Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Prevalence of Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis in Asian Indian Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.
Bhuvanesswar KC, Srivastava BK, Amutha A, Damle V, Krishna A, Gupta PK, Routray P, Killivalavan D, Jebarani S, Venkatesan U, Chakkalakal RJ, Shalimar , Kumar JS, Nageshwar Reddy D, Kulkarni AV, Unnikrishnan R, Anjana RM, Seshadri KG, Mohan V
Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders. 2025;16(9):1797-1811.
PMID: 40610807 - Is the Current Lifestyle Modification Approach to Diabetes Prevention in the U.S. a Success?
Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Chakkalakal RJ, Ali MK
Diabetes care. 2025;48(6):863-870.
PMID: 40267363 - Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Real-World Cohort Study.
Varghese JS, Ali MK, Guo Y, Donahoo WT, Chakkalakal RJ
Journal of general internal medicine. 2025;40(6):1315-1324.
PMID: 39302562 - Body mass index changes and their association with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a real-world analysis.
Varghese JS, Guo Y, Ali MK, Donahoo WT, Chakkalakal RJ
International journal of obesity (2005). 2024;48(12):1785-1792.
PMID: 39277656 - Body mass index changes and their association with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a real-world analysis.
Varghese JS, Guo Y, Ali MK, Troy Donahoo W, Chakkalakal RJ
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2024;
PMID: 38405934 - Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention.
Chakkalakal RJ, Galaviz KI, Thirunavukkarasu S, Shah MK, Narayan KMV
Annual review of public health. 2024;45(1):151-167.
PMID: 38109519 - Food is medicine intervention shows promise for engaging patients attending a safety-net hospital in the Southeast United States.
Owens C, Cook M, Goetz J, Marshburn L, Taylor K, Schmidt S, Bussey-Jones J, Chakkalakal RJ
Frontiers in public health. 2023;
PMID: 37905239 - The Diabetes Prevention Gap And Opportunities To Increase Participation In Effective Interventions.
Alva ML, Chakkalakal RJ, Moin T, Galaviz KI
Health affairs (Project Hope). 2022;41(7):971-979.
PMID: 35759735 - Diabetes medication regimens and patient clinical characteristics in the national patient-centered clinical research network, PCORnet.
Bachmann KN, Roumie CL, Wiese AD, Grijalva CG, Buse JB, Bradford R, Zalimeni EO, Knoepp P, Dard S, Morris HL, Donahoo WT, Fanous N, Fonseca V, Katalenich B, Choi S, Louzao D, O'Brien E, Cook MM, Rothman RL, Chakkalakal RJ
Pharmacology research & perspectives. 2020;8(5):e00637.
PMID: 32881317 - The Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education Trial: a Cluster Randomized Trial Addressing Health Communication in Diabetes Care.
White RO, Chakkalakal RJ, Wallston KA, Wolff K, Gregory B, Davis D, Schlundt D, Trochez KM, Barto S, Harris LA, Bian A, Schildcrout JS, Kripalani S, Rothman RL
Journal of general internal medicine. 2020;35(4):1052-1059.
PMID: 31919724
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