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Niraj Chavan, M.D.

Associate professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Program director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program; Medical director, WISH Clinic
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Courses Taught

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program

Education

Fellowship
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency
Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Internship
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

Medical Schools
Harvard University Graduate School of Education; Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

Practice Areas

Niraj Chavan, M.D., specializes in high-risk pregnancies, and in particular, substance use during pregnancy. Other areas of expertise include maternal medical complications, such as cardiovascular, neurological, renal and autoimmune conditions, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preterm birth, placenta accreta spectrum and multiple gestations.

Chavan is medical director of the Women and Infant Substance Help (WISH) Center, which provides comprehensive maternity care for expectant mothers with opioid addiction.

Research Interests

  • Disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality
  • Health equity
  • Preterm birth prevention
  • Cardiac disease in pregnancy
  • Quality improvement and patient safety
  • Development of best practices in perinatal addiction
  • Substance use in pregnancy
  • Hypertensive disorders
  • Medical complications of pregnancy