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Aarati D Didwania, MD, serves as Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Medical Education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where she holds the dual administrative roles of Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Director of the Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME). She directs the STAR (Survivors Taking Action and Responsibility) Program for adult survivors of pediatric cancer at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Her educational credentials include:
- MD: Johns Hopkins University (1997)
- MS: Northwestern University (2004)
- Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals (2000)
Dr. Didwania's research integrates cancer survivorship care for adult survivors of childhood cancers with medical education innovation. Her work emphasizes faculty development through structured mentoring and coaching frameworks, bridging clinical practice with educational theory to create sustainable training models for future physicians. She actively develops curricula that connect survivorship care with interdisciplinary research initiatives.
Her publication portfolio demonstrates consistent focus on cancer survivorship systems and medical education frameworks, with recent work examining comprehensive care integration at cancer centers and national guideline development. Articles frequently address practical implementation of survivorship care models while advancing educational methodologies for trainees.
Dr. Didwania has received exceptional recognition for teaching excellence across multiple domains:
- Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine (2025)
- Multiple Outstanding Teacher awards for Medicine Clerkship (2019-2025)
- Outstanding Teacher for Internal Medicine Residency (2023)
- Fierce Award for Survivorship Care, Biden Cancer Initiative (2018)
- Fellowship, American College of Physicians (2007)
As HPME Director, she mentors high-achieving BA/MD students through Northwestern's accelerated pathway, while her clerkship leadership and committee work (Intern Selection, Student Promotions, Curriculum Renewal) shapes institutional educational strategy. Her STAR Program advisory extends to developing survivorship care protocols for pediatric cancer survivors transitioning to adult care.
She leads the STAR Program's multidisciplinary team at Lurie Cancer Center while contributing to national standards through NCCN Bone Cancer Panel membership and Children's Oncology Group collaborations, driving evidence-based survivorship care models across the oncology community.
