
Mustapha Saheed, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Mustapha Saheed
Professional Titles
- Medical Director, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Background
Mustapha Saheed, M.D., is the medical director and an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Saheed received his medical degree from Cornell University in 2005. He completed his residency training at The Johns Hopkins University in 2008 and later went on to complete a fellowship as the assistant chief of service (ACS). Subsequently, Saheed joined the Hopkins faculty in 2010.
As the medical director, he oversees the Emergency Department's clinical operations and has a particular interest in organizational heuristics. Saheed's other research interests include technology integration and utilization in the improvement of emergency department operations.
Research Interests
Administration, Clinical decision support, Electronic medical record and technology integration, Emergency department operations and throughput, Patient safety, Quality improvement
Selected Publications
Bianchi W, Dugas AF, Hsieh YH, Saheed M, Hill P, Lindauer C, Terzis A, Rothman RE. Revitalizing a vital sign: improving detection of tachypnea at primary triage. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;61(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.030. Epub 2012 Jun 26. PMID: 22738682
Hill PM, Rothman R, Saheed M, Deruggiero K, Hsieh YH, Kelen GD. A comprehensive approach to achieving near 100% compliance with the Joint Commission Core Measures for pneumonia antibiotic timing. Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;29(9):989-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.011. Epub 2010 Jul 15. PMID: 20637554
Rothman RE, Saheed M, Hsieh YH. Infectious disease/CDC update. Detection of acute HIV infection in two evaluations of a new HIV diagnostic testing algorithm--United States, 2011-2013. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;63(1):56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.10.001. No abstract available. PMID: 24355367 [PubMed - in process]
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2008Weill Cornell Medical College
Medical Education, MD, 2005Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2009Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)