Anuj Ohri

Biography

Anuj Ohri, M.D., is Interim Chief of the Division of Hospital and Palliative Care Medicine and HS Assistant Clinical Professor Step IV in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. In his role as Interim Chief, he leads operations for a division of over 35 physicians and 17 advanced practice providers, overseeing clinical services with a focus on hospital-wide outcomes including quality, safety, patient experience, and efficiency. He received his M.D. from St. George's University and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System.

Ohri has developed expertise in hospital medicine and perioperative care, with particular focus on improving clinical workflows and communication systems. He created the "IM OMW" protocol to improve communication between providers and bedside nurses, which was adopted institution-wide and contributed to patient experience surveys reaching over 88% of discharged patients who would recommend the institution for healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served as Service Lead Physician for the Keck Inpatient COVID-19 Service at Keck Hospital of USC, where he designed a hospital-wide service line and spearheaded management protocols for approximately 20 hospitalists caring for over 150 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Ohri has held faculty positions at the University of California, Irvine since 2020, the University of Southern California from 2018 to 2020, and Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System from 2016 to 2018. He serves as Medical Director of the 3 Tower Nursing Unit at UC Irvine Medical Center and leads the Empowering Patient Progression initiative, engaging multidisciplinary teams on standardization of discharge workflow and throughput processes. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American College of Physicians.

Education

• B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of California Irvine, 2007
• M.D. in Medicine, St. George's University, 2012