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Meet Dr. Chovatiya

Biography

 Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, MSCI is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and Founder and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research in Chicago, Illinois. His clinical and research focus includes the intersection of cutaneous immunology and inflammatory disease. He received his MD and PhD in immunology from Yale and completed his residency, postdoctoral research fellowship, and MS in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern University where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Chovatiya has a particular interest in optimizing patient-centered care, understanding chronic disease burden especially in understudied inflammatory diseases, exploring health and social disparities, and improving care across diverse skin types. He has published numerous abstracts and manuscripts and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions as a clinician, educator, researcher, and leader.

Education and Training

2023 Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Northwestern University


2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | NIH T32 Institutional National Research Service Award

Northwestern University


2020 Dermatology Residency | Chief Resident 2019-2020

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University


2017 Internal Medicine Internship

Yale New Haven Hospital


2016 Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Yale University School of Medicine


2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Immunobiology

Research Advisor: Ruslan Medzhitov, Ph.D.

Dissertation: Parainflammation and the Cell Extrinsic Stress Response


2012 Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences


2011 Master of Science (MS)

Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences


2008 Bachelor of Science (BS) | Summa Cum Laude

University of Pittsburgh

Majors: Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Research Advisor: Jeff Brodsky, Ph.D.

Honors Thesis: Small Molecule Modulators of Hsp70: A Novel Attack on Cancer

Academic Appointments

2024-present Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

North Chicago, IL, USA


2020-2023 Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Assistant Professor

Director, Center for Eczema and Itch

Medical Director, Clinical Trials Unit

Department of Dermatology

Chicago, IL, USA

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