Staff

Uzaib Saya, B.A., is a Research Assistant in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Uzaib received his undergraduate degree from Williams College where he majored in History, concentrated in Middle Eastern Studies and actively contributed to conversations on service learning and in promoting inter-faith dialogue. In his junior year, Uzaib participated in a program that took him to India, China and South Africa to study the health affects of globalization and consequently become more interested in the social determinants of health. Uzaib has previously done emergency relief work in Kashmir after the 2005 earthquake and has also worked at a community clinic in a fisherman’s village outside Karachi, Pakistan.

Currently at DoPE, Uzaib assists with several projects, ranging from a study on Medicaid prior authorization implementation in different states, a review on beneficiary knowledge of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and also provides occasional assistance for MedSoc (Medications and Society), an initiative examining the societal influences of pharmaceutical drugs. A native of Karachi, Uzaib is extremely fond of traveling and getting lost in new cities, and is most recently learning how to cook better South Asian food.