Dr. Chukir joined Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar (WCM-Q) as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2020. He is an endocrinologist with a clinical interest in obesity and preventive medicine. He is a graduate of WCM-Q and received his MD in 2015 with academic distinction, followed by residency training in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine (NYPH/WCM) and a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at NYPH/WCM and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

He is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and Clinical Lipidology by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. He is a member of several medical societies including the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist, Endocrine Society, and Obesity Society.

Dr. Chukir has a strong interest in medical education and academic medicine. He has been involved in teaching medical students and housestaff in different capacities including didactics, problem-based learning and bedside teaching. He has also been involved in a number of research projects focusing on obesity medicine, hypercalcemia of malignancy, osteoporosis and corticosteroid-associated complications. He has authored several research articles published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism as well as book chapters in endocrinology textbooks.