Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine
Dr. Ramadurai recently joined faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep
Medicine. She attended the Zucker School of Medicine in New York, completed internal medicine and chief residency
at the University of Colorado in Denver, and recently completed fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She obtained a Master of Science in Health Policy
Research degree during her fellowship, focusing on disparities in communication around social determinants of health
in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. She was selected to complete the Measey Fellowship in Medical
Education in the Perelman School of Medicine, during which she identified and addressed a need for standardized
mechanical ventilation education for critical care trainees.
Dr.
Ramadurai will be assisting to co direct the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Program under the
mentorship of Dr. Valerie Press, which focuses on optimizing the vulnerable time of care transitions for patients with
advanced COPD. She hopes to leverage her experience in operationalizing health related social risk assessments to
address disparities in access to healthcare experienced by this patient population. She has keen interests in medical
education and mentorship, with a goal of enhancing the student and trainee experience as well as health equity and
communication at the end of life to facilitate patient centered outcomes. She hopes to bring her research experience in
qualitative and mixed methods to each of these endeavors.
She grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and is thrilled to be back home after exploring the east coast and
mountain west. She loves spending time with her two kids and husband, a pediatric intensivist and clinical informatics
fellow at U of C. Together, they are exploring the restaurants, breweries, and parks of the city and suburbs. She loves
baking (particularly anything chocolate) and is always up for a Bears or Bulls game.