Sandeep Rath

Sandeep Rath’s research and teaching interests are operations management.

His research focuses on healthcare operations. Dr. Rath designs practical and implementable solutions which bring operational and clinical data together to aid hospital managers in their resource planning decisions.

His research models are used by the Veterans Health Administration and the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and have led to efficiencies saving millions of dollars annually.

Dr. Rath’s research has been published in Operations Research.

He worked for ITC Ltd. and Schlumberger Ltd. in India, the U.S. and Europe.

He received his PhD from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He received his B.Tech and MTech in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) UCLA Anderson School of Management (2011 — 2016)
• Dual Degree (B.Tech & M.Tech.) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2001 — 2006)

Honors

• UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2015–2016.
• UCLA Anderson Doctoral Fellowship, 2011–2015.
• Fellowship for Post Graduate Studies, Government of India, 2005–2006.
• National Talent Search Examination Scholarship, Government of India, 1999–2005.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Rath, S. and Rajaram, K., Staff Planning for Hospitals with Cost Estimation and Optimization Accepted at Production & Operations Management (31 pages).

Wood, B. C., Konchan, S., Gay, S., Rath, S., Deshpande, V., & Knowles, M. (2021). Data Analysis of Plastic Surgery Instrument Trays Yields Significant Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 86(6S), S635-S639. (5 pages)

Knowles, M., Gay, S.S., Konchan, S.K., Mendes, R., Rath, S., Deshpande, V., Farber, M.A. and Wood, B.C., (2020). Data Analysis of Vascular Surgery Instrument Trays Yields Large Cost and Efficiency Savings. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 71(1), pp.e15-e16 (10 pages).

Rath, S., Rajaram, K., & Mahajan, A. (2017). Integrated Anesthesiologist and Room Scheduling for Surgeries: Methodology and Application. Operations Research, 65(6), 1460-1478.

Deo, S., Rajaram, K., Rath, S., Karmarkar, U. S., & Goetz, M. B. (2015). Planning for HIV Screening, Testing, and Care at the Veterans Health Administration. Operations Research, 63(2), 287-304 (18 pages).

Other Articles

Rajaram, K., & Rath, S. (2017). Managing the Operating Room Suite at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Impact, 3(2), 31-35.