Please welcome Dr. Asad Bandealy who joined the Bureau of Primary Health Care earlier this month as the bureau’s Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Office of Quality Improvement.
We’ll feature him at the upcoming Today with Macrae webcast:
Thursday, June 27
3:15-4:30 p.m. ET – NOTE the start time and extended duration
Join the day of the session
Join by phone: 833-568-8864
Webinar ID: 160 500 2540
Dr. Bandealy previously worked at DC Health, the District of Columbia health department. He served as the Medical Director of Home Vaccination Services and Chief of the Health Care Access Bureau within the Community Health Administration. He focused on these areas:
- Enhancing access to and use of high-quality, whole person-centered health care for all D.C. residents.
- Increasing the number, retention, and accessibility of primary medical and dental care providers for low-income residents.
- Providing strategic guidance on collaborating with primary care providers and others in developing care models to improve preventive services (quality and consistency).
He was instrumental in expanding immunization access, working with communities to understand the value of vaccines, and tracking and reporting vaccine administration and coverage.
Prior to working for DC Health, Dr. Bandealy was a primary care pediatrician at Children’s National Hospital and an affiliate faculty member of their Child Health Advocacy Institute. He conducted health services research, led quality improvement teams, and taught medical students, residents, and fellows. He continues his clinical practice.
Dr. Bandealy excels in building and leading teams, developing and scaling innovative practices, and using data to enhance health care. He is on a mission to reimagine how we create conditions for health, to eliminate disparities, and achieve health equity for all. Examples of his work in this area include oral health initiatives and efforts to reduce school absenteeism. He integrates community-oriented primary care in his work, addressing social determinants of health.
Dr. Bandealy is dedicated to firearm injury prevention. He collaborated with the Chicago Police Department, the state’s attorney’s office, and other stakeholders on educational programs and training modules. He has published research on suicide prevention and contributed to the American Academy of Pediatrics' national summit on gun injury prevention.
In his spare time, he enjoys basketball, astronomy, and fatherhood.
Dr. Bandealy received his medical degree from St. George’s University and a master’s in public health from the George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health.
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