Chandra, Saurabh, M.D.

Specialties: Pulmonary and Critical Care

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr Chandra is the Chief Telehealth Officer at University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Project Director for the National Center of Excellence for Telehealth. The Center for Telehealth at UMMC is one of the only two federally designated Centers of Excellence for Telehealth in the country.
After completing medical school in India, Dr. Chandra earned a PhD in Life Sciences from Indiana State University that was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. This was followed by clinical training in Internal Medicine with specialization in Critical Care from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. While working as a Tele critical care physician, he developed a passion for Telehealth as a transformative modality for delivering cost effective health care. Prior to his current role, Dr. Chandra was the enterprise wide Medical Director of Telehealth at Northwell Health which is the largest health system in the state of New York. During the COVID pandemic he led the Tele critical care response at Northwell Health and demonstrated that out of state providers can effectively contribute to patient care via Telehealth.
In his current role, Dr. Chandra provides strategic direction to the Center for Telehealth and the Center for Excellence and ensures alignment with all three mission areas of UMMC.
As a lifelong learner, Dr. Chandra recently finished his MBA from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. In his free time Dr Chandra enjoys integrating into the culture of Mississippi and embracing its unique blend of Southern hospitality and traditions.