BalighRamziYehiaMDMPP, MSc, FACP

HIV/AIDS Medicine

President, Jefferson Health

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Dr. Baligh Yehia is a trusted leader focused on driving growth, accelerating transformation, and promoting exceptional quality, safety, and patient experiences across clinical integrated systems of care. A passionate champion for improving health in our communities, Dr. Yehia has a track record of leading operations in complex, competitive markets; engaging teams around common goals; and advancing innovative approaches to achieve clinical and business outcomes. He has been recognized by Modern Healthcare, Becker's Healthcare, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians as a top leader in healthcare.

HIV/AIDS, Health policy, Health services research, Healthcare management, Leadership, Patient care coordination, Chronic disease management

Princeton UniversityMPP, Public Policy, 2011 - 2012
University of PennsylvaniaMSc, Health Policy Research, 2010 - 2012
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2012
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2006
University of FloridaBS, 1999 - 2003

Tomorrow’s Leader Award Catholic Health Association, 2021
Top Healthcare Leader Under 40 Becker’s Healthcare, 2017
Up & Comers Award Modern Healthcare, 2017
Exemplary Service Award Veterans Health Administration, 2017
Walter J. McDonald Award for Young Physicians American College of Physicians, 2016
John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence AMSUS | The Society of Federal Health Professionals, 2016
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award University of Florida, 2015
Young Investigator Award American Society of Microbiology, 2013
The Robert Austrian Award in Infectious Diseases University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Leadership Award American Medical Association Foundation, 2007
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society 2005
Hall of Fame University of Florida, 2005
The Gold Humanism Honor Society 2005
Phi Beta Kappa 2001
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PubMed

118 citations
Mentorship and pursuit of academic medicine careers: a mixed methods study of residents from diverse backgrounds
Baligh R. Yehia, Peter F. Cronholm, Nicholas Wilson, Steven C. Palmer, Stephen D. Sisson
BMC Medical Education. 2014-02-09
48 citations
Inpatient health services utilization among HIV-infected adult patients in care 2002-2007
Baligh R. Yehia, John A. Fleishman, Perrin L. Hicks, Michelande Ridore, Richard D. Moore
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2010-03-01
98 citations
Hospitalization Rates and Reasons Among HIV Elite Controllers and Persons With Medically Controlled HIV Infection
Trevor A. Crowell, Kelly A. Gebo, Joel N. Blankson, P. Todd Korthuis, Baligh R. Yehia
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2015-06-01

Books/Book Chapters

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Healthcare: A Clinical Guide to Prevention, Primary, and Specialist Care
Chapter: Culture, Climate, and Advocacy
Yehia BR, Grossman S, Calder DEditors: Ehrenfeld J, Eckstrand K.Springer2016
Patient Encounters: The Internal Medicine Work-up
Chapter: Management of Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Yehia B and Golden SEditors: Garibaldi B.Lippincott Williams & Wiilkins2010

'If You Don't Ask, You Don't Know': Why Gathering Patient Data Is Key to Holistic CareMarch 14th, 2022
Struggling Hospitals Could Explain Why so Many Black Patients Have Died of COVID-19June 17th, 2021
As the Pandemic Evolves, so Do Ambulatory Care PracticesJune 25th, 2020
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