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Amir Mohammad, MBBS, MPH, FACPM

Assistant Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine
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About

Titles

Assistant Clinical Professor, General Internal Medicine; Core Faculty, Yale/VA Clinical Informatics Fellowship Rotation, Emergency Medicine

Positions outside Yale

Medical Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, VACO; Director, Public Health, Orange Health Department; Staff Physician, Environmental Health Registry Program, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Biography

Dr. Amir Mohammad is dual-boarded in Internal Medicine and Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Dr. Mohammad completed his Internal Medicine residency training as well as Master's degree in public health (MPH) from University of Connecticut Health Center. Afterwards, he completed his Clinical Fellowship in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM) at Yale University School of Medicine. He subsequently joined the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and served at various local, regional, and national leadership roles within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). During his tenure, he also provided clinical consultation at the NJ WRIISC Program and evaluated Veterans with deployments related health concerns.

He is currently serving as a Medical Officer for the Veterans Benefits Administration within Compensation Service. He is responsible for overseeing the clinical quality of the Veterans' disability exams being conducted by private contractors through out the country. He collaborates with the Quality Analysts in reviewing the clinical quality exam criteria and provides clinical feedback on quality trends and scores on disability exams. He is a team member collaborating with DoD and his expertise include occupational and environmental exposures among service members and Veterans. Most recently he provided training on utilization of Telehealth and ACE process amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Mohammad is passionate about teaching students, residents, and fellows and has been a recipient of several awards and recognitions including Certificate of Appreciation for Yale Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience (ICLE). He has given regional and national presentations at several medical societies including ACOEM, ACPM, AMIA, and ACP.

Dr. Mohammad holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Health for the Town of Orange.

His research interest includes reducing needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers, implementing evidence-based Occupational Medicine guidelines, and using Informatics tools in improving quality of disability exams and delivering cost-effective population health.


Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Clinical Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
MPH
University of Connecticut Graduate Program in Public Health, Chronic Diseases Epidemiology & Health Policy (2008)
Resident
University of Connecticut Health Center (2007)
MBBS
Dow Medical College (2001)

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Preventive Medicine

Research

Overview

VA Projects:

Co-Director, VHA OEMedicine Teleconsult Program, Occupational Health, Office of Patient Care Services, Washington-DC

VA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH GUIDE BOOK, CEOSH, St. Louis, MO - 3/2011

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RECORD (keeping) SYSTEM (OHRS), VACO, 8/2010

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Medical Informatics; Public Health; Public Health Informatics

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Amir Mohammad's published research.

Publications

2017

2016

2015

2014

2010

2009

Others

  • Acceptance of Seasonal Influenza & Monovalent H1N1 Vaccinations among VA Healthcare workers (HCW)
    Amir Mohammad, Jay Mobo, Carolyn Lonergan. (Poster) Acceptance of Seasonal Influenza & Monovalent H1N1 Vaccinations among Veterans’ Affairs Healthcare Workers, Sept 2009 – Jan 2010. VA Employee Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Conference April 2010,
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Amir Mohammad, Thomas St. Louis, Albert DeLoreto (Poster) Enumerating Injuries & Illnesses among Healthcare workers (HCWs) in CT: What you count depends on where you look. American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) April 2009, San Diego, CA.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American College of Preventive Medicine Scientific Review Committee

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    American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

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    Committee on Public Health, Connecticut State Medical Society

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    American College of Preventive Medicine

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    VA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Committee

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