Clinician & Scholar · Los Angeles
Fifteen years at the bedside and in leadership, bringing clinical care, operational stewardship, and ethical reflection together in service of patients and the people who care for them.
Sarah is a speech-language pathologist and healthcare leader whose work spans direct patient care, the direction of multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams, and the ethics of clinical decision-making. She has practiced across acute, post-acute, skilled nursing, and school settings, and has led departments through improvements in quality, productivity, and financial health.
She holds a Master of Bioethics from Harvard Medical School, where her work focused on ethical leadership, patient-centered care, and health law and policy. She serves on the hospital ethics committee at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
Evidence-based treatment of dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria, dementia, and brain injury, including instrumental swallow evaluation (FEES).
Directing PT, OT, and SLP services; building workflows, mentoring clinicians, and aligning care with sound reimbursement and compliance.
Clinical ethics, end-of-life care, and shared decision-making that honors every voice at the bedside: patient, family, and care team.
Aligning empathetic clinical insight with thoughtful stewardship, so that good care is also sustainable care.
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
The Californian · Private Contractor
Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing Center
Speechful Therapy Services
North Coast Rehabilitation · North American Healthcare
California Public Schools
North Coast Rehabilitation · North American Healthcare
Harvard Medical School
Clinical Ethics · End-of-Life Care · Behavioral Health · Social Determinants of Health · Health Law & Policy · Arts & Humanities in Bioethics
Loma Linda University
Dean’s List · Research in juvenile delinquency and communication disorders
California State University, San Bernardino
Psi Chi Honor Society
For speaking, consultation, ethics collaboration, or professional inquiries.
sarah@sarahhallfarahani.com