Medical School (MD)
August 2023–present · Class of 2027
August 2023–present · Class of 2027
Omar is a fourth-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and a member of the DeBakey Scholars Program. He conducted research in the Nano Detection Lab under Dr. Tony Hu from 2023 to 2025.
Master’s Degree (MSE)
Tulane University · May 2023
Tulane University · May 2023
Omar earned his master’s degree in biomedical engineering and defended his thesis, “Defining Input Tumor Cell Phenotypes for Microphysiological Models of Cancer.”
Bachelor’s Degree (BSE)
Tulane University · May 2022
Tulane University · May 2022
Omar earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering. His thesis, “Engineering Cisplatin-Resistant Lung Adenocarcinoma Tissues,” received the department’s Biomedical Engineering Senior Scholar Award.
High School
Brother Martin High School · May 2018
Brother Martin High School · May 2018
Omar graduated from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans with an honors diploma.