Neeraj Chhabra, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
About
Dr. Neeraj Chhabra is an emergency physician and medical toxicologist whose work integrates clinical practice, data science, and public health to address substance use and health equity. His research applies machine learning to improve the detection of opioid misuse and optimize emergency department care through data-driven innovation. As principal investigator on NIH and Bureau of Justice Assistance projects, he develops predictive tools for emerging drug threats and advances clinical applications of artificial intelligence. An active educator and mentor, Dr. Chhabra teaches medical toxicology and evidence-based practice to students, residents, and fellows in emergency medicine.
Selected Grants
NIH/NIDA, Machine learning approaches for the detection of emergency department patients with opioid misuse, Principal Investigator
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Partnerships to Support Data-driven Responses to Emerging Drug Threats, Co-Investigator
Publication Aggregators
Notable Honors
2023, Distinguished Reviewer, Journal of Medical Toxicology
2022, Bedside Teaching, Cook County Health Emergency Medicine Faculty Award
2020-2023, Top 20 Peer Reviewer, JACEP Open
2019, Best Platform Presentation, ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting “Fentanyl Analog Exposures Among Living Patients in a Large Urban Healthcare System” San Francisco, CA
Education
M.S. in Clinical Research, Rush Graduate College
Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics, MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, University of Chicago
Fellowship in Medical Toxicology, The Toxikon Consortium (Cook County Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois Poison Center)
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Cook County Health (Stroger Hospital)
M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
B.S. in Science, The Pennsylvania State University
Selected Presentations
National and regional presentations on opioid use disorder, toxicology, and medical education.
Buprenorphine induction in emergency department patients following reversal of nonfatal opioid overdose with naloxone, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Annual Meeting, Oral Presentation, Philadelphia, PA; Identification of Subphenotypes and Associations with Health Outcomes in Patients with Opioid-related Emergency Department Encounters, NIDA–NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention, Poster Presentation, Bethesda, MD; Asynchronous Case-based Learning Using Slack: A Multi-year Study, Illinois College of Emergency Physicians (ICEP) Spring Symposium, Poster Presentation, Chicago, IL