September 2024
Dr. Chalak as a guest editor for an issue of Clinics in Perinatology curates expert discussions on perinatal asphyxia, providing actionable insights and the latest clinical research to help perinatologists enhance newborn outcomes, covering topics from neuroimaging advances to ethical considerations in low-resource settings.
April 2024
Dr. Chalak graduated from The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at Drexel University College of Medicine.
November 2023
Dr. Chalak was honored with the Outstanding Hospital Practitioner Award by D CEO at their 2023 Excellence in Healthcare event.
November 2023
October 2023
Podcast: Small Brains, Big Dreams on Mentorship with Dr. Chalak hosted by Newborn Brain Society and Canadian Premature Babies Foundation.
September 2022
The NEuro Wellness in Brains of Infants (NEWBI) Program, funded by The Crystal Charity Ball, will deliver life-changing early interventions to 1,200 fragile babies who experience strokes, infections, or trauma during delivery.
November 2021
Dr. Chalak received the Mentoring Award at the 2021 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards.
July 2018
Dr. Chalak launched the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program to train child neurologists and neonatologists seeking advanced training in neonatal neurology to care for neonates with neurological impairments.