UChicago Faculty Physician
Rajat Thawani, MBBS
Rajat Thawani, MBBS
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Hematology and Oncology (Cancer)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Medical oncologist, Rajat Thawani, MBBS, is an expert in lung cancer treatment and research. Dr. Thawani has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating patients with lung cancer, using the latest advancements in medical oncology–including targeted therapies–to provide personalized, leading-edge care. Because he recognizes how personal and complex cancer diagnoses are, Dr. Thawani is known for his compassionate approach to patient care and his commitment to helping patients navigate their treatment options.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Thawani is also dedicated to advancing the field of oncology and improving outcomes for patients with lung cancer. He is actively involved in clinical research aimed at understanding how cancer cells grow and using that mechanism to study new drugs in clinical trials. Dr. Thawani's interests include treating lung cancer in patients without a smoking history and patients where standard treatment has stopped working. In addition to developing new therapies and treatment strategies for lung cancer designed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality, he also focuses on improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, JAMA Oncology, Cancer Medicine, Oncologist and more.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Thawani is also dedicated to advancing the field of oncology and improving outcomes for patients with lung cancer. He is actively involved in clinical research aimed at understanding how cancer cells grow and using that mechanism to study new drugs in clinical trials. Dr. Thawani's interests include treating lung cancer in patients without a smoking history and patients where standard treatment has stopped working. In addition to developing new therapies and treatment strategies for lung cancer designed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality, he also focuses on improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, JAMA Oncology, Cancer Medicine, Oncologist and more.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
Medical Education
- University College of Medical Sciences
Internship
- Maimonides Medical Center
Residency
- Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship
- Oregon Health & Science University
Memberships & Medical Societies
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.