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Office
420 Bridge Plaza Dr
Manalapan, NJ 07726Phone+1 732-536-8008Fax+1 732-536-8849
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)No degree, Leading & Organization Change Course, 2017
- Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI)Certificate, Quality & Patient Safety, 2014 - 2015
- New York Medical CollegeClass of 2011
- Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - CUNY Medical SchoolB.S., Cum Laude, 2002 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2012 - Present
- 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
- 4 citationsCan AI Mitigate Bias in Writing Letters of Recommendation?Tiffany I Leung, Ankita Sagar, Swati Shroff, Tracey L Henry
JMIR Medical Education. 2023-08-23 - 3 citationsLeveraging Interdisciplinary Teams for Pre-Visit Planning to Improve Pneumococcal Immunization Rates Among Internal Medicine Subspecialty Practices.Rebecca Shafer, Christina Kearns, Maria Carney, Ankita Sagar
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2021-12-06 - Practical Tips for Ambulatory Care in COVID-19: Lessons Learned in a New York Health System.Ankita Sagar, JoAnne Gottridge, Nancy LaVine
American Journal of Medical Quality. 2021-01-01
Journal Articles
- Kidney Transplant Access in the Southeast: Middle ViewMadhavan, 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 nephropathyKumar 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 AT2RSalhan 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 HuddleLopez, 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 VaccinationsSimone, A., Bahri, N., Sagar, A., Cacace, F., Society of General Internal Medicine � MidAtlantic Regional Meeting, DE, 1/1/2017
- Reforming Your Health Care Reform CurriculumSagar, 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 Ahead1/20/2017
- Physicians, MACRA, and the Policy Process: A Health Policy Primer1/1/2017
- Health Policy & Reform Update for the Internist1/1/2016
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Other
- Do medical residents perform patient-centered medical home tasks? A mixed-methods studyBlock 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 curriculumFriedman K, Sagar A, Chaudhry S, MedEdPORTAL
1/1/2016 - A Medical Student's Six Weeks Journey to Re-Discover IndiaSagar 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
- Kansas City Physicians Ditch Rules Treating White People’s Kidney Disease More SeriouslyDecember 28th, 2023
- Kansas Physicians Ditch Rules Treating White People’s Kidney Disease More SeriouslyDecember 28th, 2023
- Dr. Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s AssociationOctober 7th, 2021
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Committees
- Chair, Early Career Physician Taskforce at NYACP 2018 - Present
- Member, Health and Public Policy 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Hindi
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