Hesham A Hassaballa MD FCCP, FAASM

Summary

• Dr. Hesham Hassaballa is a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine physician with over 20 years of active clinical and operational leadership experience. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine, and has led intensive care services across multiple hospital systems with a consistent focus on improving clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and workforce stability.
  
  Throughout his career, Dr. Hassaballa has developed, implemented, and overseen both on-site and tele-critical care programs. His leadership has resulted in measurable improvements in ICU performance, including reductions in mechanical ventilation duration, ICU and hospital length of stay, improved compliance with evidence-based protocols, and enhanced performance on regulatory quality metrics. Notably, his work in sepsis care has driven sustained top-decile SEP-1 performance and improved sepsis-related mortality outcomes.
  
  Dr. Hassaballa has extensive experience leading clinical operations during periods of significant strain, including the COVID-19 pandemic, where he maintained staffing stability while improving both process and outcome metrics. He is also deeply knowledgeable in the business and regulatory dimensions of healthcare, having served as a physician advisor for over a decade. His expertise includes CMS regulations, inpatient versus observation status, the two-midnight rule, revenue cycle management, and clinical documentation integrity.
  
  An early adopter of healthcare technology, Dr. Hassaballa has driven innovation at the intersection of clinical care, operations, and finance. His workflow and documentation innovations have resulted in meaningful financial impact, including the development of tools that generated substantial incremental revenue. He continues to explore the responsible and practical use of artificial intelligence to enhance clinician efficiency and care delivery.

Healthcare Musings
This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive.