Vijay Chawla MD

Consultant pediatrics

1000 1st Dr NWAustin, MN 55912
Phone+1 507-434-1092
Fax+1 507-434-1477

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Summary

Dr. Vijay Chawla is a pediatrician based in Austin, MN. She graduated in 1964 from Sardar Patel Medical College and completed her pediatric residency at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in 1994. Her professional interests include vaccines, and she has several publications to her name, such as those on HPV quality improvement and child health check-ups. She received CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 Certifications from Cerner Corporation in 2015-2017 for her use of clinical and quality management applications.

Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1994
Sardar Patel Medical CollegeClass of 1964

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Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1995 - 2027
IA State Medical License 1995 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification FirstNet (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification HealtheLife and FirstNet, Cerner Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Access Profiler Enterprise, EMRConnect, 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

89 citations
Palivizumab prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus disease in 2000-2001: results from The Palivizumab Outcomes Registry.
Parnes C, Guillermin J, Habersang R, Nicholes P, Chawla
Pediatric Pulmonology. 2003-06-01
33 citations
Congenital syphilis in the newborn.
V Chawla, P B Pandit, F K Nkrumah
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 1988-11-01
1 citations
A comparative trial of hetacillin andchloramphenicol in typhoid fever
Vijay Chawla, Ranjit Kumar Chandra, R. A. Bhujwala, O. P. Ghai
The Journal of Pediatrics. 1970-09-01

Journal Articles

HPV Quality Improvement
Chawla V, Martin D, Ururshe M., Minnesota Pediatrician, 1/1/2017
Chickenpox Less Common, but still a concern
Chawla V, Ott Nancy, Minnesota Health Care News., 1/1/2016
HPV Vaccine: Helping Parents Separate Facts from Fallacy Minnesota
Chawla V., AAP Newsletter, 1/1/2015

Abstracts/Posters

Improving Immunization Rates at Austin Medical Center
Chawla V., Mayo Clinic Health System Mayo Clinic Quality Academy Conference, 1/1/2011
Improving Immunization Rates in Children Age 2: A Clinical Practice Based Research Study.
Chawla Vijay, Mayo Clinic Health System Practice Based Research Network, 1/1/2011
Bacterial Menigitis in Harae, Zimbabwe
Chawla V., Northwest Pediatric Society, Northwest Pediatric, 1/1/1993

Lectures

Annual Infectious Disease Update
1/1/2012
MN VFC Eligibility Change Update
1/1/2012
Improving Immunization Rates at Austin Medical Center-MCHS
Rochester, Minnesota - 1/1/2011

Other

Check-ups for school-age children
Chawla V, Mayo Clinic News Release
1/1/2017
Mayo Clinic Health System: Check-ups offered for school-age children
Chawla V, Austin Daily Herald
1/1/2017
Infancy Screening Recommendations/Early Childhood Recommendations Care Process Model
Cristiani V, Brickley JL, Brumm JL, Bryan MJ, Chawla V, Cook WJ, Goharfar B, Haigh J, Hanson MA, Jacobson RM, Lynch BA, Green AL, Schnaith EJ, Westfall E, AskMayoExpert
1/1/2016