed 5th University School of Medicine, Rabat, Morocco.
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Residency
Internal Medicine
UHS Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, SUNY, Johnson City NY.
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Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University, Brighton MA.
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Mini-Fellowship
Interventional Pulmonary
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge MA.
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2018 to 2019
Global Clinical Scholars Research Training
Harvard Medical School (GCSRT).
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2022 to 2024
MBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology.
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2026
TEDx Temecula, "My Doctor"
Delivered a keynote on artificial memory as the humane future of medicine.
How does bilingual medicine become a superpower?
Dr. Bencheqroun's Moroccan-American identity is not biographical trim, it is method. He treats the family who does not share English fluency the same way he treats a fellow at grand rounds, and he writes AI curriculum in Arabic and French for clinicians who have been left out of the English-only wave.
This is why global health, medical AI, and cross-cultural teaching sit inside the same practice at Medical AI Academy, not as separate programs. The application of AI in international communities is a first-class discipline for him, not an afterthought.
Common questions about Dr. Bencheqroun's background
Where did Dr. Bencheqroun train?
He earned his MD with Distinction Honors at Mohammed 5th University School of Medicine in Rabat, Morocco. He completed Internal Medicine residency at UHS Wilson Memorial (SUNY), a Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Tufts (Caritas St. Elizabeth's), and an Interventional Pulmonary mini-fellowship at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess.
What board certifications does he hold?
He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine through the ABIM, and in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine through the ABAIM. He is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP).
What languages does Dr B speak?
English, Arabic (Palestinian and Moroccan dialects), French, Spanish, and Italian. His medical AI teaching is offered bilingually to reach clinicians in North Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Where does he practice?
He is based in San Diego, California, and provides TeleICU and tele-pulmonary care across multiple U.S. states. His bedside critical care role is with Vituity at Desert Regional Medical Center.
What is he working on now?
His current work spans the Global Head role at the IQVIA Respiratory and Critical Care Center of Excellence, the CHEST Board of Regents, expansion of Medical AI Academy, the AI Ready Doctor podcast, and continued speaking on human-first medical AI.