Salomeh Keyhani
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Health Evidence and Policy
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Medicine
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
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Specialty
Education
MD, University of California, Davis
MS, University of California at Berkeley
M.P.H., Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
Johns Hopkins Hospital
B.S., Ohio State University
Residency, Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Biography
Dr. Keyhani is an Assistant Professor of Health Evidence and Policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She has an academic appointment in the Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. She is also a physician investigator in Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. She is a practicing primary care internist and a health services researcher. Dr. Keyhani completed residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar program at Johns Hopkins. She also completed a health policy fellowship in the US Senate prior to joining the faculty at Mount Sinai. Her research interests include the examination of the quality of health care services and health care policy research. Her work has been featured in high impact medical and policy journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, BMJ and Health Affairs.
Awards
- 2004
Mack Lipkin Award, Outstanding Scientific Presentation
Society of General Internal Medicine2010 - 2011
The Quality of Carotid Endarterectomy Use Among Veterans
The Veterans Health Administration2009 - 2010
Surveying Physicians Views on Current Proposals to Expand Coverage
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation2009 - 2010
A Systematic Review of the Overuse of Health Care Services in the US
The Commonwealth Fund2008 - 2013
How Does Dual Use Effect the Care of Veterans with Chronic Diseases?
VHA
Research
Conflicts of Interest
Dr. Keyhani also has active interest in conflicts of interest and its impact on physician attitudes, practice and on guideline development.The Quality of Health Care
Dr. Keyhani's quality of care research to date has focused on examining the underuse and overuse of medical procedures, comparing receipt of appropriate preventive care in different systems of care and examining the impact of health information technology on the quality of care.Federal Policy Research
Dr. Keyhani's policy research has largely focused on pharmaceutical policy and coverage expansions. She has surveyed physicians on their views regarding coverage expansions (the public option and Medicare expansions), defensive medicine, comparative effectiveness research and reimbursement reform. She has also examined international trends in pharmaceutical innovation, drug pricing and the regulation of pharmaceutical promotion.Publications
Anderson GF, Shea D G, Hussey PS, Keyhani S, Zephyrin L. Market Watch: Doughnut Holes and Price Controls. Health Affairs 2004 July;.
Keyhani S, Diener-West M, Powe NR. Do Drug Prices Reflect Development Time and Government Investment?. Medical Care 2005 August; 43(8).
Keyhani S, Diener-West M, Powe NR. Are Drug Development Times Increasing or Decreasing. Health Affairs 2006 March/April;.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Dr.Keyhani is not currently required to report Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
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