Overview
Patient safety and quality improvement, hospital based performance improvement, care transitions and hospital readmissions, general internal medicine hospital care, resident and medical student education.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Hospital Medicine,
Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2020 - Present
Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Multimodal quality improvement project on reducing hospital perioperative thromboembolic events (Patient Safety Indicator-12).
Journal Article BMJ Open Qual · April 3, 2025 BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes both pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, is a common yet significant postoperative complication. Patient Safety Indicator (PSI)-12 was introduced by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ... Full text Link to item CiteNeighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and 30-Day Outcomes After Admission for Common Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Large Nationwide Study.
Journal Article Gastro Hep Adv · 2025 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To study the associations of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage with 30-day mortality and readmission for common gastrointestinal conditions, adjusting for individual demographics, comorbidities, access to health-care resources, a ... Full text Link to item CiteNeighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and 30-Day Outcomes for Common Cardiovascular Conditions.
Journal Article J Am Heart Assoc · August 20, 2024 BACKGROUND: Understanding the relationship between neighborhood environment and cardiovascular outcomes is important to achieve health equity and implement effective quality strategies. We conducted a population-based cohort study to determine the associat ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving Quality Improvemnet Residency Education and Provider Performance Through a Shared Online Experience
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American College of Physicians · 2013 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Virginia Commonwealth University ·
2005
M.D.