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Alexander Chaitoff

Assistant Professor

MM Internal Medicine - General Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0017-6992
  • Assistant Professor
    MM Internal Medicine - General Medicine
  • Center Member
    Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
  • 734-845-3515 (Work)
  • University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, 2800 Plymouth Rd. B16-332W, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States

BIO

Dr. Chaitoff is a Research Scientist in the Center for Clinical Management Research at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. He attended medical school at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and completed both Internal Medicine residency and a research fellowship in implementation science at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. A clinician-researcher, he is interested in re-evaluating the safety and efficacy of medications as adults age and then finding the best ways to get older adults onto the most appropriate treatment regimens. His work has appeared in numerous high-impact journals including JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, Diabetes Care, and Annals of Internal Medicine.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    MM Internal Medicine - General Medicine
  • Center Member
    Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

DEGREES

  • BS, Microbiology and Political Science (with honors research distinction)
    Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United StatesSep 2009 - May 2013
  • MPH (with merit)
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United KingdomSep 2013 - Jan 2015
  • MD, With Special Qualification in Biomedical Research
    Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, United StatesJul 2014 - May 2019

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Internship
    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Boston, United StatesJun 2019 - Jun 2020
    HVMA/Atrius Primary Care TrackInternship
  • Residency
    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Boston, United StatesJul 2020 - Jun 2022
    HVMA/Atrius Primary Care TrackResidency
  • Research Fellow
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, United StatesJul 2022 - Jun 2024
    Implementation SciencePostdoctoral Fellowship