Dheeraj Mahajan, M.D., MBA, MPH, has joined long-term care software company MatrixCare as chief medical officer and executive vice president.
He joins MatrixCare with more than 15 years of experience as a practicing physician. Mahajan’s areas of research interest include antimicrobial stewardship, quality measures, health information exchange and interoperability.
Mahajan is president and CEO of Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research (CIMPAR, SC) and leads its affiliated group of companies. He will remain in those roles.
Mahajan also is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Illinois-Chicago and an attending physician in the Loyola University affiliated geriatrics fellowship program at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, he is a fellow of American College of Physicians, a certified medical director, a certified physician adviser in utilization review and healthcare quality management, and certified in infection control and epidemiology.
Mahajan received his MBA with a concentration in entrepreneurship and his Master of Public Health degree in health policy analysis from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
