Sarwat Chaudhry, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine 333 Cedar Street, SHM I-61 New Haven, CT 06520 Office: 203-785-4293 Fax: 203-785-3461 e-mail: sarwat.chaudhry@yale.edu

Training

MD, University of Chicago
Residency: University of Chicago
Fellowship: Yale University Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

Research Activities

Dr. Chaudhry’s research is directed toward improving the quality of care for persons with chronic disease. She is currently exploring the use of telemonitoring to facilitate disease management for patients with heart failure. She is also interested in assessing patient-level promoters and barriers to the adoption of technology based disease management strategies. In addition, she is interested in delineating clinical predictors of imminent hospitalization in heart failure patients.

Selected Recent Publications

1. Chaudhry SI, Olofinboba KA, Krumholz HM. Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18:595-600.
2. Chaudhry SI, Friedkin RF, Horwitz RI, Inouye SK. Educational Disadvantage Impairs Functional Recovery After Hospitalization in Older Persons. Amer J Med 2004; 117:650-656.
3. Chaudhry SI, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Management of Systolic Hypertension in Older Adults. JAMA 2004; 292:1074-1080.
4. Chaudhry SI, Berlowitz DR , Concato J. Do Age and Comorbidity Affect Intensity of Therapy for Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus? J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; In Press.