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Dana Chatila

Dallas,Texas

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

PGY2 Representative - Program Evaluation Committee

UTSW medical center
05.2025 - Current
  • Reviewed residents and faculty ACGME surveys and identified our program's strengths and areas of improvement.
  • Tackled areas of improvement
  • Created goals for the next academic year
  • Joined a subcommittee that ensures meeting our educational goals.

Medical Representative

Texas Pediatric Society's All Member Advocacy Day
03.2025 - 03.2025
  • Engaged directly with state senators and representatives to advocate for pediatric health initiatives.
  • Presented evidence-based arguments in support of immunization and discussed the importance of proposed bills to improve vaccination rates and protect children's health across Texas.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine
08.2021 - 06.2023
  • Assist in the conduct and implementation of type 1 diabetes clinical research studies including early detection, prevention, novel drug, and device studies.
  • Identify and recruit potential research study participants; determine eligibility, coordinate study procedures, and monitor the progress of research studies
  • Conduct study visit activities and coordinate study procedures such as screening, consenting, and scheduling
  • Record study data, samples, and results, and maintain databases
  • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, PI: Linda DiMeglio, MD, MPH

Shadowed in Endocrinology clinic

Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health
04.2022 - 04.2022
  • Discuss differential diagnoses and management of presenting complaints
  • Support medical students in taking patient histories and performing physical exam
  • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, PI: Erica Eugster, MD

Education

M.D. - Pediatric Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
06-2026

M.D. - Medical School

American University of Beirut-Faculty of Medicine (AUB-FM)
Beirut, Lebanon
06.2021

Bachelor of Science - Biology

American University of Beirut (AUB)
Beirut, Lebanon
05.2017

Lebanese Baccalaureate - Life Sciences

Saint Mary's Orthodox College (SMOC)
Beirut, Lebanon
06.2014

Skills

  • Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Internet use
  • Goal-oriented mindset

Publication

2020 Cancer in Lebanon: a review of incidence rates from 2008–2015 and projections till 2025, South Asian Journal of Cancer .

Khachfe, Hussein H., Zahraa Rahal, Julie Sammouri, M. H. Kheil, Hussein Baydoun, Dana Chatila , Hiba Dirawi, and Fouad M. Fouad*

• Co-First author and wrote manuscript

• Wrote proposal, devised questionnaire, collected data, conducted interviews, analyzed and interpreted data on SPSS, designed figures, designed and presented poster

Other Research Experience

Aug 2017

Medical Research Volunteer

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut

• Worked under PI Ali Haydar, MD, to examine: “Is there an optimal slice thickness for lesion detection in liver computed tomography?”

• Collected and entered data

Languages

Arabic-Native, English-Fluent, French-Intermediate

Hobbies and Interests

Travel, Music, Sports (Basketball and Tennis), Nature walks and reflection

Timeline

PGY2 Representative - Program Evaluation Committee

UTSW medical center
05.2025 - Current

Medical Representative

Texas Pediatric Society's All Member Advocacy Day
03.2025 - 03.2025

Shadowed in Endocrinology clinic

Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health
04.2022 - 04.2022

Postdoctoral Fellow

Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine
08.2021 - 06.2023

M.D. - Pediatric Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center

M.D. - Medical School

American University of Beirut-Faculty of Medicine (AUB-FM)

Bachelor of Science - Biology

American University of Beirut (AUB)

Lebanese Baccalaureate - Life Sciences

Saint Mary's Orthodox College (SMOC)

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