Komal Bajaj, MD, MS-HPEd is an OB/GYN-geneticist who serves as Chief Quality Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx, where she catalyzes quality improvement transformation across health care delivery. She also serves as Medical Director of Sustainability for NYC Health + Hospitals and is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Bajaj is an internationally recognized physician-leader who transforms complex health care challenges through human-centered, technology-driven approaches. Her innovative work has enhanced clinical care in a wide-variety of practice settings and has resulted in significant savings annually. She is known for creating practical solutions in simulation-based clinical and operational improvements that have been implemented in health care systems worldwide. Komal is an inaugural National Academies of Medicine Diagnostic Excellence Scholar and served as an advisor to the Secretary for Health and Human Services from 2022-2025. She is a member of Joint Commission’s Chief Medical/Chief Physician Officer Council.
A board-certified OBGYN and reproductive geneticist, Dr. Bajaj trained at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, NEJM Catalyst, JAMA Health Forum, and BMJ Quality and Safety. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a Becker’s Healthcare Review 2024 and 2025 “Patient Safety Expert to Know”.
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