Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Bhavika Kaul, M.D., M.A.S.
Investigator, Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine and Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Email: bhavika.kaul@va.gov
Research Interests
- Access to subspecialty care
- Interstitial lung disease
- Leveraging electronic health record data to study population level epidemiology
- Novel care delivery models for advanced pulmonary disease
- Preventing diagnostic delays
Education
- Masters in Clinical Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Chief Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Chief Medical Resident, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Residency in Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- M.D. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Hoston, TX
Awards and Activities
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Scholar, 2021
- Nina Ireland Award for Lung Health, 2021
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) IMPACT K12 Scholar, 2021
- Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness Research Fellow, 2020
- First Place, Clinical Research, National Jewish Respiratory Disease Young Investigators Forum, 2020
- Academy of Medical Educators, Baylor College of Medicine, 2016
- Nikaidoh Award for Global Health, 2014
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2013
- Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award, American Medical Association (AMA), 2011
- Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2009
- Loewenstern Fellowship for International Civic Research, 2008
- Jesse Jones Leadership Award for Healthcare Policy Research, 2007
- Congressional Bronze Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2005
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