Vishal Ahuja

Bio

Vishal Ahuja is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Operations Management at SMU Cox School of Business and an Adjunct Faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center. His research focuses on developing decision analytic tools that can be implemented easily by healthcare professionals and policymakers to improve patient health, advance the quality of care, and enhance the efficiency of care delivery.

For his research, Vishal partners with various organizations such as the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, where he has a faculty affiliation with the Primary Care High Risk Investigator Network. Additionally, he collaborates with organization such as Parkland Hospital, Baylor Heart Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and GoodRx. Vishal’s research has appeared in leading management and clinical journals. Further, his work has either won or been a finalist for several awards and honors including Pierskalla Award for the Best Paper in Healthcare Management Science, Innovation in Analytics Award, and Sanjay and Panna Mehrotra Research Excellence Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the practice of health applications. Most recently, he won the Dlin/Fischer Clinical Research Award from the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 

Vishal’s research has been cited by the FDA in their workshop on “Assessing the Public Health Impact of Prescription Drug Postmarketing Safety Labeling Changes,” in which he was invited as an expert panelist. In 2020, D CEO named him as a finalist for the outstanding healthcare advocate award.  Vishal has consulted with a variety of organizations, regularly advises digital health startups, and is frequently invited to speak at various venues including conferences, universities, and hospitals.

Vishal holds an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At the Cox School, he teaches MBA courses in operations management and service operations. To bring relevance to his research and teaching, Vishal attempts to draw from his diverse work experience in the corporate sector that spans several years in the chemical, manufacturing, and consumer goods industry.

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