Dilisha Chandanala
Griffin
Summary
Internal Medicine resident with strong clinical training in high-acuity inpatient care, with significant exposure to ICU, ED admissions, and complex multisystem disease. Experienced in quality improvement, scholarly work, and evidence-based clinical practice. Seeking a Hospitalist position in an academic or community setting, with a focus on high-quality inpatient care, resident/medical student teaching, and continued QI involvement.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
Griffin
07.2024 - 06.2027
- Manage ~20 hospitalized patients as a senior resident on floor rotation daily, including acute admissions, perioperative care, and chronic disease exacerbations.
- Provide evidence-based inpatient management across general medicine, ICU comanagement, step-down, and telemetry units.
- Perform initial workups, diagnostic interpretation, and management plans for complex multisystem conditions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including specialists, nursing staff, case management, and pharmacy.
- Participate in night-float coverage with responsibility for cross-coverage, rapid responses, and new admissions.
- Precept and teach medical students and interns; facilitate bedside teaching and case discussions.
- Proficient in Epic EHR.
Education
M.D. -
Wellstar Spalding IM Residency Program
Griffin, GA06-2027
MBBS -
Andhra Medical College
07.2023
Skills
- Inpatient acute care
- Multidisciplinary coordination
- Evidence-based medicine
- Clinical documentation
- Clinical decision
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Interpretation of labs and imaging
- EHR: Epic
- Teaching and mentoring interns and medical students
- QI methodology and basic statistics
Research
Poster presentation at ACP GA, 2025: Intracerebral Hemorrhage as a Rare Presentation of Neurosarcoidosis
QI project (ongoing): Reducing Inappropriate ICU Admissions for DKA
Publication: Glomus Tumor of Rare Localization in the Thigh; Case Report and Literature Review, International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention, 10, 08, 6882-6888, 2023, https://doi.org/10.18535/ijmsci/v10i8.04
Examinations
- USMLE Step 3: 240
- USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge): 266
- USMLE Step 1: 257
Affiliations
Member of Program Evaluation committee at Wellstar Spalding Residency Program
Timeline
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
07.2024 - 06.2027
M.D. -
Wellstar Spalding IM Residency Program
MBBS -
Andhra Medical College