Doctorate of Public Health (PhD), Epidemiology, Loma Linda University; earned June 2015

Master of Science (MS), Public Health, Biostatistics, Loma Linda University; earned June 2010

Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering, Azad University of Tehran in Iran; earned Mar. 1998

  Kashani A; Saghari S; Cirrhosis Etiology and Child-Pugh Class Affect the Diagnostic Accuracy of Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio in Predicting Esophageal Varices, a Meta-regression Analysis. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease, May 2015.

  Vrungos S; Saghari S; Allison-Aipa T; County of Orange Health Care Agency, Medical Services Initiative, Santa Ana, CA. Preparing for Health Care Reform: The Impact of Orange County s Low Income Health Plan on Health and Service Indicators in Uninsured Adults. Poster presentation, American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, Oct. 2013.

  Saghari S, Swensen R; Morgan J; Ghamsary Independent demographic predictors of delayed stage cervical cancer in California 2004-2009. Poster presentation, International Gynecology Cancer Society Annual Meeting, Oct. 2012.

  Saghari S; Ghamsary Mark; Mitchell Ariane-Marie; Oda Keiji; Morgan John. Socio-demographic predictors of delayed-versus early-stage cervical cancer in California. Annals of the Epidemiology, Jan. 2015.

Research Analyst IV, Medical Safety Net Program, Orange County California Oct. 2012-Jan. 2015

  Planned programs for the Medical Safety Net Program to meet the county s obligations per California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17000. 

  Played a role helping low-income adults receive urgent, emergency medical services and necessary follow-up care to prevent the loss of life or limb, significant disability and/or serious deterioration of health.

  Analyzed and completed reports of this public-private partnership between the county and community health care providers, hospitals and community clinics. 

Researcher, Consulting Group, Loma Linda University June 2010-Sept. 2012

  Showcased strong research skills and analyzed statistics in order to complete research projects.

  Proficient with Microsoft Office and Access; Statistical Analysis System (SAS); and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software.

Dear Hiring Manager:

I am currently seeking a challenging opportunity at your organization and am submitting my resume for your review. In advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

As demonstrated in the accompanying resume, I am a well-educated medical professional with a Doctorate of Public Health (PhD) in Epidemiology from Loma Linda University. Most recently, I was a Research Analyst IV for Orange County California in its Medical Safety Net Program, which enables low-income adults to receive urgent, emergency medical services and necessary follow-up care to prevent the loss of life or limb, significant disability and/or serious deterioration of health. In this role, I planned programs to meet the county s obligations per California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17000. I also analyzed and complete reports for this public-private partnership between the county and community health care providers, hospitals and community clinics. 

As your employee, you will find me to be a team player committed to exceeding your performance expectations. I have no doubt that I would be a valuable asset to your operations, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Sepideh Saghari, PhD

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