Updated: February 21, 2011

SARANG DEO
Assistant Professor,
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL 60208
s-deo@kellogg.northwestern.edu
847-491-3551 (O)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. UCLA Anderson School of Management 2003-2007
MBA IIM Ahmedabad, India 1999-2001
B. Tech. IIT Bombay, India 1995-1999
PUBLICATIONS & UNDER REVIEW
Centralized vs. Decentralized Ambulance Diversion: A Network Perspective. 2011. (with Itai Gurvich).
Forthcoming, Management Science.
Decentralization of resource-constrained health care networks: Accuracy vs. access tradeoff and network
externality. 2011 (with Milind Sohoni). Under review. M&SOM. Special issue on health care operations.
Consumption externality and yield uncertainty in influenza vaccine supply chain: Intervention on
demand and supply side. 2011. (with Kenan Arifoglu and Seyed Iravani). Under 3
rd
round review.
Management Science.
Improving access to community-based chronic care through improved capacity allocation. 2010 (with
Seyed Iravani, Tingting Jiang, Karen Smilowitz and Stephen Samuelson). Under Review. Shortlisted for special
issue of Operations Research (OR for Public Interest).
Two queue or not two queue: When and how to integrate HIV care and treatment into outpatient
services in resource-limited settings. 2010. (with Stephanie Topp, Ariel Garcia, Kezban Yagci, Mallory
Soldner, Stewart Reid, Julien Chipukuma, Dr. Chibesa Wamulume and Julie Swann). Under Review.
Shortlisted for special issue of Operations Research (OR for Public Interest).
The impact of hospital size and occupancy of hospital on the extent of ambulance diversion: Theory and
evidence. 2010. (with Gad Allon and Wuqin Lin). Under revision for 2
rd
round review. Operations Research.
Impact of organizational factors on quality of adult HIV lab testing in Lusaka, Zambia. 2010. (with
Stephanie Topp, Andrew O. Westfall, Chibesa M. Wamalume, Mary Morris, Stewart Reid) Submitted
BMC Health Services Research.
Dynamic resource allocation under supply uncertainty. 2009. (with Charles J. Corbett) Management
Science. Under Revision for 2
nd
round review. Management Science.
Cournot competition under yield uncertainty: The case of U.S. influenza vaccine market. 2009. (with
Charles J. Corbett) M&SOM. 11 (4), 563-576.
Assessing the impact of organizational factors on the performance of HIV clinics in quality
improvement collaboratives. 2008. (with Charles J. Corbett. Paul D. Cleary, D. Keith McInnes, Ira B.
Wilson, Bruce Landon, Martin F. Shapiro) Medical Care. 47 (9) 929-1035.
Rental price and rental duration under retail competition. 2008. (with Christopher S. Tang) European
Journal of Operational Research. 187 (3), 806-828.
Optimal procurement, disposal and pricing policies for managing rental goods. 2005. (with Christopher
S. Tang) International Transactions In Operations Research 12 (6), 595-629.
UNDER PREPARATION
Do health system delays impact patient retention? Evidence from HIV early infant diagnosis program in
Uganda (with Melissa Latigo, Mendel Singer, Charles Kiyaga, Adeodata Kekitiinwa)
IN PROGRESS
i.exe
Planning for HIV screening and treatment at the VA (with Uday Karmarkar, Kumar Rajaram and Matt
Goetz)
Improving HIV early infant diagnosis (EID) supply chains in sub-Saharan Africa (with Jeremie Gallien)
Network level cost-effectiveness of POC device allocation strategies: The case of early infant diagnosis
of HIV (with Melissa Latigo, Mendel Singer, Charles Kiyaga, Adeodata Kekitiinwa)
CASE DEVELOPMENT
Adani Wilmar Limited. 2009. (with Sanjay Kumar Singh, G. Raghuram, Sanjay Choudhari) Asian Case
Research Journal. 13 (1) 157-176.
Mobile C.A.R.E. Foundation (with Karen Smilowitz, Kerry Stuewer, Anne Kelly, John Schieneson,
Jason Kim, Thepphan Asvatanakul). Kellogg School of Management. 2009.
Partners in Hope (with Erin Eriksson, Charles J. Corbett). UCLA Anderson School of Management.
2009.
Ndlovu: The clock Ticks! (with Charles Corbett, Hugo Tempelman, Mariette Slabbert). UCLA Anderson
School of Management. 2009.
