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Sarwat Chaudhry, MD

Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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Associate Dean for Student Research, Office of Education

Co-Director, National Clinician Scholars Program

Contact Info

sarwat.chaudhry@yale.edu
203.737.7624

General Internal Medicine

Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar St, Harkness A, Rm 406

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

About

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Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)

Associate Dean for Student Research, Office of Education; Co-Director, National Clinician Scholars Program

Biography

Sarwat Chaudhry, MD is a board-certified internist who completed her clinical training at the University of Chicago before coming to Yale for postdoctoral fellowship training in the Clinical Scholars Program. She holds a faculty position as Professor of Medicine in the Section of General Medicine. She also serves as Associate Dean of Student Research and Co-Director of the National Clinician Scholars Program. Dr. Chaudhry leads an active portfolio of NIH-funded research, focusing primarily on diversifying the physician and physician-scientist workforce. She is also leading work focused on improving the quality and safety of hospital-based care.

Last Updated on September 04, 2023.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Yale University
Resident
University of Chicago
MD
University of Chicago, Internal Medicine
BS
Loyola University, Biology

Research

Overview

In addition to her role as Associate Dean of Student Research, Dr. Sarwat Chaudhry is an accomplished outcomes researcher who has earned National and University honors, and authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. She is Principal Investigator for multiple NIH-funded, large-scale studies.

A major focus of Dr. Chaudhry's efforts is diversifying the physician-scientist workforce. While strides have been made in diversifying medical school matriculants, this has not yet resulted in representation of racial and ethnic minorities, or those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, in the physician-scientist workforce. Dr. Chaudhry's team is developing studies to better understand individual and institutional factors related to physician scientist professional identity formation in medical students.

Dr. Chaudhry also leads work to improve the quality and safety of hospital-based care. She was the founding director of the Yale Center for Healthcare Innovation, Redesign, and Learning (CHIRAL), which focused on patient care transitions into, within, and out of the hospital setting. She is currently leading work to identify strategies to improve the outcomes of older patients hospitalized with acute cardiovascular conditions.

Dr. Chaudhry’s expertise in clinical study design and patient interventions, and her experience with establishing nation-wide recruitment networks, makes her an excellent teacher. She has mentored numerous junior faculty members, Internal Medicine residents, as well as students from the School of Medicine and Nursing interested in exploring clinical research.

Medical Research Interests

Cardiovascular Diseases; Health Services Research; Heart Failure; Hospitalists; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Safety; Quality of Health Care; Quality of Life

Public Health Interests

Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Sarwat Chaudhry's published research.

Publications

2025

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Institutional Training Mechanism Review Committee

    2021 - 2021Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsAd-hoc Member

Clinical Care

Overview

Sarwat Chaudhry, MD, is an internal medicine specialist who is focused on improving care for hospitalized patients, specifically those who are older and have cardiovascular diseases or acute illnesses.

She is a principal investigator for the Center for Health Innovation, Redesign, and Learning (CHIRAL) at Yale School of Medicine. CHIRAL aims to reduce adverse outcomes when transferring patients between treatment teams and medical facilities.

Dr. Chaudhry is also an associate dean of student research and co-director of the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) at Yale. The program works to prepare a select group of future leaders in medicine to improve health care and overall health in the United States through local, state, and national action.

She is a professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine.

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Internal Medicine

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General Internal Medicine

Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar St, Harkness A, Rm 406

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

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