Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and Director of Health Equity Research at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Dr. Chatterjee is a physician and health policy researcher whose work focuses on financing, quality, and patient outcomes in the health care safety-net. Her research has been featured in leading academic medical journals and influenced state and federal policy, particularly as it relates to the Medicaid program.
Dr. Chatterjee completed her residency and chief residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MPH from Yale University. She practices inpatient medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

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Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH
- Director, Health Equity Research, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
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