Undergraduate Institution: Wesleyan University
Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
PGY-1: Emory University School of Medicine
Meha grew up in Lexington, KY, and attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where she obtained her BA in Neuroscience and Behavior. After graduating, she worked as the ALS Research Coordinator at the University of Kentucky for three years. During her time there, she saw how devastating neurological illnesses can be and the positive impact a neurologist could still have on a patient’s quality of life, which instilled in her a desire to become a neurologist. Meha’s life experiences as an immigrant, as well as the health inequities faced by those with ALS, motivated her to obtain her MD and MPH from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine simultaneously. Her passion for addressing inequities present in neurology culminated in her MPH capstone which looked at the impact of various caregiver burden risk factors in black and white dementia caregivers. She chose Emory for many reasons, including being able to serve a diverse patient population, the strong focus and emphasis on how health disparities can impact a patient’s neurologic health and the kind and supportive interactions she had with residents and faculty on interview day. In her free time, Meha loves reading (her favorite genres are historical fiction, fantasy and social commentary, specifically from the South Asian diaspora), baking, cooking, hiking, spending quality time with friends and family and the occasional ice skating.