Babar Khokhar, MD, MBA

Dr. Babar Khokhar is the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer (CCTO) for Yale Medicine (YM). As the CCTO he oversees clinical optimization, population health and clinical innovation. He is the founder of Yale Clinical Optimization Services (YCOS), a team dedicated to the transformation of ambulatory care focusing on value, efficiency and the patient and physician/provider experience.

Within the Department of Neurology Dr. Khokhar serves as the Vice-Chairman of Operations, Director of the MDA-ALS Clinic and Medical Director of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Electromyography Laboratory.

Dr. Khokhar graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University, majoring in Neuroscience and Economics. He then obtained his MD and MBA in Healthcare Management in a combined 4-year program at Tufts University in Boston. After completing his Neurology residency and Neuromuscular Medicine fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital he joined the Yale Department of Neurology as a faculty member. His clinical interests include motor neuron diseases such Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) as well as other neuromuscular disorders. His other interests included medical education and healthcare administration, focusing on optimizing the delivery of ambulatory care and improving both the patient and provider experience in such delivery models.