DonaldBertramChalfinMDMS, MPH, FCCP, FCCM

Critical Care Medicine, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

Critical Care Medicine

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Donald Chalfin, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Berkeley, CA, with subspecialties in critical care medicine, healthcare research, and healthcare policy. His educational background includes a fellowship in critical care medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, an MS in Health Management from NYU, and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Chalfin has held a position as a Visiting Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. His research experience covers areas like acute respiratory distress syndrome, severe sepsis, and mechanical ventilation. He has published several works in esteemed journals, including studies on liver disease evaluation and COVID-19 severity prediction. Dr. Chalfin is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Critical Care Medicine.

John Hopkins University: The Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, 2011 - 2014
NYU: Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public HealthMS, Health Management, 1988 - 1991
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1988 - 1990
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1985