Salomeh Keyhani

Dr. Salomeh Keyhani is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Director of the Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation, a VA-funded Center of Innovation. Her work focuses on improving health and healthcare delivery through data science and health systems research. She leads studies on cannabis use epidemiology, healthcare quality, and veteran health outcomes. Dr. Keyhani holds an MD from the University of California, Davis, and an MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with additional training through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Residency.

• Affiliations: UCSF School of Medicine, VA Center of Innovation
• Education:
  • MD - University of California, Davis (1999)
  • MPH - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2004)
  • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar - Johns Hopkins (2002)
  • Internal Medicine Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital (2002)

Her research interests include cannabis use health effects, veteran healthcare disparities, opioid and cannabis co-use, and healthcare delivery innovation. She has led large-scale cohort studies on cannabis legalization impacts, opioid analgesic prescribing risks, and lung cancer screening algorithms. Her work emphasizes predictive modeling and real-world evidence to inform policy and practice.

Key research trends in her articles include cannabis epidemiology, veteran health outcomes analysis, and AI-driven health informatics. Notable contributions include studies on cannabis use among older adults, opioid-cannabis interactions, and telemedicine adoption during the pandemic. Dr. Keyhani collaborates extensively with multidisciplinary teams across UCSF and VA systems.

• Grants & Funding: NIH and VA-funded investigator
• Labs/Teams: Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation, VA Health Services Research teams