StellaAmmahSafoMDMPH
Internal Medicine • New York, NYHIV/AIDS Medicine
Senior Medical Director Clinical Transformation
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Office
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029Phone+1 212-523-6500
Summary
- I a practicing internal medicine physician with expertise in practice transformation initiatives and HIV/AIDS clinical care.
As the Senior Medical Director of Clinical Transformation at Mount Sinai, I work with a multidisciplinary team in the design and implementation of population health care models that are cost-efficient and that achieve improved health outcomes for high-risk populations.
Education & Training
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, HIV Primary Care, 2014 - 2015- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2011
Harvard School of Public HealthM. Ph., Global Health, 2009 - 2010- Harvard UniversityB.A., History of Science, African American Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinical HIV Scholars National HIVMA (HIV Medicine Association), 2014
- Joseph B. Martin Award 2011
- Ware Award Harvard School of Public Health, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsExploring Barriers and Facilitators to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Black and Latinx Communities.Stella A Safo
JAMA Network Open. 2021-10-01 - 1 citationsEvaluation of a Clinical Platform to Promote Chronic Disease Management.Laura Greene, Nila Sathe, John A. House, Laura L Schott, Stella Safo
Population Health Management. 2021-08-16 - 316 citationsRisk Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in a US National Sample of Patients With COVID-19.Ning Rosenthal, Zhun Cao, Jake Gundrum, Jim Sianis, Stella Safo
JAMA Network Open. 2020-12-01
Journal Articles
- The common sense model applied to hepatitis C: A qualitative analysis of the impact of disease comparison and witnessed death on hepatitis C illness perceptionSafo, S. A., Batchelder, A., Peyser, D., & Litwin, A, Harm Reduction Journal, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A high number of days in pain is associated with more missed clinic visits among HIV-Positive womenSafo SA, Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 1/1/2015
- A Place at the Table: 'Community Members' Experiences and Expectations for Academic-Community Partnerships in HIV/AIDS ResearchSafo SA, Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 1/1/2014
- Palsies as Harbingers: Diagnosis of Acute HIV in a Patient with Polycranial Nerve PalsiesSafo SA, Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 1/1/2013
Other
- Doctors: Fight Burnout Like it's the PlagueSafo SA, Kevin MD
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/stella-safo
1/1/2013 - Finding Primary Care Through Emergency MedicineSafo SA, Primary Care Progress
http://primarycareprogress.org/blogs/16/196
1/1/2012 - AIDS: Evolution of an EpidemicSafo SA, Howard Hughes Holiday Lecture Series
1/1/2007
Press Mentions
Motivated by Dobbs and COVID-19, Groups Are Pushing Doctors and Nurses to VoteNovember 3rd, 2022- A Risky Monkeypox Vaccine Is Looking Better All the TimeAugust 24th, 2022
- Researchers Release COVID Plan for Schools Based on EquityAugust 22nd, 2022
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Committees
- Interest Group Chair, Minorities in Medicine, Society of General Internal Medicine 2018 - Present
Research History
- General Medicine FellowComplete coursework in CRTP; research focus on HIV, women's health, hepatitis C, community based participatory research2015 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
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- HIV Medicine AssociationMember
- Physicians' Research NetworkMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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