Ahmad S. Halwani

Dr. Ahmad S. Halwani serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies within the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He concurrently holds positions as a staff physician and health services researcher at the Informatics, Decision Enhancement, & Analytics Sciences (IDEAS) Center of Innovation at the George E Whalen Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City. His dual appointments bridge academic medicine and Veterans Affairs healthcare systems, with specialized roles as cancer data subject matter expert and health information technology implementation expert for the VA National Oncology Program.

His educational background includes a Medical Degree (M.D.) and Bachelor of Science in Biology with High Distinction from the American University of Beirut. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine followed by fellowships in Medical Oncology and Allergy and Immunology at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. His board certifications encompass the American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology sub-specialty) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

Dr. Halwani's research program centers on leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data to develop clinical decision support tools, analytics platforms, and user interfaces that optimize provider workflows while enhancing care quality, safety, and effectiveness. His work pioneers novel tele-oncology care models and applies advanced computational methods including deep learning and generative large language models to cancer care delivery systems. Key research domains include EHR-based cancer registry development, symptom assessment system implementation, and medication management for oral anticancer therapies.

His publication portfolio reveals strong emphasis on Veterans' cancer care with recurring themes in lymphoma management, health disparities analysis, and health information technology implementation. Recent work demonstrates increasing integration of artificial intelligence methodologies within clinical oncology workflows, particularly through EHR data extraction and real-time decision support applications.

• University of Utah VP Clinical and Translational Scholar (2016)
• NCI Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Awardee (2018)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network panel member for cutaneous and T-cell lymphoma guidelines

As a health services researcher at the VA IDEAS Center, Dr. Halwani leads data analytics initiatives supporting multiple national VA oncology programs including the Breast and Gynecological Cancer System of Excellence, Cancer Care Navigation and Tracking, and Clinical Trial Navigation Center. His work has directly informed congressional reports on Veterans' access to genetic testing and shaped national implementation of symptom assessment systems. He maintains active roles in clinical trial methodology development and serves as subject matter expert for VA oncology informatics infrastructure.

His laboratory affiliations include the Division of Epidemiology and VERITAS research group, focusing on translational applications of health informatics in cancer care delivery systems. Current projects involve developing EHR-integrated patient-reported outcome tools and optimizing medication safety systems for oral anticancer therapies within the Veterans Health Administration.