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Omar Khan, MD, Family Medicine, Wilmington, DE, Christiana Care - Wilmington Hospital

OmarA.KhanMDMPH

Family Medicine • Wilmington, DE

Geriatric Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

President & CEO, Delaware Health Sciences Alliance; Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University & PCOM; Chair, Research Administration & Scientific Affairs, Christiana Care Health System

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Summary

  • Dr. Omar Khan is President & CEO of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, which brings together leading institutions in Delaware and the state's 2 partner medical schools in Philadelphia. The DHSA includes ChristianaCare (one of the largest health systems in the country), Nemours Children's Hospital, University of Delaware, Thomas Jefferson University (incl. Sidney Kimmel Medical College), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Delaware State University, Bayhealth, Beebe Medical Center, Delaware Technical Community College, and the Delaware Academy of Medicine.

    Dr. Khan also serves as the Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer & VP of scientific affairs at ChristianaCare. He previously served as Service Line Chair for Primary Care and as Medical Director of the Eugene duPont Preventive Medicine Institute, also at ChristianaCare. He is trained in Family Medicine from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

    Dr. Khan maintains a clinical teaching practice in family medicine in Delaware in addition to his executive responsibilities. He holds appointments as Professor of Family & Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and PCOM, and is active in leadership roles on NIH-funded infrastructure grants in Delaware and Puerto Rico. He has an active interest in global health & health policy, having written or edited 6 books in the field including service as Editor in Chief of the Control of Communicable Diseases Clinical Manual. He is also Editor in Chief of the PubMed indexed & peer-reviewed Delaware Journal of Public Health (www.djph.org) and reviews for several others.

Education & Training

  • University of Vermont Medical Center
    University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 2006
  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
    University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Public HealthMHS
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaBA

Certifications & Licensure

  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2003 - 2014
  • American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Advice to Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump into Poor Countries
    Advice to Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump into Poor CountriesApril 4th, 2018
  • Christiana Care ‘Top Doctors’ Recognized Across Delaware and the Philadelphia Region
    Christiana Care ‘Top Doctors’ Recognized Across Delaware and the Philadelphia RegionOctober 9th, 2017
  • Clinical Pathways Lead to High-Value Care
    Clinical Pathways Lead to High-Value CareNovember 4th, 2016
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Urdu, Hindi, Bengali

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Omar Khan, Dr. Omar Khan, MD, Dr. O Khan, Dr. Omar A. Khan