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Rebeca Khorzad is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University, with expertise in applying engineering methods to healthcare and manufacturing challenges. She holds a Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern and a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Monterrey Tech.
Her research focuses on improving healthcare processes through quality engineering and design thinking, including projects like redesigning organ transplant labeling systems (TransNet) with the United Network for Organ Sharing. She has contributed to Lean manufacturing implementations at Delphi Automotive and Pentair, both recipients of the Shingo Prize for operational excellence.
Key publications address medical error prevention via fault tree analysis, ICU workflow optimization, and stroke care process vulnerabilities. She has collaborated on projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and industry partners, emphasizing patient safety and system reliability.
- Selected Awards: Shingo Prize (via Delphi/Pentair)
- Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Northwestern's Healthcare Systems Engineering group
- Grants: NIH-funded studies on stroke treatment protocols and surgical safety
