Patrick S. Chaftari, MD, MBA, FACP
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Chaftari
Dr. Patrick Chaftari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, he is also the Clinical Medical Director of the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), Chair of the institution Unitization Review and is a staff physician in the Emergency Center. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and joined MD Anderson in 2009. Additionally, Dr. Chaftari obtained a strategic MBA from the University of Houston and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physician (ABQAURP) with a Physician Advisor certification (CHCQM-PHYADV). HCQM certification demonstrates that Diplomates have the practical knowledge and the tools that can reduce medical errors, ensure patient safety, eliminate waste and unnecessary services, while avoiding potentially harmful delays in care.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1992 | Saint Joseph University, Beirut, LBN, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 1997-2000 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY |
| 1996-1997 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY |
| 1995-1996 | Clinical Internship, Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY |
| 1993-1995 | Clinical Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, Lebanese University, Beirut |
Board Certifications
| 1999 | Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2018
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2010
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Utilization Review, 2019 - 2020
Officer, EHR, 2018 - Present
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chaftari P, Chaftari AM, Adachi J, Hachem R, Raad S, Natividad E, Oliver N, Ellickalputhenpura B, Jiang Y, Tarrand J, Raad I. Improvement in the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections in a tertiary cancer center. Am J Infect Control 45(3):e34-e39, 2017. PMID: 28254252.
- Gonzalez CE, Cruz-Carreras MT, Guha-Thakurta N, Brydges N, Chaftari P. A Rare Case of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Pleura Causing Spinal Cord Compression in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma. Med Sci Case Rep 2017(4):19-23, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Abstracts
- Anne-Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Alexandre E Malek, Victor Mulanovich, Ariel Szvalb, Ying Jiang, Shahnoor Ali, Rita Deeba, Patrick Chaftari, Issam Raad. A phase II Prospective Randomized Study to Assess Ceftolozane-Tazobactam in the Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Patients with Hematological Malignancies. ID Week 2020 Virtual Conference, Online, Oct 21, 2020 (#1257), 10/2020, 2020.