Sharon Rikin

Sharon Rikin, MD, MS is Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Institutional Quality Improvement at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research focuses on implementing evidence-based medicine through quality improvement and implementation science methods. She directs ambulatory quality improvement initiatives for the Department of Medicine and practices primary care at Montefiore's Comprehensive Family Care Center.

Key research initiatives include:

• Electronic consultation systems to improve specialty access
• Remote patient monitoring for hypertension management
• Evidence-based care for diabetic kidney disease
• Judicious opioid prescribing practices
• Quality improvement professional development programs

Awards: Department of Medicine Faculty Rising Star Award (2020), American College of Physicians Quality Improvement Coach Award (2022).