Susrutha Kotwal, MBBS
Hospital Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Susrutha Kotwal
Professional Titles
- HOME Team Director, Division of Hospital Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Susrutha Kotwal, MD, is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his Doctorate of Medicine in 2006 from the University of Rajasthan in India. Dr. Kotwal was trained in Family Medicine at Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Following residency, he joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in July 2012 and completed a Hospital Medicine Fellowship in 2014. Dr. Kotwal serves as the HOME (Hospitalist Oriented Medical Education) Team Director for the Division of Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Kotwal’s research interests and expertise are in Medical Education, Patient Safety, and Clinical Excellence. Dr. Kotwal co¬‐developed a Diagnostic Reasoning Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents at Johns Hopkins Bayview which he now directs. Dr. Kotwal has been awarded the Scott Wright Research Award in Hospital Medicine and the Hospitalist Teaching Award by the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Nationally and regionally, Dr. Kotwal has presented his research work on Clinical Excellence at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s conferences. He has a wealth of knowledge in curriculum development and medical education. Dr. Kotwal is a Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Research Interests
Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety, Clinical Reasoning, Medical Education
Selected Publications
Kotwal S, Howell E, Brotman D, Wright S. Clinical Excellence in Hospital Medicine. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare. Vol 4, No 3. 2016
Kotwal S, Khaliq W, Landis R, Wright S. Developing a comportment and communication tool for use in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2016. Aug 13. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2647
Kotwal S, Torok H, Khaliq W, Landis R, Howell E, Wright S. Comportment and Communication Patterns among Hospitalist Physicians: Insight gleaned through observation. South Med J. 2015 Aug;108(8):496-501
Torok H, Ghazarian SR, Kotwal S, Landis R, Wright S, Howell E. Development and validation of the tool to assess inpatient satisfaction with care from hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2014 Sep;9(9):553-8
Torok H, Kotwal S, Landis R, Ozumba U, Howell E, Wright S. Providing Feedback on Clinical Performance to Hospitalists: Experience using a new metric, Tool to Assess Inpatient Satisfaction with Care from Hospitalists. J of Contin Educ Health Prof. 2016 Winter;36(1):61-8
Honors
- CIMS/Hospitalist Teaching Award 2015, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine
- Outstanding Resident of the year 2012, Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital
- Outstanding Educator Award for Faculty of Less Than 10 Years. Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/19
- Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholar Grant Winner, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/18
- Scott M Wright Award for Excellence in Research, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/16
Memberships
- Society of Hospital Medicine
Additional Training
- Academic Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD/Hospital Medicine (2014)
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
Expertise
Education
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Residency, Family Medicine, 2012Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Medical Education, MBBS, 2005Board Certifications
Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine, 2012Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)