Dr. Chimata’s scholarly achievements include innumerable presentations at academic conferences and multiple publications, including primary research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders that was published in the APA’s Psychiatric Services, a book chapter on the same topic. She has given Grand Rounds presentations as a medical student and first-year resident at University of IL, Chicago and Rush, respectively. Dr. Chimata has a long history of community-based work and not-for-profit engagements. In 2016-17, she delivered the American Heart Association’s Hands-Only CPR project in her native language of Telugu to over 600 villagers near Hyderabad, India; the results of this study were later presented at the AHA’s annual meeting in 2019. She has served on the Executive Committee for the Indian American Medical Association, IL chapter, for 10 years. She is classically trained in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music, as well as Bharatanatyam, and continues to perform in the Chicago area and beyond.