Managing flu vaccine supply chain (with Northshore University Healthcare System). Under preparation.
Supply chain for early infant diagnosis of HIV infection (with Mildmay International Uganda). Under
preparation.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2
nd
Prize, M&SOM student paper competition. 2006.
Doctoral Award for proposal on Quality of Care at HIV Clinics in Resource-Constrained Settings,
Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality, Univ. of Minn. 2006.
Exceptional Reviewer, Medical Care, 2009
Doctoral Fellowship, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Fall 2003 present.
National Talent Search Scholarship (India), 1993 2001.
INVITED SEMINARS
Improving Access to Community-Based Chronic Care Through Improved Capacity Allocation
The Indian School of Business, 2010
Improving early infant diagnosis supply chain in resource-limited settings
Global Health Supply Chain Consortium, MIT-Zaragoza Logistics Center, 2010
Ministry of Health, Uganda; Save the Children International, Uganda, 2010
Northwestern University, IEMS Department, 2010
Centralized vs. Decentralized Ambulance Diversion: A Network Perspective
Chicago Fire Department, Operations Committee meeting, 2010
Impact of hospital size and occupancy on ambulance diversion: Theory and evidence
Chicago Booth School; London Business School; The Indian School of Business; Northwestern University
IEMS; Purdue Krannert School; Stanford GSB; Georgia Tech ISYE; Cornell Johnson School, 2008-2010
Impact of organizational factors on the performance of HIV clinics in quality improvement collaborative
Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, 2008
Northwestern University Transplantation Outcomes Research Center, 2009
Rationing of HIV treatment in resource-constrained settings
Kellogg School of Management; Dartmouth; Georgia Tech; UT Austin McCombs; INSEAD; National
University of Singapore; The Indian School of Business, 2007
John Snow Inc., 2008
Workshop on Public Health, McGill University, 2008

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Improving access to community-based chronic care through improved capacity allocation
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010
Workshop on Operations Research and Public Interest, Stanford GSB, 2010
Centralized vs. Decentralized Ambulance Diversion: A Network Perspective
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010
M&SOM Conference: Healthcare SIG Meeting 2010
Improving early infant diagnosis supply chain in resource-limited settings
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010
Coordinating influenza vaccine supply chain: Role of Consumption externality and yield uncertainty
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010
M&SOM Conference: Supply Chain SIG Meeting 2010
Network externality in allocation of point-of-care diagnostic tests in developing countries
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010
M&SOM Conference 2010
Impact of hospital size and occupancy on ambulance diversion: Theory and evidence
M&SOM Conference 2009, 2008
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010, 2009
Systems Engineering / Operations Research Conference, Mayo Clinic, 2009
Planning for HIV Screening and Treatment at Veterans Administration
INFORMS Annual Conference 2008
Rationing of HIV treatment in resource-constrained setting
Conference on Infectious Diseases in Poor Countries, Cornell University, Sep 2007
INFORMS Annual Conference 2010, 2007, 2008
M&SOM Conference: Supply Chain SIG Meeting 2008
IFORS Triennial Conference 2008
Cournot Competition Under Yield Uncertainty: Case Of The U.S. Influenza Vaccine Market
INFORMS Annual Conference 2006, 2005
M&SOM Conference 2006
Optimal Procurement, Pricing and Disposal Policies For Rental Goods
MSOM Conference 2005
Rental Price and Duration under Retail Competition
Southern California OR/OM day 2005
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member, Editorial Review Board (Health care section) POM Journal
Guest Associate Editor Interfaces, Special Issue on Humanitarian Logistics
Ad hoc reviewer Management Science, Operations Research, Medical Care, M&SOM, POM, EJOR,
TOMACS, Omega, ITOR
Reviewer, International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP), National Science Foundation, 2011
Discussant, Workshop on Empirical Research in OM, Wharton School, 2010
Judge, M&SOM Student Paper competition, 2010, 2009, 2008
Judge, POM (College of Supply Chain Management) student paper competition, 2010, 2008
Moderator, Health care provider panel, Business of Health Care conference, Kellogg School, 2010
TEACHING
Operations Management (OPNS 430), Core course for MBA students
Foundations of Operations Management (OPNS 521), Required course for PhD students
Co-faculty advisor, Global Immersion in Management (Global Health) visit to Uganda, 2008
Integration projects for MMM program (Childrens Memorial Hospital, Becton, Dickinson and Co.)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001 2003, Accenture (Management consulting Supply chain planning, Operational Improvement)