Sajjad A Savul, MD, MS

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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

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Occupational Medicine
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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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.

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