Sajjad A Savul, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Occupational Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency Program Director, Occupational Medicine Residency, University Of Pennsylvania
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Occupational Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Emergency Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax: 215-662-7133
Education:
MD
Khyber Medical College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1988.
MS (Aerospace Medicine )
Wright State University of Medicine, Sept. of Community Medicine, 1996.
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Khyber Medical College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1988.
MS (Aerospace Medicine )
Wright State University of Medicine, Sept. of Community Medicine, 1996.
Selected Publications
Nezam H, Savul S, Behrman A: To PEP or Not to PEP: An Innovative Alternative. JOEM March 2025 Notes: Peer-reviewed letter to the editor PMCID: PMID: 40059378 DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003386.P. Thomas, et al., with S. Savul: Teaching Climate and Health in Preventive Medicine Residency Programs: A Survey of Program Directors. Journal of Graduate Medical Education Supplement, December 2024.
G. Geshgian, S. Savul, E. Emmett, F. Shofer: Occupational & Environmental Health Impacts of Lithium Mining and Processing. A poster presentation at MARCOEM Annual Conference October 2024 Notes: Baltimore, MD.
Anne Christine Zender-Princeton, DO MPH, Sajjad A. Savul, MD MS FACOEM, Hung Cheung, MD MPH, Frances S. Shofer, PhD, Phillip G. Lewis, MD MPH: A Systematic Review of the Predictors of Altitude Sickness in Workers. American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) May 2024.
Green-McKenzie J, Savul S: Outcomes of an Intervention to increase Physicians Underrepresented in Medicine in Occupational Medicine Training. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 27: S196 - S199, May/June 2021.
Gumidyala, L, Savul, S, Shofer, F, McKenzie, J: Effect of CDC opioid-prescribing guidelines in a Community-Hospital Emergency Department. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 27: S186 - S190, May/June 2021.
Maura Lappin, DO, Frances Shofer, PhD, Erik Cohen, MD, Daniel O’Connor, MD, Sajjad Savul, MD, MS, Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH. : Perceptions regarding Personal Protective Equipment availability and association with Burnout among US Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic- A poster presentation at a USCF Livestream conference on Updates in Occupational & Environmental Medicine March 2021.
Maura Lappin, DO, Frances Shofer, PhD, Erik Cohen, MD, Daniel O’Connor, MD, Sajjad Savul, MD, MS, Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH. : "Perceptions regarding Personal Protective Equipment availability and association with Burnout among US Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Poster presentation at a USCF Livestream conference on Updates in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (March 2021) 2021.
Parvathi Somasundaram, MD MPH; Timothy Lawler, DO MPH; Edward O’Hara, MD MBA; Frances S Shofer, PhD; Sajjad Savul, MD MS; Judith Green-McKenzie, MD MPH : Poster presentation: Prevalence of burnout in Occupational and Environmental medicine physicians in the United States American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) 2019 62(9): 680 - 685, September 2020.
CHAPTER SIX: Occupational Health: U.S. Work Laws, and Regulations Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Overview: Beau Braswell, JD OSHA Recordable Injuries and Illnesses: Luke P. Lee, MD, MPH Mine, Safety, and Health Administration: Beau Braswell, JD U.S. Coast Guard: Beau Braswell, JD Federal Aviation Administration: Sajjad A. Savul, MD, MS, FACOEM Nuclear Industry: Beau Braswell, JD State-Specific Regulations: Beau Braswell, JD: Occupational Medicine: A Basic Guide. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Page: Subchapter 6: FAA Medical Certification, 2018.