Dr. Pranatharthi Chandrasekar

Dr. Pranatharthi Chandrasekar

Chandrasekar, M.D., known as "Dr. Chandra" to his colleagues and students, has been an invaluable member of the Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty since 1983. A professor of Internal Medicine and infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Chandrasekar has been praised by his peers, mentees and patients for his vision and zeal for humanitarian concerns. From 1993 to 2014, he served as the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program director, mentoring, guiding and inspiring fellows, many of whom now serve populations around the globe. In 2014, Dr. Chandrasekar was appointed chief of Infectious Diseases. He is known among his peers as the "Father of Infectious Diseases in India" because of his instrumental work establishing and facilitating the Clinical Infectious Diseases Society of India. Throughout his exemplary career, Dr. Chandrasekar continues to serve the students, residents and fellows under his tutelage. He was awarded the Wayne State University College Teaching Award in 2017 and the Michigan Infectious Disease Society's Clinician Teaching Award in 2015. Since 2010, he has been named a "Top Doc" by Hour Detroit Magazine and has been recognized as one of the "Best Doctors in America" since 2000. For these tremendous accomplishments, the Wayne State University School of Medicine recognizes Dr. Pranatharthi Chandrasekar with the 2018 Ambassador Award