- Joined Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling as Healthcare Policy Modeler (Feb 2025) – Read more →
- PhD defense (Jan 2025)
- New article published in PLOS Global Public Health on COVID-19 mortality disparities across U.S. counties – Read more →
About
I’m a Healthcare Policy Modeler at the Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling (CHSPM) in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. I build quantitative models to simulate decision making in the U.S. health system, drawing on concepts from economic theory, econometrics, optimization, and data science to study how policy changes affect provider behavior, care delivery, and spending.
I earned a PhD in Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins (CSSE) in January 2025. During the pandemic, I co-developed the data-automation pipeline for the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard, enabling real-time global tracking that informed public health planning worldwide.
More broadly, my work ranges from Operations Research methodology to applied modeling at the intersection of OR, data science, and health systems. I hold dual bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.
For collaborations or speaking, email me.
Current Focus Areas
- Health economics and payment reform
- Healthcare systems and policy modeling
- Operations research and decision science
Selected Publications
Evolving Patterns of COVID-19 Mortality in US Counties: A Longitudinal Study of Healthcare, Socioeconomic, and Vaccination Associations
Ganjkhanloo, F., et al. (2024). PLOS Global Public Health.
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering COVID-19 Dashboard: Data Collection Process, Challenges Faced, and Lessons Learned
Dong E, Ratcliff J, Goyea TD, et al. (2022). The Lancet Infectious Diseases.