ShikhaKothariMDMBBS, MS(She/Her)

Research • Palo Alto, CA

Clinical Informatics

Biomedical Informatics Data Scientist @ Stanford Health Care | MBBS | MS Health Informatics

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3145 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 408-505-0330

Summary

Clinical informaticist and healthcare data enthusiast who studied medicine in India. Highly motivated and driven, always eager to take every opportunity I can to learn and apply what I learn to real life. Previously a Clinical Informatics professional at UC Davis Health and an M.S. Health Informatics graduate from the UC Davis School of Medicine. Hoping to integrate my unique clinical experiences and technical skillsets and channel them towards tangible improvements in today’s quality of healthcare.

Education & Training

University of California, Davis School of MedicineMaster of Science (M.S.), Health Informatics, 2019 - 2023
Pramukhswami Medical CollegeClass of 2015, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Mission San Jose High SchoolDiploma, 2004 - 2008

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Merit Award (Outstanding Record, 2019/2020 Academic Year) University of California Davis, 2020
2nd Prize, Global Healthcare Summit Research Competition American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), 2014
International Travel Grant for Non-ICMR Young Scientists Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 2014
Top Twelve Abstracts Excellence in Pediatrics (EIP), 2013
Short Term Studentship (STS) Scholarship Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 2011, 2013
Community Achievement Scholarship AXA, 2008
Gold Award Girl Scouts of Northern California: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Resources for Improving Pediatric Readiness and Quality of Care in Rural Communities and Emergency Departments.
Shikha Yashwant Kothari, Sarah C Haynes, Ilana Sigal, Julia N Magana, Timothy Ruttan
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2022-03-01
9 citations
Missed Opportunities for Sedation and Pain Management at a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India.
Shikha Y. Kothari, Ashish R. Dongara, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Ajay G Phatak, Archana S. Nimbalkar
Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2016-02-23

Abstracts/Posters

Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Infants and Children. Reduction on Introduction of Isotonic Maintenance Fluids?
Kothari SY, Patel D, Nimbalkar SM, Desai R, Phatak AG, European Academy of Pediatrics (EAP) Congress 2015, Oslo, Norway, 9/2015
Introduction of Isotonic Maintenance Fluids and Their Effect on the Incidence of Hyponatremia in Infants and Children Hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Kothari SY, Patel D, Nimbalkar SM, Desai R, Phatak AG, American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), 9th Global Healthcare Summit, Mumbai, India, 1/2015
Procedural Pain in Neonates and Missed Opportunities for its Prevention in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Western India.
Shikha Y Kothari, Ashish R Dongara, Somashekhar M Nimbalkar, Ajay G Phatak and Archana S Nimbalkar, Pediatric Academic Societies/Asian Society for Pediatric Research (PAS/ASPR) 2014 General Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 5/2014
Detection of Brucella Genome by PCR in Symptomatic Human Cases of Anand District with both High and Low Level Risk of Exposure
Kothari SY, Singh SP, American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), 8th Global Healthcare Summit, Gujarat, India, 1/2014
Missed Opportunities in Neonatal Pain Management at a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Gujarat, India
Kothari SY, Dongara AR, Nimbalkar SM, Phatak AG and Nimbalkar AS, Excellence in Pediatrics (EIP) 2013, Qatar, 12/2013
Missed Opportunities for Pain Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Kothari SY, Dongara AR, Nimbalkar SM, Phatak AG and Nimbalkar AS, NEOCON 2013: National Neonatology Forum, 33rd Annual Convention, Hyderabad, India, 12/2013
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