Esmaeil Bahalkeh

Esmaeil Bahalkeh serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire, where his NIH-funded research bridges industrial engineering and healthcare delivery systems. His work focuses on optimizing hospital operations and expanding healthcare access through advanced analytical methods.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University
• M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Ohio University
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University

Bahalkeh's research program centers on two interconnected streams: Hospital Operations Management examines resource allocation, workforce scheduling, and financial sustainability in healthcare settings, while his Healthcare Access stream investigates systemic barriers and operational solutions across emergency services, long-term care, and ambulatory settings. He employs discrete event simulation, machine learning, and data mining to model complex healthcare systems and test policy interventions.

His publication trajectory from 2015-2025 reveals consistent methodological evolution from manufacturing systems theory toward healthcare-specific applications, with recent work emphasizing interpretable AI for hospital service lines and access improvement strategies in specialized clinics. Over 70% of his recent publications address operational challenges in critical care and outpatient settings.

Bahalkeh teaches core courses including Healthcare Operations Management (HMP 712), Machine Learning in Healthcare (HDS 805), and Quality Improvement for nursing practitioners (NURS 933), integrating his research on data-driven decision making into both undergraduate and doctoral programs.