Sara Ali
Morganville,NJ
Summary
Results-focused Medical Director specializing in Geriatrics medicine. Successful in building robust administrative and healthcare delivery systems and driving clinical quality improvement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Director
Beacon of LIFE- PACE program
09.2018 - Current
- The Medical Director provides general medical direction and supervision of the medical aspects of care for Beacon of LIFE participants
- Responsible for the delivery and oversight of participant care, clinical outcomes, implementation and oversight of the quality assessment and performance improvement program, development and maintenance of medical policies and procedures/standards and protocols
- Provide direction and supervision to primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing staff and allied health services and leadership of the program among staff, colleagues and providers in the community
- Responsible for ensuring a managed care environment that utilizes resources efficiently and effectively.
Regional Director
Reliance Medical Group
09.2012 - 08.2018
- Internal medicine practice
- Office is in Howell, NJ
- Practice is now expanding to Sub acute rehabilitation and long-term care facilities in the Monmouth and Ocean county areas.
Geriatrician
Center of Healthy Aging and ACE unit at Monmouth Medical Center South
03.2013 - 04.2014
- Responsibilities include involvement in the Hospital policies and procedures regarding expanding the Geriatric care in community
- ACE unit: Administrative role in clinical decision making at the rounds on Acute Care for Elderly Unit every day
- Working with interdisciplinary team
- Assisted in building a comprehensive geriatric assessment program, with evaluations for slip and fall, dementia, and other various geriatric syndromes in outpatient geriatric practice in Lakewood NJ
Clinical Geriatrician and Internal Medicine Faculty member
Saint Peter University Hospital
09.2011 - 05.2012
- Outpatient Office based practice at CARES center in New Brunswick, NJ
- Sub acute rehabilitation and Long term care Maccarrick
- Part of the inpatient Medical Teaching Service that comprises of Residents and medical students from Drexel University
- Academic teaching responsibilities with noon conferences and teaching rounds.
Geriatrics Fellow
Robertwood Johnson Hospital at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Primary care and consultation in geriatrics
- Clinical experiences in Hospice and Palliative, hospital consultations, geriatric patient care in long term nursing homes, assisted living care settings, home visits, sub-acute rehab management
- Assessments for decisional making capacity and competency judgments, elder abuse and neglect
- In Depth training in geriatric syndromes wit movement disorders
- Wound care hands on training
- Special emphasis on up to date Dementia diagnostics and management
- Advance Directive planning skills for patients
- Special training in geriatric psychiatry though Carrier Clinic rotation.
Associate Clinical Professor
Florida Hospital Graduate Medical Education
03.2009 - 09.2010
- Third year medical students fro St
- Matthew’s University School of Medicine
- Dedicate time for scholarly activities including inpatient rounds, lectures and presentations
- Provide with thorough Internal Medicine clerkship experience based on the curriculum assigned.
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Florida
09.2008 - 09.2010
- Covered four major Hospitals in Florida Hospital System and South Seminole hospital in Greater Orlando area
- Part of a big Hosptalist Internal medicine practice in the community
- Patient care included management as the Primary Attending in Internal medicine admissions in all subspecialties.
Categorical Internal Medicine Resident
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
06.2005 - 06.2008
- Atlanticare is a 567-bed region's largest teaching hospital serving a diverse patient population
- Accomplished extensive experience in management by rotations through all the specialties of medicine
- Memberships: Head of Inpatient Service Committee and of Residents Curriculum Development Committee
- Independent clinical research project: Microalbuminuria and risk of cardiovascular disease.
Clinical Researcher
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
06.2004 - 03.2005
- Clinical Researcher for projects
- The Effects of low carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severely obese adults
- Three year follow-up of a randomized trial', was presented and published as an abstract in the Endocrine Society meeting in 2005
- Low fat, calorie restricted diet versus low carbohydrate diet in obese diabetic patients'.
Education
Associate Clinical Professor -
Florida Hospital Graduate Medical Education
09.2010
Pre-Med -
Sir Syed Govt. Girls College, Pakistan
01.1996
Skills
Strong clinical
Leader
Understanding of Hospital administration
Collaborate
Employment Eligibility
US Citizen
Medical Education
MBBS, 01/1997, 06/2002, Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Qualifying Examinations
- Internal Medicine Residency completion, 06/2008
- ABIM Board Re-Certification, 10/2018
- Geriatric Boards Certification, 01/2012
Post Graduate Education
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, New Jersey, Categorical Internal Medicine Resident, 06/2005, 06/2008, Atlanticare is a 567-bed region's largest teaching hospital serving a diverse patient population. Accomplished extensive experience in management by rotations through all the specialties of medicine. Memberships: Head of Inpatient Service Committee and of Residents Curriculum Development Committee. Independent clinical research project: Microalbuminuria and risk of cardiovascular disease.
Research And Publication
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Clinical Researcher, 06/2004, 03/2005, The Effects of low carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severely obese adults. Three year follow-up of a randomized trial, was presented and published as an abstract in the Endocrine Society meeting in 2005. Low fat, calorie restricted diet versus low carbohydrate diet in obese diabetic patients.
Active Medical License
New Jersey
Specialty
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatrics
Volunteer Experience
- Member of Patients Welfare Association Voluntary Blood Bank, 1997-2002
- Member of All Pakistan physicians of North America New Jersey.
Timeline
Medical Director
Beacon of LIFE- PACE program
09.2018 - Current
Geriatrician
Center of Healthy Aging and ACE unit at Monmouth Medical Center South
03.2013 - 04.2014
Regional Director
Reliance Medical Group
09.2012 - 08.2018
Clinical Geriatrician and Internal Medicine Faculty member
Saint Peter University Hospital
09.2011 - 05.2012
Geriatrics Fellow
Robertwood Johnson Hospital at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
09.2010 - 09.2011
Associate Clinical Professor
Florida Hospital Graduate Medical Education
03.2009 - 09.2010
Internal Medicine Hospitalist
Florida
09.2008 - 09.2010
Categorical Internal Medicine Resident
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
06.2005 - 06.2008
Clinical Researcher
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
06.2004 - 03.2005
Associate Clinical Professor -
Florida Hospital Graduate Medical Education
Pre-Med -
Sir Syed Govt. Girls College, Pakistan
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