Neil Chatterjee, MD

Chief Medical Officer - Thought Leader - Patient Advocate

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Washington, DC 20007

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Professional Summary

Motivated chief medical officer and highly dedicated physician with over fourteen years of experience in clinical, administrative, and academic settings. Committed to working closely with physicians, public health officials, and healthcare experts to identify addiction early, provide comprehensive treatment, and prevent medication errors. Consistently achieves excellence in developing, managing, and executing operations while cultivating strong industry relationships. Physician specializing in chronic pain management, chronic neurological diseases, pediatric rehabilitation, and addiction medicine with extensive knowledge in diagnosing and treating patients to achieve better patient outcomes.

Experience

DC Department of Healthcare Finance, Washington, DC – Associate Medical Director APRIL, 2023 - PRESENT

● Lead the High-Risk Triage Team (HRTT) to identify high-risk Medicaid beneficiaries. We provide tailored medical, functional, and behavioral expertise to providers and care givers to avoid disease progression, unnecessary hospitalizations, and decrease the utilization of emergency room as routine medical care.

● Lead a team of clinical professionals to improve coordination and implementation of services by working closely with beneficiaries’ existing support systems

● Proficient in District of Columbia’s HIE, MMIS, InterRAI, DC Care Connect, and other datasets used to cross-check and identify vulnerable individuals.

● Creating new channels for authorization for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEOS) not previously considered.

● Working with my clinical team to produce and provide outreach and educational materials to beneficiaries receiving long term care.

● Creating a robust and replicable process to identify published Clinical Practice Guidelines For DHCF to adhere to for ensuring quality care for all Medicaid beneficiaries.

● Designing and implementing regular morbidity and mortality review process as part of Quality Management to educate the provider community and standardize care.

● Creating relationships with other agencies, in particular Behavioral Health to better serve our beneficiaries and create more cross-departmental collaboration.

● Architect for the 2024 Learning Collaborative Series for providers as part of the DHCF LTSS provider monthly meetings.

● Leading a DHCF employee fitness plan to start January 2024 for monthly activities to promote healthy habits and behaviors as a physiatrist and certified yoga sculpt instructor.

Scriptulate, Washington, DC - Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer JULY 2018 – MARCH 2023

● Co-founded Scriptulate after personally encountering and witnessing countless preventable medication to errors leading to increased morbidity and mortality.

● Developed an AI-driven innovative end-to-end prescription solution that analyzes a patient’s clinical history, FDA drug database, and standard of care guidelines to generate unique patient-specific recommendations.

● Built a system Integrated with several Electronic Health Records, State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, and Health Information Exchanges.

● Developed relationships and deeper understanding of Pharmacy Benefit Managers while advising on clinical scenarios.

● Led the clinical team to identify addiction early, increase retention, and identify causes of non-compliance or drop offs.

● Thought leader and a medical expert in chronic pain, addiction, and diversion prevention with past speaking opportunities on a national level.

● Driving force behind providing several clinicians in multiple states the tools to prescribe risky medications adequately, effectively, and efficiently to legitimate patients while identifying and treating addiction.

● Implemented best practices, state requirements, and association guidelines into the prescriber workflow.

● Created a tool to assist providers with insurance prior authorization process.

● Built in Clinical Practice Guidelines into prescriber workflows to increase efficiency while providing standards of care.

Washington DC Spine Center, Washington, DC - Medical Director DECEMBER 2014 - JULY 2019

● Treated chronic pain patients using an interdisciplinary method to decrease the distress of individuals suffering from pain and improve their quality of life.

● Specialized in interdisciplinary pain and addiction management to comprehensively treat patients suffering from chronic pain.

● Provided extensive and in-depth therapeutic modalities for patients suffering from dependency and addiction to alcohol, prescription pills, and illicit drugs

● Collaborated with other medical and surgical specialists and therapists to oversee the treatment

Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA - Interventional Pain Management Specialist NOVEMBER 2010 - OCTOBER 2013

● Specialized in the non-operative treatment of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pain, myofascial pain, pelvic dysfunctions, painful neuropathies, lower back pain during pregnancy, adolescent sports and spine injuries, fibromyalgia, and post- surgical pain.

● Performed electrodiagnostic testing, diagnostic and therapeutic spine injections under fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance, joint injections under ultrasound guidance, botulinum toxin injections, medical acupuncture, PRP injections, and manual therapy.

