Dr. Pawan Bhandari, Assistant Professor

Full CV

Degrees

• PhD in Technology Management, Indiana State University, IN, 2022
• MS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Minnesota State University Mankato, MN, 2016
• BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Minnesota State University Mankato, MN, 2012

Certifications

• Prosci Certified Change Management Practitioner (Mayo Clinic, 2016)
• Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Gold level Certification (Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, 2015)
• Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt (American Society of Quality, 2014)
• Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Silver level Certification (Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, 2013)
• Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Bronze level Certification (Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, 2013)
• Certified Quality Improvement Associate (American Society of Quality, 2013)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (Purdue University, 2012)

COURSES TAUGHT

• MET 427 - Quality Systems
• MET 407 - Manufacturing Resource Planning
• MET 426 - Logistics and Transportation
• MET 386 - Metrology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Quality Systems
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma

Work Experience

• Principal Health Systems Engineer - Mayo Clinic, MN
• Sr. Health Systems Engineer - Mayo Clinic, MN
• Manufacturing Engineer - Door Engineering & Manufacturing, MN

RECENT Publications

• Clendenin C, Abed K, Herbeck M, Leibfried D, Mulenburg C, Thompson P, Westphal B, Casio T, Bhandari P, Herzberg P. Phase 2 Post Anesthesia Recovery Time Management: A New Model of Care. Journal of PeriAnethesia Nursing. 2016.
• Bhandari P, Johnson W, Evers C, Petersen H, Guerra-Zubiaga D. Utilization of a survey tool to identify, quantify improvement Science and Engineering Conference on Technology Management (ICTM) Conference Proceeding. 2017.
• Bhandari Pawan, Badar M. Affan, Childress Vincent. On Socioeconomic Impacts of Technological Advancements in Healthcare Proceedings of the 5th NA International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. 2020; 2921-2930.
• Bhandari P, Badar A, Childress V. COVID-19 Surge Planning in Response to Global Pandemic in a Healthcare Setting: A Lean Six Sigma Approach 11th International Conference on Industrial and Operations Management Conference Proceeding. 2021.
• Ramjewan AK, Stelpflug A, Leung M, Elsen S, Bhandari P, Coffey J. Staffing models for integration of virtual visits into clinical operations Management in Healthcare. 2022; 6(2).
• Anil G, Hirisave Krishna B, Johnson CC, Richards SL, Bhandari P. Outpatient Practice Reactivation in an Integrated Community Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Apr; 28 (4):583-590 Epub 2021 July 22 PMID: 34292775 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0107