Dr. Chivukula studied cellular and molecular neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University prior to MD and PhD training in genetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and clinical fellowships in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Harvard Medical School. As an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Chivukula is actively involved in clinical care, research, and teaching. Dr. Chivukula’s clinical interests include general critical care medicine and genetic forms of lung disease. His research interests center on the function and dysfunction of specialized organelles in the lung, particularly in rare pulmonary disorders. As an educator, Dr. Chivukula participates in teaching medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows both in didactic and clinical settings.