● Provided medication management, including narcotic management.

● Participated in clinical studies in collaboration with the Spinal Research Foundation.

● Lead physician in implementing REMS with various pain medications.

● Collaborated with physical and occupational therapists to obtain maximal functional scores while minimizing analgesic medications.

George Washington University - Assistant Clinical Professor, Spine Center, Department of Neurosurgery

JULY 2009- JULY 2010

● Mentored, trained, and evaluated physiatry and anesthesiology residents, and medical students.

● Mentored, trained, and evaluated physician assistants and chiropractors.

● Specialized in medical and interventional management of non-operative spine and musculoskeletal conditions.

● Treated neuropathic, visceral, and central pain using medical and interventional techniques.

● Analyzed advanced spine imaging studies to aid in the selection of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

● Skilled in electromyography and nerve conduction studies, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, and pediatric and adolescent spine conditions.

● Assisted in the implementation of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for controlled substances.

● Advocated for value-based care and importance of evidence-based practices.

● Led multidisciplinary rounds monthly with other department providers and leadership.

Education

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Fellowship in Spine Medicine Cleveland, Ohio

JULY 2008 - JUNE 2009

New York-Presbyterian, University Hospitals of Cornell & Columbia- Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

New York, NY

JULY 2005- JUNE 2008

Teaching hospitals included: Memorial Sloan Kettering, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University, Columbia University

St. Vincent’s Hospital - Transitional year internship Affiliated with Columbia University

Medical School for International Health- Ben Gurion University - August, 1999 – January, 2004 Medical Doctor

Affiliated with Columbia University

Creighton University - Bachelor of Science

Omaha, Nebraska

AUGUST 1995 - MAY 1999

PROFESSIONAL and PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Served as expert medical witness in several court cases to advocate for patient rights

• Certified yoga sculpt instructor teaching movement in medicine

• Graduate Medical Education House Staff Committee New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia & Cornell June 2007 – June 2008

• Co-President of Resident Chapter

New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation June 2007 – June 2008

PUBLICATIONS and SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS

• International Health Facility Diversion Association: 2021 Annual Meeting National lecture session about diversion prevention in hospitals and communities Jeffrey R. Wahl, J.D. (President & Co-Founder, MIDAS Healthcare Solutions, Inc.) Neil Chatterjee, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer, Scriptulate)

• New Technologies That Improve PDMP Effectiveness Can Reduce Diversion of Opioids and Other Medications at the annual International Health Facility Diversion Association (IHFDA), 2020

• Safer Prescribing of opioids in the pediatric population. Presentation at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), October 2019.

• Chatterjee N. Case report: Firefighter – Keith Roberson, Jr. Journal of The Spinal Research Foundation, 2012; 7(1): 13-14.

• Chatterjee N. Electromyography and Spine Treatment. Journal of The Spinal Research Foundation, 2011; 6(1): 40-44.

• Chatterjee N, Cooke P. Epidural injection into the bony articulation of L5 and the sacrum: A Case Report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;87(3).

• Chatterjee N, Stubblefield M. A 10 year old girl with recurrent cervical spinal ependymoma: A Case Report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;87(3)

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Adolescent Spine Conditions, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Center for Spine Health, December 2008.

• Management of Discogenic Pain, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Center for Spine Health, October 2008.

• Epidural Injection into Bony Articulation of L5 and sacrum – Case Report, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY. Poster Presentation at Association of Academic Physiatry Conference, Anaheim, California, February 2008.

• 10-year-old with Recurrent Cervical Spinal Ependymoma – Case Report, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Poster Presentation at Association of Academic Physiatry Conference, Anaheim, California, February 2008 Functional Anatomy of the Brain, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, January 2008.

• Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, November 2007.

• Aromatase Inhibitors and Musculoskeletal Adverse Events, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Department of Rehabilitation and Pain Management Grand Rounds, June 2007.

• Epidural Injection in Bertolotti’s Syndrome, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, Department of Spine and Sports Grand Rounds, May 2007.

• Functional Anatomy of the Hand and Wrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, February 2007.

• Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, January 2007.

• Pain Management post Total Knee Arthroplasty, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, June 2006.

• Functional Anatomy of the Elbow, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, March 2006.

• The Physiatrist’s Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, January 2006.

• Botox Injections as Treatment in Plantar Fasciitis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Department of Rehabilitation and Pain Management Grand Rounds, December 2005.

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