Applications ClosedOngoing · 2026–

AI-Assisted Detection of Short Stature in Paediatric GI Clinic

Clinical AIPaediatricsGrowth AnalysisDecision Support

About the Project

Children attending paediatric GI clinics frequently present with short stature as part of their primary GI condition. However, a significant subset has a co-existing or primary endocrine cause that goes undetected because no systematic, protocol-driven growth screening exists in current GI workflows. Clinicians rely on individual judgment, and growth parameters are collected but not automatically analysed.

This project builds an AI clinical decision-support tool that analyses each patient's growth data, including height standard deviation scores, growth velocity, genetic height potential, and weight pattern, and then automatically flags cases that warrant referral to Paediatric Endocrinology, regardless of the GI diagnosis.

The Team

Dr. N.G.
Principal Investigator
Paediatric Endocrinology
KAUH
Dr. G.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Paediatric Gastroenterology
KAUH
Dr. H.A.
Technology Lead
Computer Science & AI
University of Jeddah

Team Roles

UI/UX & Frontend Developer

Design and build the clinician-facing interface: patient data-entry forms, growth chart visualisations, and referral summary views.

React / Next.jsFigma or equivalentTailwind CSS or similar

AI & Backend Developer

Implement the growth-screening algorithms (SDS calculations, growth velocity, referral trigger logic) and the backend data pipeline.

PythonData processing & machine learningREST API development

Commitment

Hours / week
6–7 hrs
Duration
8 weeks (summer)
Format
Remote-first, with a weekly check-in meeting

Recruitment Status

Applications are now closed.