Department chair

David Dhanraj, M.D., M.B.A., has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, effective July 1. He fills the role after the departure of Jerome Yaklic, M.D., M.B.A., who has joined the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Dhanraj comes to the university from TriHealth in Cincinnati, where he served as director of operations for the Faculty Medical Centers, the graduate medical education outpatient clin- ics where he helped lead infant mortality reduction efforts for the system.

During his time at Tri- Health, Dhanraj also worked as director of the academic obstetrics and gynecology generalist division of the specialty’s residency program.

Between 2008 and 2011, Dhanraj was an assistant professor at the Boonshoft School of Me d icine and served as the director of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. He saw patients as a provider at Wright State Physicians, the medical school’s faculty practice plan.

Dhanraj said he is interested in collaborating with community partn e rs in basic science, public health experts at Wright State University, and others working to improve perinatal outcomes in Dayton.

Dhanraj earned his M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He holds an M.B.A. from Wright State University.