Saurabh Chandra is the Chief Telehealth Officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Project Director for the National Center of Excellence for Telehealth—one of only two federally designated telehealth centers of excellence in the nation. Trained in medicine in India, he earned a PhD in Life Sciences from Indiana State University, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and pursued clinical training in Internal Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His career includes serving as enterprise-wide Medical Director of Telehealth at Northwell Health in New York, where he led the telecritical care response during COVID-19 and demonstrated how out-of-state providers can effectively deliver patient care through telehealth.

At UMMC, Dr. Chandra provides strategic leadership for the Center for Telehealth and ensures alignment with the institution’s missions of clinical care, education, and research. A lifelong learner, he recently completed an MBA from Millsaps College. Outside of work, he enjoys embracing Mississippi’s culture and traditions, especially its unique spirit of Southern hospitality.