Neil Chawla, MD

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Neil Chawla is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group physician specializing in family medicine and urgent care at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Chawla has taught, advised, and mentored students in many community health and medical education programs.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of Southern California
MD, University of Southern California

Internship: Intern, family medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Residency: Resident, family medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Fellowship: Fellow, community medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Professional Positions

Attending Physician, Departments of Family Medicine and Urgent Care: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2015-present

Residency Instructor: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; 2015-present

Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time): Department of Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; 2016-present

Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time): Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University School of Medicine; 2016-present

Co-Director, Health Policy Elective: Kaiser Permanente Southern California Residency; 2016-present

Honors and Awards

Resident Advocacy Award: Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors; 2013

Jimmy Hara, MD Community Service Award: Residency Training Program in Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical; 2014

Appreciation of Service: Graduate Medical Education Regional Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Kaiser Permanente Southern California; 2014

Fellow: American Academy of Physicians; 2018

Scholarly Activities

Presentations

Residency Program Curriculum: Practical Nutrition Advice for Patients. American Family Practice Journal Review series, July 2013. Available at: aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_direc tors/Reprint275_Nutrition.pdf
Chawla N, Lewis E. Careers in Primary Health Care: Conference Intervention. Poster presented at 31st Annual UCLA Multi-Campus Family Medicine Research Day, May 11, 2015; Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Research Week, June 4, 2015; and Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Symposia, June 5, 2015.
Yu H, Dasgupta J, Shah R, Chawla N. Homeless Health at Kaiser Permanente LAMC. Poster presented at Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Symposium, Anaheim, California, October 27-28, 2017.
Chawla N, Awad J. Targeted, Continuous Medical Resident Mentorship Changes Student Educational Outcomes. Presented at Innovations in Medical Education, Pasadena, California, February 24, 2018.
Chawla N, Awad J, Dabagyan, E. Targeted, Continuous Medical Resident Mentorship Changes Student Educational Outcomes. Presented at the Linked Learning Convention, Palm Springs, California, March 19-21, 2019.