Komal’s Events
Komal is an internationally recognized speaker, panelist, and advisor. Here are selected interviews, articles, podcasts & more.
Komal’s Recent & Upcoming Appearances
Feb 2026
Panelist, HealthImpact Forum
Panelist, ViVE
Panelist, Slalom x HIMSS New York: Responsible and Practical AI in Healthcare
March 2026
Sept 2026
Delegate, Health Equity Forum, United Nations Headquarters
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A tool to promote psychological safety during and after COVID19, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement 06/2020
“Annual patient safety conference held at Jacobi”, Bronx Times, 10/13/2019
“Bronx hospital set to reopen its birthing center after renovation”, New York Times 10/12/2014
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“Jacobi doctor to join Harvard University’s Center for Medical Simulation”, Bronx Times 09/04/2020
Collaborator with debrief2learn.org, 03/2017 - Present
92Y WomenInPower Fellowship: “A dynamic, cross-sector program designed to help high-potential women advance to the top levels of leadership”, 2017
“Why you should want your surgeon to play video games”, Marketplace Tech 12/19/2016
“How video game tech might help doctors”, San Francisco Chronicle 03/03/2017
Ingraining Equity into Quality and Safety: A System-Wide Strategy, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Invited Blog, July 2020
Via Business Insider: 3 doctors explain why COVID-19 prevention doesn't stop at immunization
Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Within Your Home via Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Linking Quality, Safety, and Wellness Through Health Care Debriefing. Institute for Healthcare Improvement, July 2021
NEJM Catalyst - Applying the Equity Lens to Quality and Safety Initiatives: Top leaders in quality at NYC Health + Hospitals discuss how restoring psychological safety among their staff affects not just how health care is delivered, but how it feels to deliver that care.
Applying an Equity Lens to Performance Improvement. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blog, Nov 2021
Applying a Diagnostic Safety Lens to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Reduction. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blog, Sept 2021
WATCH
Certainties about Uncertainty - insights from New York
FabChange20 Virtual Conference - Covid QI. What are practical strategies to mitigate uncertainty? Komal shares insights from the peak of COVID-19 surge in NYC.
Leadership in action…
Dr. Komal Bajaj, chief quality officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB and member of AHRQ's National Advisory Council, joined The Check Up to talk about ingraining equity into quality efforts and diagnostic safety.
Clinical Event Debriefing at #DFTBTrauma
Here is a snippet of Komal’s thoughts on clinical event debriefing, a tool to support one another and improve care.
Trauma team leadership at #DFTBTrauma
Komal explores the two characteristics Dr. Amy Cuddy suggests account for 90% of the impressions we form about people - strength and warmth - and their applications to trauma team leadership.