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Rajinder Chitkara
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Med
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Division of Pulmonary/ CCM (111P) 3801 Miranda Ave Ste F2 142 Bldg 100 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 493-5000 Fax (650) 852-3276
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAdministrative Contact Sharon Storm Email Tel Work (650) 724-6795Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care
Administrative Appointments
- Ad hoc panelist, Medical Service Multi-disciplinary Case Conference, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (2001 - 2006)
- Rotating Chair, Inter-disciplinary Thoracic (Tumor Board) Conference, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (1998 - 2006)
Honors and Awards
- Chief Residents Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2003)
- Pulmonary Division Teaching Award, Stanford University Department of Medicine (2001)
- David A. Rytand Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University Department of Medicine (2001)
- Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine (2001)
- David A. Rytand Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University Department of Medicine (1995)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1999) |
| Board Certification: | Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1978) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1977) |
| Residency: | Queens Hospital, NY (1973) |
| Fellowship: | Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY (1971) |
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) correlation with cytopathology diagnosis for malignancy.
Improving stepping-over responses in the elderly using simulated objects.
Dose response with ipratropium bromide in COPD patients.
Publications
- Smoking cessation therapy with varenicline. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2008; (2): 239-51
- Advances in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007; (1): 23-37
- Parasitic pulmonary eosinophilia. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006; (2): 171-84
- The case of the monophonic wheeze and hemoptysis J Resp Dis. 2005; (3): 131-132
- A 55-Year-Old Smoker With a Persistent Right Lower Lobe Infiltrate Chest. 2005: 2266-2270
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