Rosette Chakkalakal
Overview
Dr. Chakkalakal is a practicing Internist in the Emory at Grady faculty practice at the Grady Memorial Hospital Adult Primary Care Center and a Core Faculty member in the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center. After finishing her clinical training in Internal Medicine/Primary Care in the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program at Emory University, Dr. Chakkalakal completed health services research training as a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at Yale University. As a physician scientist, Dr. Chakkalakal seeks to reduce the burden of type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations through her research, teaching activities, and clinical practice. With funding from NIH, PCORI, and CDC/Tennessee Department of Health, Dr. Chakkalakal has led studies analyzing diabetes medication use in the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet); testing strategies to improve type 2 diabetes prevention and management in clinics serving low-income communities and racial/ethnic minority populations; examining peripartum weight management in women with gestational diabetes; and evaluating implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program using the RE-AIM framework.
Academic Appointment
- Director, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- BS Biology, English from University of Miami
- MD from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- MHS from Yale University School of Medicine
Research
Publications
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Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Real-World Cohort Study.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 1315 - 1324
05/01/2025 Authors: Varghese JS; Ali MK; Guo Y; Donahoo WT; Chakkalakal RJ -
Evaluation of a Workplace Diabetes Prevention Program Delivered via Distance Learning: A Qualitative Study.
Health Educ Behav Volume: 52 Page(s): 156 - 165
04/01/2025 Authors: Audet CM; Roller LJ; Aliyu MH; Rolando L; Alva M; Ali M; Schildcrout JS; Chakkalakal R -
Body mass index changes and their association with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a real-world analysis.
Int J Obes (Lond) Volume: 48 Page(s): 1785 - 1792
12/01/2024 Authors: Varghese JS; Guo Y; Ali MK; Donahoo WT; Chakkalakal RJ -
Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention.
Annu Rev Public Health Volume: 45 Page(s): 151 - 167
05/01/2024 Authors: Chakkalakal RJ; Galaviz KI; Thirunavukkarasu S; Shah MK; Narayan KMV -
Body mass index changes and their association with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a real-world analysis.
02/13/2024 Authors: Varghese JS; Guo Y; Ali MK; Troy Donahoo W; Chakkalakal RJ -
Food is medicine intervention shows promise for engaging patients attending a safety-net hospital in the Southeast United States.
Front Public Health Volume: 11 Page(s): 1251912
01/01/2023 Authors: Owens C; Cook M; Goetz J; Marshburn L; Taylor K; Schmidt S; Bussey-Jones J; Chakkalakal RJ -
The Diabetes Prevention Gap And Opportunities To Increase Participation In Effective Interventions.
Health Aff (Millwood) Volume: 41 Page(s): 971 - 979
07/01/2022 Authors: Alva ML; Chakkalakal RJ; Moin T; Galaviz KI -
Diabetes medication regimens and patient clinical characteristics in the national patient-centered clinical research network, PCORnet.
Pharmacol Res Perspect Volume: 8 Page(s): e00637
10/01/2020 Authors: Bachmann KN; Roumie CL; Wiese AD; Grijalva CG; Buse JB; Bradford R; Zalimeni EO; Knoepp P; Dard S; Morris HL -
The Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education Trial: a Cluster Randomized Trial Addressing Health Communication in Diabetes Care.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 35 Page(s): 1052 - 1059
04/01/2020 Authors: White RO; Chakkalakal RJ; Wallston KA; Wolff K; Gregory B; Davis D; Schlundt D; Trochez KM; Barto S; Harris LA -
Putting the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Work: Predictors of Achieving Weight-Loss Goals in an Employee Population.
Prev Chronic Dis Volume: 16 Page(s): E125
09/12/2019 Authors: Chakkalakal RJ; Connor LR; Rolando LA; Huang Y; Byrne DW; Awalt BM; McGown PW; Aliyu MH; Yarbrough MI