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Priya V Mhatre, MD serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and as an attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) since 2012. Her clinical leadership includes roles as Assistant Director for Medical Student Education and Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer, focusing on neurologic, cancer, and medically-complex rehabilitation for both inpatients and outpatients.
Her educational background features:
- MD from University of Michigan (2008)
- MS from Northwestern University (2022)
- Internal Medicine Intern at Virginia Mason Medical Center (2009)
- PM&R Residency at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center (2012)
Dr. Mhatre's research bridges clinical rehabilitation with healthcare quality systems and medical education innovation. Her work examines neurologic recovery pathways, cancer rehabilitation protocols for emerging therapies like CAR-T, and systemic quality improvement in rehabilitation settings. She specializes in developing educational frameworks for medical trainees while advancing safety standards through clinician-laboratory communication systems.
Recent publications reveal strong thematic focus on rehabilitation outcomes for immunotherapy patients, medical education curriculum design, and quality improvement methodologies. Her research consistently integrates clinical practice with educational innovation, particularly in clerkship development and experiential learning models for resident physicians.
Her honors include:
- Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research (2012)
- Walter E. Heller Chief Resident (2011)
- Meyer S. Gunther Award (2010)
- Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation (2008)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2007)
As Assistant Director for Medical Student Education, Dr. Mhatre shapes PM&R curriculum across Northwestern's medical programs while serving as Content Developer for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her quality leadership extends to healthcare safety systems at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where she implements evidence-based protocols to optimize patient outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration with Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
She operates within Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's integrated research-clinical environment, contributing to the Association of Academic Physiatrists' Challenges in Medical Education Committee and advancing rehabilitation science through the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
