He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Columbia and Nephrology fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. He joined the Renal Section in 2001, and completed renal fellowship in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Herbert T. Cohen. At present, Dr. Chitalia is a post doctoral associate in the laboratory of Elazer Edelman at Harvard-MIT Division of Science and Technology. He continues to do basic science research in vascular biology. His clinical roles include attending time on the consult and dialysis/transplant services.