Samira Khan is the Assistant Director of Research & Clinical Initiatives in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Mount Sinai where she has been working with divisional leadership towards developing a Respiratory Service Line, tracking quality metrics and health outcomes, implementing quality and performance improvement projects, and assisting with the development of new clinical and research initiatives. She also simultaneously continues in her role as a research manager for Dr. Neomi Shah’s lab, where she oversees research operations, grant applications, project development, and data management. She received her Masters in Public Health from Hofstra University. Her public health interests include advocating for health equity to reduce health disparities especially in immigrant populations, and social and behavioral determinants of health.