Ajai A. Dandekar M.D., Ph.D.
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Ajai A. Dandekar M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Specialties
- Critical care medicine
- Pulmonary and respiratory disease care
Locations
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at UW Medical Center - Montlake
Main Hospital, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
Bronchoscopy Suite at UW Medical Center - Montlake
Surgery Pavilion, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
Languages
- English
About Ajai A. Dandekar
Ajai Dandekar, M.D., Ph.D., is a board certified physician at the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic and ICU at UW Medical Center and a UW assistant professor of Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and an adjunct assistant professor of Microbiology.
Dr. Dandekar specializes in the care of patients with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. He maintains an active laboratory research program. Cystic fibrosis is a complicated, multi-organ system disease, and he enjoys finding treatments that allow our adult patients with cystic fibrosis to live full lives.
Dr. Dandekar earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. His clinical and research interests include cystic fibrosis, critical care medicine, the sociality of bacteria and the relationship between bacterial sociality and clinical diseases.
Dr. Dandekar specializes in the care of patients with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. He maintains an active laboratory research program. Cystic fibrosis is a complicated, multi-organ system disease, and he enjoys finding treatments that allow our adult patients with cystic fibrosis to live full lives.
Dr. Dandekar earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. His clinical and research interests include cystic fibrosis, critical care medicine, the sociality of bacteria and the relationship between bacterial sociality and clinical diseases.
Personal Interests
In his free time Dr. Dandekar enjoys running and traveling.
Education and Training
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UW - Division of Pulmonary/Critical CareFellowship, 2013UW - Division of Pulmonary/Critical CareFellowship, 2011, Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineUW - Division of General Internal MedicineResidency, 2008, Internal MedicineUW - Division of General Internal MedicineInternship, 2006, Internal MedicineUniversity of IowaPh.D, 2005Univ. of Iowa, Office of Student AffairsMedical education, 2005
Board Certifications
- Critical Care Medicine, 2011, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease, 2010, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, 2008, American Board of Internal Medicine