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Omar Usman, MD, MBA is a physician-informaticist working at the intersection of emergency medicine, clinical informatics, and applied data science.
Domains
Areas of Expertise
Bridging clinical medicine, health informatics, and data science to improve patient outcomes and health systems.
Emergency Medicine
Board-certified emergency physician with experience at academic medical centers and VA hospitals serving high-acuity patient populations.
Clinical Informatics
Board-certified in clinical informatics with expertise in EHR systems, clinical decision support, and health data standards.
Machine Learning & AI
Applied ML to disease risk screening, sepsis detection, atrial fibrillation identification, and personalized clinical content engines.
Digital Health & Wearables
Led clinical strategy for wearable-based digital health platforms, including IRB-approved studies and FDA-relevant device features.
Clinical Decision Support
Developed and validated CDS tools for sepsis identification, clinical risk stratification, and evidence-based order sets.
Implementation Science
Applying lean startup, design thinking, and change management methodologies to drive adoption of health technology innovations.
Technical Skills
Programming
Databases
Statistics
Front-end
Back-end
Testing
UI/UX & Dev
Graphic Design
EHR Systems
Office
Operating Systems
Dev Environments
Scholarship
Research & Publications
Peer-reviewed publications spanning clinical informatics, emergency medicine, and digital health.
Research Interests
Background
Experience & Training
Career
VP, Clinical Informatics
2019 – Presentall.health / Jawbone Health
San Francisco, CA · Remote
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
2019 – PresentU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Ann Arbor, MI & Palo Alto, CA
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
2018 – 2021Kaiser Permanente
Northern California
Medical Informatics Fellowship
2017 – 2019Stanford University / VA Palo Alto
Palo Alto, CA
Clinical decision support systems (ATHENA-CDS), health data engineering, and ML for clinical applications at CHP/PCOR and the Center for Innovation to Implementation.
Emergency Medicine Residency
2014 – 2017University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Resident Director of Quality & Technology. Developed sepsis scoring tool covering 150,000+ patients.
Management Consulting Analyst
2006 – 2008Accenture
Chicago, IL
Education
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
2014The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2011Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Finance · Marketing · Healthcare Enterprise Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
2006University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
Finance · Business Information Technology
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Available for research collaborations, clinical informatics consulting, and speaking engagements.
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