Dheeraj Mahajan

Dheeraj Mahajan

Dheeraj Mahajan is an American physician, businessman, academician, and researcher, known for his work in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, post-acute and long-term care, healthcare quality measurement, and value-based payment models. He has served in national advisory and technical expert roles related to U.S. healthcare quality programs and has contributed to peer-reviewed research and clinical consensus guidelines in post-acute care medicine.

Education and Training

Mahajan earned his medical degree from B.J. Medical College in 1997. He moved to the United States for his postgraduate training, completing an internship in 2000 and a residency in internal medicine in 2002, both at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.. He subsequently completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Loyola University Chicago.

Dheeraj Mahajan
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🏫 Education	B.J. Medical College (MD) University of Illinois Chicago (MBA, MPH) Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Residency) Loyola University Chicago (Fellowship)
💼 Occupation	Physician, Healthcare Executive
🌐 Website	www.cimpar.com

In addition to his medical training, Mahajan holds two advanced degrees from the University of Illinois Chicago. He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Liautaud Graduate School of Business and a Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in health policy and administration in 2019.

Clinical and Academic Career

Mahajan is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and was named a Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago, in 2014.

His clinical career has included practice and leadership across acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings. His clinical focus includes the management of medically complex older adults, care transitions, and chronic disease management. He serves as the Section Chief of Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

In addition to his board certifications, Mahajan holds several specialized professional credentials:

• Certified Medical Director (CMD) through PALTmed (formerly AMDA)
• Certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC) through CBIC (Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.)
• Board-certified in Health-Care Quality Management (CHCQM) through American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians® (ABQAURP)

Academic appointments

Mahajan is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). His academic work and teaching focus on graduate medical education and quality improvement initiatives, with an emphasis on patient safety, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and health systems improvement within post-acute and long-term care environments.

In addition to his role at UIC, his academic teaching appointments include:

• Community Nursing Home Faculty for the Loyola University Chicago/Hines VA Geriatrics Fellowship program.
• Lecturer at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and the associated Chicago Medical School.

Quality Measurement and Health Policy

Mahajan is active in national healthcare quality measurement and policy development, with a focus on the post-acute care and long-term care sector. He has served on and chaired technical expert panels (TEPs) and advisory committees for U.S. federal healthcare programs and national quality organizations.

He currently chairs the Quality Measures Committee for PALTmed (formerly AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine) and leads the population health workgroup of its Public Policy Committee. His work has contributed to:

• The development and maintenance of quality measures for post-acute care.
• The refinement of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship standards in long-term care settings.
• The creation of episode-based and cost-of-care measures under value-based payment programs.

Mahajan has served on several TEPs for the National Quality Forum (NQF) and the Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM). Additionally, he has acted as a consultant to the Digital Health Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). During the COVID-19 pandemic, he advocated for on-site vaccination programs for vulnerable seniors in congregate settings, leading mobile vaccination efforts in the Chicago area

Executive leadership

Mahajan is the founder, president, and CEO of Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research (CIMPAR, S.C.), which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. Founded as a solo practice in 2006, Mahajan has grown the organization into a multispecialty medical group that provides a vertically integrated population health solution across the Chicago metropolitan area.

The organization operates across the care continuum, with a specific focus on dismantling healthcare silos between acute and post-acute settings. CIMPAR’s clinical divisions include:

• Primary and Hospital Medicine: Providing unified inpatient care and transition management for vulnerable patients.
• Post-Acute and Nursing Home Services: Delivering on-site clinical care and medical directorship within skilled nursing facilities.
• Behavioral Health and Cardiology: Offering specialized patient-centered care through collaborative physician partnerships.
• Public Health Solutions: Under Mahajan's leadership, CIMPAR has led large-scale COVID-19 vaccination and testing initiatives in Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties.

Awards and recognition

Mahajan has received several professional honors for his contributions to healthcare quality, immunization advocacy, and patient safety:

• 2024 Immunization Champion Award: Awarded by the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He was recognized as the champion for his leadership in mobile vaccination efforts during public health outbreaks.
• Choosing Wisely Champion (2018): Awarded by the ABIM Foundation in partnership with PALTmed. He was recognized for his leadership in implementing the "Choosing Wisely" campaign to reduce unnecessary medical interventions in long-term care settings.

Research and publications

Mahajan has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed research, clinical trials, and consensus statements addressing infection control, vaccination, antimicrobial stewardship, medication safety, and healthcare utilization in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. His work has contributed to national clinical guidelines and professional society publications. He also co-authored a chapter on culturally effective care and health disparities in a geriatrics reference text published by a national professional organization. His research interests include infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, medication safety, and quality improvement in post-acute and long-term care settings.

Selected publications

• "COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in nursing home staff and the need for ongoing education and vaccine access". American Journal of Aging Science and Research. 3 (1): 35–42. November 2021. doi:10.46439/aging.3.011.
• "COVID 19 in Nursing homes". American Journal of Aging Science and Research. 2 (1). October 2020.
• "Comparison of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs between Rivaroxaban and Warfarin for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in a Skilled Nursing Facility Setting". Drugs & Aging. Springer Nature. March 2020. doi:10.1007/s40266-019-00737-x.
• "Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: A Consensus Statement From AMDA's Infection Advisory Subcommittee". JAMDA. Elsevier. January 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.004.
• "Identifying Safe Practices for Use of the Urinary leg Bag Drainage System in the Long-Term Care Setting: An Integrative Review". American Journal of Infection Control. Elsevier. September 2018. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.03.029.
• "Sliding Scale Insulin vs Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy in Long-Term Care: A 21-Day Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Efficacy, Safety and Feasibility". JAMDA. Elsevier. March 2016. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2015.08.016.

External links

• Official website – CIMPAR
• https://iomc.org/
• https://paltmed.org/certification
• https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/CIC-Certification/About-the-Examination.htm
• https://www.abqaurp.org/ABQMain/ABQMain/Certification.aspx?hkey=0930de19-a491-4c6a-b364-6f4b219d5888
• Faculty profile at University of Illinois Chicago
• Association of Immunizaiton Managers (AIM)

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