Dr. Raj Chovatiya, M.D., earned his medical degree at Yale University and completed his residency at Northwestern University, where he served as Chief Resident. He then finished his fellowship in postdoctoral research at Northwestern University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Immunology from Yale and an MSCI from Northwestern. Dr. Chovatiya is a Clinical Associate Professor at Rosalind Franklin University and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research.
Dr. Raj Chovatiya, M.D., earned his medical degree at Yale University and completed his residency at Northwestern University, where he served as Chief Resident. He then finished his fellowship in postdoctoral research at Northwestern University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Immunology from Yale and an MSCI from Northwestern. Dr. Chovatiya is a Clinical Associate Professor at Rosalind Franklin University and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research.
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Dr. Raj Chovatiya, M.D., Ph.D., MSCI, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and Founder and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Professor and Director at the Center for Eczema and Itch and Medical Director in the Clinical Trials Unit at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His clinical and research focus includes the intersection of cutaneous immunology and inflammatory diseases. He received his MD and PhD in Immunology from Yale in 2016 and went on to complete an Internal Medicine Internship at Yale New Haven Hospital in 2017. He then completed his residency, where he also served as Chief Resident, postdoctoral research fellowship, and received a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) at Northwestern University.
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.
"I founded the Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research to change minds about what is possible. I am passionate about making cutting-edge research and care accessible to patients suffering from complex, chronic immune-mediated skin conditions."
Credentials •Doctor of Medicine (MD), Yale University •Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Yale University •Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI), Northwestern University •Dermatology Residency and Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University
