DHM

Faculty

Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Associate Chair for Quality & Safety, Department of Medicine
Director of Faculty Development, Division of Hospital Medicine

Email: nirajs@medicine.ucsf.edu

Click here to view bio and Curriculum Vitae (pdf)


Areas of Specialization/Research Interests

Improving patient safety and quality
Developing interdisciplinary teamwork and communication initiatives
Leading organizational change
Promoting faculty development for academic hospitalists

Selected Publications and Presentations

Sehgal, NL. Engaging Patients at Hospital Discharge. J Hosp Med. 2008 Dec;3(6):498-500.

Sehgal NL, Fox M, Vidyarthi AR, Sharpe BA, Gearhart S, Bookwalter T, Barker J, Alldredge BA, Blegen MA, Wachter RM. A Multidisciplinary Teamwork Training Program: the Triad for Optimal Patient Safety (TOPS) Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Dec;23(12):2053-57.

Sehgal NL, Ranji SR, Shojania KG, Cucina RJ, Hartman EE, Zipperer L, Wachter RM. Development of a Web-based Patient Safety Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet). Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Volumes 1-4, AHRQ Publication Nos. 08-0034 (1-4). July 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances2/

Sehgal NL, Shah HM, Parekh VI, Roy CL, Williams MV. Non-Housestaff Medicine Services in Academic Centers: Models and Challenges. J Hosp Med. 2008 May;3(3):247-55.

Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. Identification of Inpatient DNR Status: a Safety Hazard Begging for Standardization. J Hosp Med. 2007 Nov;2(6):366-71.

Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. Hospitalists: A Field of Growing Opportunity. Resident and Staff Physician 2007;53(1):2-7.