# Carol Palackdharry

> Carol Palackdharry, MD, MS, FACP, is a Chicago-area physician executive, medical oncologist, researcher and founder whose career connects clinical practice, managed care and public-involved research. She is publicly listed as a Senior Medical Director at Curative and previously held roles at ActiveHealth, Anthem and Aetna. She also founded Arcsology, the nonprofit research organization affiliated with a large patient-and-public-involved systematic review published in PLOS ONE in 2022.

- **Role:** Senior Medical Director at Curative
- **Organizations:** Curative, Arcsology, ActiveHealth, Anthem, Aetna, Medical College of Ohio
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Postgraduate education or training; credential not publicly specified, Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center
- **Known for:** Founded and served as chief executive of Arcsology, a nonprofit research organization., Co-led a patient-and-public-involved systematic review published in PLOS ONE in 2022., The review screened 14,286 records and synthesized 887 sources representing 12,721 cases.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
- **1995** — Was identified as a Medical College of Ohio physician running a clinic in Defiance, Ohio.
- **2012** — Coauthored an American Journal of Managed Care article on making payer coverage for clinical-trial participants easier and more transparent.
- **2018** — The patient-and-public-involved systematic review later associated with Arcsology began its work.
- **2019** — Joined an international group of stakeholders as a coauthor of a published call for action on pain-care policy.
- **2022** — Co-led and coauthored a PLOS ONE systematic review affiliated with Arcsology.
- **2025** — Public professional profiles listed Curative as her current employer and Senior Medical Director as her role.

## Achievements

- Founded and served as chief executive of Arcsology, a nonprofit research organization.
- Co-led a patient-and-public-involved systematic review published in PLOS ONE in 2022.
- The review screened 14,286 records and synthesized 887 sources representing 12,721 cases.
- Built a career spanning clinical practice, medical leadership, managed care and nonprofit research.
- Earned Fellow status in the American College of Physicians (FACP).
- Maintains an active Illinois physician license and a national provider identifier first enumerated in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Her public LinkedIn profile listed Curative as her current organization.
- **2025-12** — A public professional directory identified her current title as Senior Medical Director at Curative.
- **2024-07** — PLOS ONE published a correction to the 2022 systematic review, standardizing the author record and citation details.

## Links

- Website: https://curative.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-palackdharry-md

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