Komal Bajaj

Komal Bajaj serves as the Medical Director of Sustainability at NYC Health + Hospitals, focusing on integrating environmental stewardship into clinical practice to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Additional roles include AI Advisory Board Member, National Advisory Council member for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Associate Faculty at Ariadne Labs. As Chief Quality Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB, Komal has led significant improvements, including recognition from the Lown Institute for avoiding low-value care. An internationally recognized expert in healthcare equity and safety, Komal holds a faculty position at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and actively mentors in the 92Y Women inPower program. Komal's educational background includes an MD from Northwestern University and advanced training in health professional education and organizational improvement.