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    Rohit Sangal, MD, MBA, FACEP

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
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    Associate Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Adult Emergency Department

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    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

    Associate Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Adult Emergency Department

    Biography

    Dr. Sangal is board certified in both emergency medicine and clinical informatics. His academic and operational leadership centers on clinical decision support, artificial intelligence (AI), and system-wide care standardization. As Chair of the American College of Emergency Physician AI Task Force, he is a leader in the national conversation on safe and responsible implementation of AI tools across clinical environments. His work on the design and implementation of clinical decision support systems promote real-time, evidence-based care while reducing cognitive burden (and unnecessary “clicks”) for the clinical team.

    Dr. Sangal completed the Administration Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Yale and earned his MBA from the Yale School of Management. His leadership portfolio includes initiatives in physician incentive design, real-time reporting dashboards, AI implementation, ED flow optimizations, and serving as a key leader in responding to emergencies that affect care delivery. He is the Associate Medical Director of the Adult Emergency Department and is Medical Director within Care Signature working towards unifying care delivery across the health system nine emergency departments. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications at the intersection of ED operations and Informatics in high impact journals including JAMA IM, JAMA Network Open, NEJM AI, and Annals of Emergency Medicine.

    Originally from Andover, MA, Dr. Sangal earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and neuroscience from Bowdoin College, his medical degree from Brown University, and completed residency and served as chief resident in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He now resides in the Greater New Haven area with his family.



    Last Updated on July 16, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Administrative Fellow
    Yale University (2021)
    MBA
    Yale School of Management (2021)
    Resident
    University of Pennsylvania (2019)
    MD
    Brown University
    BA
    Bowdoin College, Biochemistry and Neuroscience

    Board Certifications

    • Clinical Informatics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Preventive Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2024
    • Emergency Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Emergency Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2021

    Research

    Overview

    Medical Research Interests

    Artificial Intelligence; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Emergency Medicine; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Medical Informatics; Patient Safety; Quality Improvement; Utilization Review

    Public Health Interests

    Behavioral Economics; Health Care Management; Health Care Quality, Efficiency

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Rohit Sangal's published research.

    Publications

    Featured Publications

    2025

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