Raina Khan

Raina Khan, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), affiliated with the Perioperative Medicine Research Group. Her work focuses on patient safety in Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) settings, specifically analyzing adverse events, near-misses, and unanticipated admissions to improve healthcare protocols.

Dr. Khan's research emphasizes systematic monitoring of safety events, utilizing methodologies like retrospective observational studies, claims analyses, and surveys. She advocates for standardized definitions and prospective studies to address gaps in NORA safety data.

She holds NIH grants (5 R01 NR017622-03 and R01AG080771/GF/NIH HHS/United States) to support her clinical research. Her recent publication in Health Technol Assess (2024) highlights the low-to-moderate quality of current NORA safety investigations and identifies priorities for future work.

Dr. Khan is actively involved in clinical research at UCSF's Mission Bay, Mount Zion, and Parnassus campuses, contributing to perioperative medicine advancements.