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Appointments with Ramya Chockalingam, MD

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Ramya Chockalingam, MD, obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in 2016. After completing an internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2017, she completed her Dermatology residency at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, in 2020. Board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, Dr. Chockalingam joined Kelsey-Seybold in November 2025.

When she was in college, Dr. Chockalingam spent time working in a hospital in India, where she was inspired to pursue medicine by the meaningful impact the doctors had on their patients’ lives. As a dermatologist, she sees patients for preventive skin checks as well as for a variety of skin concerns such as lesions, rashes, eczema, psoriasis, and more. Dr. Chockalingam’s favorite part of patient care is educating and interacting with her patients and then seeing their conditions improve.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Chockalingam views her work with patients as partnerships. She prioritizes learning about her patients and their values before discussing treatment options so that they can best make care decisions together.

Hobbies & Interests

Outside of medicine, Dr. Chockalingam enjoys yoga, tennis, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: November 2025

Awards & Publications

Publications

  • Chockalingam R, Downing C, Tyring, SK. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Organ Transplant Recipients. J Clin Med. 2015, 4, 1229-1239. Pubmed PMID: 26239556.
  • Talpur R, Chockalingam R, Wang C, Tetzlaff MT, Duvic M. A Single Center Experience with Brentuximab Vedotin in Gamma Delta T-cell Lymphoma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2016 Feb;16(2):e15-19. Pubmed PMID: 26705678.
  • Chockalingam R, Duvic M. Scleromyxedema: long-term follow-up after high-dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation. Int J Dermatol. 2016 Oct;55(10)e539-43. PMID: 27207484.
  • Chockalingam R, Aung P, Patel AB. Regorafenib-Associated Panniculitis. Dermatol Online J. 2016 June;22(6)
  • Chockalingam R, Aneja S, Patel AB. Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma mimicking folliculitis. Cutis. 2018 Jan;101(1):E30-33. Pubmed PMID: 29529119
  • Morse DC, Chockalingam R, Pye A, Huen A. Hidradenitis suppurativa associated with sorafenib initiation. Dermatology online journal. 2019;25(6):14

Medical School

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) – Houston, TX, 2016

Internship/Residency

  • Geisinger Medical Center – Danville, PA, 2020

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology

Dr. Chockalingam is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Locations

West Campus

2510 W. Grand Parkway N.,
Katy, TX 77449

Get Directions 713-442-4222

Hospital Affiliations

  • Baylor St Lukes Medical Center - McNair Campus

Accepted Insurance