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Ankita Sagar, MD, Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, Long Island Jewish Medical Center

AnkitaSagarMD

Internal Medicine • Chicago, IL

System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction at CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Ankita Sagar is a primary care internist and academic physician leader with expertise in quality, clinical program building, healthcare management and delivery. She serves as the System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction at CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Sagar's clinical interests include standardization of clinical quality, ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship, post-COVID sequelae, and continuum of care for cancer survivors. She serves as a Council Member of the Council of Early Career Physicians for the ACP as well as the AMA Youth Physician Representative. She was awarded the 2020 Laureate Award for the American College of Physicians in recognition for her contribution in leading programs addressing physician well-being, physician advocacy for responsible public policy, as well as medical education. In 2021, she was the recipient of the INSPIRE Award by the American Medical Women's Association, which honors women physicians who are inspirational and demonstrate vision, integrity, collaboration, and service.

Education & Training

  • Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
    Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)No degree, Leading & Organization Change Course, 2017
  • Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
    Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)Certificate, Quality & Patient Safety, 2014 - 2015
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 2011
  • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - CUNY Medical School
    Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - CUNY Medical SchoolB.S., Cum Laude, 2002 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2012 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Physicians, 2018
  • Academic Scholarship Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), 2017
  • Dr. Dilip Singh Award for Humanism 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Kidney Transplant Access in the Southeast: Middle View  
    Madhavan, P., Jairath, S., Sukumaran, N., Sagar, A., Molmenti, S., Bhaskaran, M., Am J Transp, 1/1/2014
  • Inhibition of renin activity slows down the progression of HIV-associated nephropathy  
    Kumar D, Plagov A, Yadav I, Torri DD, Sayeneni S, Sagar A, Rai P, Adabala M, Lederman R, Chandel N, Ding G, Malhotra A, Singhal PC, Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 1/1/2012
  • HIV-associated nephropathy: role of AT2R  
    Salhan D, Sagar A, Kumar D, Rattanavich R, Rai P, Maheshwari S, Adabala M, Husain M, Ding G, Malhotra A, Chander PN, Singhal PC, Cell Signal, 1/1/2012

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Outpatient Osteoporosis Screening Rates in Women over 65 Using a Team-Based Huddle
    Lopez, C., Reddy, S., Sagar, A., Verbsky, J., Society of General Internal Medicine � MidAtlantic Regional Meeting; NYACP Regional Meeting; Society of General Internal Medicine � Annual Meeting, DE, 2017; CO, 2018, 1/1/2018
  • Using Inter-Professional Team Huddles to Improve Patient Care: Herpes Zoster Vaccinations
    Simone, A., Bahri, N., Sagar, A., Cacace, F., Society of General Internal Medicine � MidAtlantic Regional Meeting, DE, 1/1/2017
  • Reforming Your Health Care Reform Curriculum
    Sagar, A., Darabaner, R., Friedman, K., Society of Hospital Medicine � Annual Meeting; Society of General Internal Medicine � Regional Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2016; Uniondale, NY, 2016, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Health Reform and Advocacy Curriculum: How to Get Ahead 
    1/20/2017
  • Physicians, MACRA, and the Policy Process: A Health Policy Primer 
    1/1/2017
  • Health Policy & Reform Update for the Internist 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • Do medical residents perform patient-centered medical home tasks? A mixed-methods study 
    Block L, LaVine N, Verbsky J, Sagar A, Smith MA, Lane S, Conigliaro J, Chaudhry S, Med Educ
    1/1/2017
  • Reforming your health care reform curriculum 
    Friedman K, Sagar A, Chaudhry S, MedEdPORTAL
    1/1/2016
  • A Medical Student's Six Weeks Journey to Re-Discover India 
    Sagar A
    http://www.aapimsr.org/index.cfm/news/international-externships/ankita-sagar-2011/
    1/1/2011

Authored Content

  • 'Twindemic' Testing Chaos: The Need for a National Flu and Covid-19 Plan Is Long OverdueOctober 2020
  • The Toll of COVID-19 on Primary Care CliniciansJuly 2020
  • The Toll of COVID-19 on Primary Care CliniciansJuly 2020
  • My 3 Learnings from My First 'Hackathon'April 2019
  • My 3 Learnings from My First 'Hackathon'April 2019
  • Can We Talk About Postpartum Depression?November 2018
  • Can We Talk About Postpartum Depression?November 2018
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Press Mentions

  • Dr. Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association
    Dr. Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s AssociationOctober 7th, 2021
  • Some with Long-Haul COVID-19 See Surprisingly Positive Vaccine Side Effect
    Some with Long-Haul COVID-19 See Surprisingly Positive Vaccine Side EffectMarch 19th, 2021
  • 8 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Health
    8 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your HealthDecember 31st, 2020
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Committees

  • Chair, Early Career Physician Taskforce at NYACP 2018 - Present
  • Member, Health and Public Policy 2016 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hindi

Hospital Affiliations

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