Karan Kohli, MPH, FACHE
Macungie
Summary
Respected professional with experience in Microsoft Applications, maintaining medical charts and improving patient documentation. Health Information Manager driven to resolve issues and conflicts effectively while remaining calm in all types of situations. Offering decision- making and leadership talents. Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical staff. Committed to achieving results within deadlines. Looking to take on a challenging role with an established Health Organization. Currently in Pharmacy School at Findlay University.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Data Consultant
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
Long Island City
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Served as one of the two technical leads for $28 million New Family Home Visiting Initiative program (NFHV) to strengthen the agency's impact on addressing maternal and infant health disparities.
- Worked with Program Directors and IT developers to ensure technology integration, and proper data exchange between Office of Vital Statistics and NFHV program.
- Worked with Program Directors to design weekly statistics reports to track the data collection and functionality of the Interim data system.
- Produced process reports to track program staff performance
- Performed quality check of ongoing Interim Database and assure accuracy of data reporting.
- Assisted outside contractors to build new data collection database.
SurvEpi Investigator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
New York
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Conduct Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Assessments with NYC DOE Schools.
- Trigger school investigation based on percentage of enrolled students infected; Home test reporting is based on honor system and parents/employee monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.
- Create fundamental strategies for prevention of infectious agents (COVID-19) among those in public buildings.
Case Manager Coordinator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
New York
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Collaborated with NYS Department of health to achieve COVID tracing measures for Department of Education.
- Managed end-to-end tracking for COVID-19 positive students in public schools in Manhattan.
- Managed tracing outreach to confirm participation via phone and email contact for lab results.
- Completed spreadsheets on specific data tracking vectors for upload to central project database.
- Conducted training to update staff on new laws, regulations and procedures to promote informed decision making for Clinical Leads.
COVID-19 Clinical Analyst
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
New York
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Gathered and submitted observational information in addition to required data points.
- Identified relevant questions and determined best methods of collection, including multi-language survey to reach wider populations.
- Kept data secure and followed proper procedures for uploading and transmitting information. Identified and corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication across the texting platform.
- Compiled statistical information for special reports on housing conditions and health disparities that existed in the community.
- Applied specific demographic parameters to target research, which delivered key results to help NYC recover from the pandemic.
Clinical Data Manager
Little Sisters of the Assumption
New York
03.2019 - 09.2020
- Collaborated closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve quality of patient records documentation.
- Managed projects that improved infrastructure and assessment tools at LSA Family Health Services (LSA), community-based organization in East Harlem.
- Integrated new data collection software that was used to help nurses to be more time efficient and help researchers with data collection (Evolv System)
- Educated nurses on mobile app software to be integrated in iPads that will be given to nurses in field for patient visits.
Clinical Data Analyst
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Used California State Registry of patients with non-small cell lung cancer and matched them with California Medicaid system to look at ICD codes to assess comorbidities.
- Leveraged SPSS qualitative analysis software to identify data set correlations while performing qualitative functions. There were 22.1 million claims for patients that had to be matched to non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications and other physician instructions.
Clinical Researcher
Mount Sinai Neurosurgery
New York
03.2017 - 11.2019
- Inspected, collected, and analyzed data obtained from patient records to create large data base for analysis. Projects worked on involved researching patient data, interpreting brain MRIs, and researching procedural outcomes that involved Meningioma surgeries.
- Identified relevant questions and determined best methods of collection. Applied good documentation practices when recording data and managing source documentation from hospitals EPIC and Redcap system.
- Executed qualitative and quantitative analysis on wide range of data. Implemented electronic data capturing systems to adhere with clinical research guidelines.
Medical/ Dental Brigades
Global Brigades, Inc.
San Rafael de Norte
01.2015 - 01.2015
- Medical brigades opened a clinic in San Rafael de Norte, assisted patients who were unable to afford health and dental care.
- Analyzed test results and information gathered during examinations to properly diagnose illnesses with health care professionals.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
Findlay University
Findlay, OH05.2027
FACHE, - Fellow of American College of Health Executives
American College of Health Professions - Riverside
Riverside, CA07.2022
Masters in Public Health - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
New York, NY2020
Bachelor of Science - Biology-Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA2016
Technical Skills
- Advanced MS Excel ( Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, COUNTIF, FILTERS etc)
- Intermediate SQL (JOIN, CTE etc.)
- Microsoft Tools (ACESS, PowerPoint, BI, Word)
- Statistics Reporting
- Microsoft Azure computing
- Medical Database (EPIC, Redcap, ECLAIRS, Maven)
Certification
- FACHE : Fellow of American College of Health Executives
- Certification in Public Health (CHES)
- 5 Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Publications
- Kohli, K M, et al. “Antidepressant Use in Patients with Meningioma: Is There an Association with Tumor Recurrence?” Neurosurgical Focus, June 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29852766.
- Is Psychiatric Depression a Presenting Neurologic Sign of Meningioma? A Critical Review of the Literature with Causative Etiology Kessler, Remi A. et al.World Neurosurgery , Volume 112 , 64 - 72
- Kessler, R A, et al. “Malpractice Litigation in Brain Tumor Surgery: A 31-Year Analysis of Causative Factors in the United States from the Westlaw Database.” Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2018, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30476665.
- Kessler, R. A., Shrivastava, R. K., Chen, S. L., Loewenstern, J., Kohli, K. M., Yaeger, K., ... & Benzil, D. L. (2019). Snapshot: Socioeconomic Competence in US Neurosurgery Residents. World neurosurgery, 130, e874-e879.
- Baron, R. B., Kessler, R. A., Bhammar, A., Boulis, N., Adler, J. R., Jr, Kohli, K., & Hadjipanayis, C. (2020). Patents and Innovation Among Neurosurgeons from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Cureus, 12(2), e7031. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7031
Timeline
Clinical Data Consultant
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
03.2022 - 02.2023
SurvEpi Investigator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
01.2022 - 03.2022
Case Manager Coordinator
NYC Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
09.2021 - 01.2022
COVID-19 Clinical Analyst
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
04.2020 - 03.2021
Clinical Data Analyst
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11.2019 - 06.2020
Clinical Data Manager
Little Sisters of the Assumption
03.2019 - 09.2020
Clinical Researcher
Mount Sinai Neurosurgery
03.2017 - 11.2019
Medical/ Dental Brigades
Global Brigades, Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2015
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
Findlay University
FACHE, - Fellow of American College of Health Executives
American College of Health Professions - Riverside
Masters in Public Health - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Bachelor of Science - Biology-Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania State University
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