ChitraAkileswaranMDMBA

Hospitalist

Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer, Cleo

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Harvard-trained physician and entrepreneur. Founder of LUCY, a series A health tech company aimed at supporting growing families as an employer benefit. Board certified and practicing Ob/Gyn in the Oakland safety net system.

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011 - 2015
Harvard Business SchoolMBA, 2009 - 2011
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2011

California Healthcare Foundation Leadership Fellow California Healthcare Foundation, 2016-2018

PubMed

12 citations
Making Room at the Table for Obstetrics, Midwifery, and a Culture of Normalcy Within Maternity Care
Chitra Akileswaran, Margaret S. Hutchison
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016-07-01
48 citations
Pregnancy and parental leave among obstetrics and gynecology residents: results of a nationwide survey of program directors.
Eduardo Hariton, Benjamin D. Matthews, Abigail Burns, Chitra Akileswaran, Lori R. Berkowitz
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018-04-16
90 citations
Lessons Learned from Use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa
Chitra Akileswaran, Mark N. Lurie, Timothy P. Flanigan, Kenneth H. Mayer
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005-08-01

What It's like to Have a Baby During a PandemicMarch 21st, 2021
How Cleo’s Dr. Chitra Akileswaran Is Building Better Workplaces for ParentsJanuary 14th, 2021
Why Women Shouldn't Be Forced to Give Birth Alone — Even in a PandemicMarch 30th, 2020
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