Binny Chokshi
MD, MEd
Education
TRAINING:2014-2015 Pediatric Chief Resident, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC
2011-2014 Pediatrics Residency, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC
EDUCATION
2020 MEd George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Washington DC
2011 MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
2006 BA Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Major: Community Health
Biography
Dr. Binny Chokshi is a general pediatrician, with a focus on adolescent and young adults. Dr. Chokshi's research and education interests are focused on understanding the impact of early life stressors on health across the life course. To mitigate the effects of trauma and stress on children, Dr. Chokshi advocates for a trauma-informed approach to healthcare. She has developed web based e-modules to train outpatient pediatricians in responding to childhood adversity with a trauma informed care approach and has also trained medical students and residents at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In a prior role at Children's National Hospital, she also worked with hospital leadership to develop hospital wide trauma-informed practices. In her current role at USUHS, Dr. Chokshi examines how military specific factors may impact child and and family health, with a current focus on how social determinants of health such as food security impact military child health. Dr. Chokshi has a vested interest in medical education and completed Masters in Education at the George Washington University School of Education and Human Development. On a national level, Dr. Chokshi serves on the Expert Leadership Team for the American Academy of Pediatrics project “Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed Pediatric Care”.Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications
King S, Chen, D, Chokshi, B. Becoming Trauma-Informed: Validating a Tool to Assess Health Professional’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2019; 5e215. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000215
Stein S, Swerlick A, Chokshi B. Employing an Adaptive Leadership Framework to Childhood Adversity Screening. Pediatrics. 2020;145(1). doi:10.1542/peds.2018-3820
Chokshi B, Chen KLD, Beers L. Interactive case-based childhood adversity and trauma-informed care electronic modules for pediatric primary care. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:10990. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10990
Chokshi B, Walsh K, Dooley D, Falusi O, Deyton L, Beers L. Teaching trauma-informed care: a symposium for medical students. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:11061. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11061
Chokshi B, Pletcher BA, Strait JS. A trauma-informed approach to the pediatric COVID-19 response. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2021;51(2):100970. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2021.100970
Lawson ML, Hisle-Gorman E, Susi A, Dorr M, Nylund CM, Chokshi B. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care for anorexia and bulimia nervosa in US military-connected adolescents and young adults. Int J Eat Disord. 2024;57(2):376-387. doi:10.1002/eat.24105
Zven SE, Graziose B, Smith K, Sorensen I, Hisle-Gorman E, Chokshi B. Evaluating WIC Engagement and Food Insecurity Among Active Duty Military Families. Mil Med. Published online November 17, 2023. doi:10.1093/milmed/usad447
Chokshi B, Zven S, Burris R, Wido M, Hisle-Gorman E. Military Family Perspectives on Enrollment and Engagement in the WIC Program. Mil Med. 2024;189(11-12):e2506-e2514. doi:10.1093/milmed/usae192
Chokshi B, Wido M, Prabhakar S, Hisle-Gorman E. The Application of Trauma-Informed Care to Health Care for Military-Connected Individuals. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11466. Published 2024 Nov 5. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11466