Asfand Khan, Ph.D.
Associate Consultant
Asfand Khan, Ph.D., is a human factors professional with a doctorate in Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and engineering degrees in aerospace and industrial and systems engineering. His experience spans commercial aviation maintenance and quality assurance, manufacturing safety, and multi-state healthcare systems, where he applies structured causal analysis to safety-critical environments.
- Email address
- asfand@vantage-forensics.com
Asfand Khan, Ph.D., serves as an Associate Consultant at Vantage Forensics, a multidisciplinary forensic consulting firm specializing in human factors, accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and expert testimony. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, an M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Colorado State University, and a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST).
His background is rooted in aviation. As a Quality Engineer (Aerospace) with Air Blue and Pak Aviation Engineering Services, he managed ISO 9000 compliance and quality audits for the Airblue fleet and served as a member of the initial investigation team for the Bhoja Air Flight 213 (Boeing 737-200) accident. As an Aircraft Engineer with Etihad Airways, he performed maintenance, root cause analyses, and reliability reviews across a mixed Boeing and Airbus commercial fleet. As an Industrial & Systems Engineer with Vestas American Wind Technology, he conducted human factors investigations from data collection and causal analysis through safety recommendations.
At AdventHealth, where he serves as Manager, Strategy & Physician Enterprise for a 24-hospital, eight-state division, Asfand conducts human factors testing, evaluation, and human-performance investigations to identify latent system conditions, workflow disruptions, cognitive demands, and human-system vulnerabilities. His research on surgical flow disruptions and patient safety, grounded in the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Patient Safety and World Neurosurgery. He holds HFACS and Human Factors Intervention Matrix (HFIX) certifications and serves on the editorial board of Human Factors in Healthcare.
At Vantage Forensics, Asfand performs human factors analyses on selected litigation matters, applying structured hazard and causal analysis methods to questions of human performance in safety-critical environments.