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I'm an assistant professor in General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. I completed a residency in internal medicine-primary care at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, and became board-certified in internal medicine in 20204. I graduated from the Yale School of Medicine (Cum Laude) in New Haven, CT in 2021. Before attending Yale, I earned an M.S. in Bioengineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA (2015) and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) at Howard University in Washington, DC (2013).
My previous experiences have shaped my academic and extracurricular interests related to medicine. Regarding research, I am interested in improving the quality of care for people from marginalized and stigmatized groups. This has led me to develop a research thread in addiction medicine since my first year of medical school. I am also interested in how residential and occupational environmental exposures shape people's health (see civil & environmental engineering background!) and in identifying key levers that can be activated as buffers against the effects of climate change and environmental racism. This has led me to research associations between access to nature and health outcomes, most notably, hypertension in pregnancy, a leading cause of maternal mortality.
In my free time, I write the column "Adverse Reaction," a commentary on politics, culture, and health. I also host and produce a podcast titled "Flip the Script," which explains the mechanisms behind observed health inequities and highlights the work of scholars, physicians, and community health workers who prioritize addressing them. I also write about racism in medical education based on personal experiences and observations. These observations have led me to develop a budding research interest in diversity in the healthcare workforce. This year, I was recognized among Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 in Healthcare for my work in health equity.
I like using public transit or my bike, and playing tennis is my favorite activity.
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