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Summary
- Megha Shankar, MD is an internal medicine physician, health services researcher, and medical educator whose goal is to promote health equity in medicine. Clinically, Dr. Shankar practices primary care for adults with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. As a health services researcher, Dr. Shankar uses mixed methods approaches and implementation science; her research focuses on trauma-informed care, reproductive health equity, Veteran postpartum care, HPV vaccination in immigrant communities, and health equity in medical education. Within medical education, Dr. Shankar leads trauma informed care, refugee health, and social justice and advocacy curricula.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Exploring trauma-informed prenatal care preferences through diverse pregnant voices.Mohammad S Itani, Megha Shankar, Ellen Goldstein
BMC Health Services Research. 2025-03-27 - Understanding patient experiences during gynaecological procedures: a qualitative exploratory study.Deepti Divya Gopisetty, India Rogers-Shepp, Elisa Padron, Megha Shankar, Kate A Shaw
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. 2025-02-12 - 3 citationsCultural challenges for adapting behavioral intervention frameworks: A critical examination from a cultural psychology perspective.Ronald Fischer, Yuki Bailey, Megha Shankar, Nadia Safaeinili, Johannes A Karl
Clinical Psychology Review. 2024-06-01
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